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MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Shelby County ending its health order next Monday could impact whether students will have to mask up in schools. Dr. Michelle Taylor, the county health department director, said schools covered under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act or ADA can still be required to enforce mask requirements. “Regarding masking in schools…schools should take […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Chaos and confusion filled the air at Crump Stadium after spectators reported hearing gunshots Friday night. Multiple football games were supposed to take place Friday at the stadium. “We started hearing different noises and it was chaotic,” said one witness, who was at the event to see her son play. Officials called off […]

MILLINGTON, Tenn. — Millington may soon be home to $300 million in new developments including shopping centers and new homes. Terry Roland, executive director of the Millington Area Chamber of Commerce, discussed with WREG about how he plans to double the tax base of Millington over the next five years. He said $300 million in […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A post-graduation shooting on Middle Tennessee State University campus has local organizers re-evaluating their security plans for graduation ceremonies. Hours ahead of the first diploma being handed at the Renasant Convention Center, preparations are underway, from inside the ballroom where students are rehearsing to the halls of the venue where security is […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Loved ones and community leaders are remembering a Mid-South pastor who was killed in a car wreck Saturday night. Pastor Willie Boyd of Greenwood CME Church died after his car struck a tree near N. Reid Hooker Road and Monterey Road in Eads around 7 p.m.  Just two days later, his friend Dr. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Memphis Shelby County Schools are running their summer school program for hundreds of students that run the risk of repeating second grade under a new reading policy. The new reading policy is designed to promote literacy skills but hundreds of parents have still not enrolled their children in the program leaving them to repeat […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis-Shelby County Schools will be investing $4.5 million throughout the next three years to operate Family Wellness Centers within the region. The centers will be located at Cordova Middle, Booker T. Washington and Manassas High School. MSCS says the centers are designed to expand mental, social and emotional support to students and […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Four Memphis schools that had been operated by the state-run Achievement School District will be returned to the Shelby County Schools district in 2022-23, SCS announced during a press conference on Monday. The schools are: Frayser Achievement Elementary School, Corning Achievement Elementary School, Georgian Hills Achievement Elementary School and Whitney Achievement School. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Some of the most vulnerable to this strain of COVID-19 appears to be children as the spike in cases is also rising among their ranks. Those treating children say it is putting a strain on where to put patients and how to keep everyone safe. As of Monday, 30 children are at […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Even though COVID cases are rising among kids, moving them to virtual school isn’t as easy as it seems. Students will at Collierville High School will be learning virtually for the next few days after 14% of students and teachers and 29% of support staff have COVID or have been exposed to it. […]

The Shelby County School District ushered in the new year with a big to-do list, from registration efforts to helping students and educators get tested and vaccinated against COVID. The district also wants to rebrand the district to include the name Memphis. To discuss all that and more, we are live now with Jerica Phillips, […]