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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After more than three years in the making, FedEx Logistics opened its new corporate headquarters Tuesday near Beale Street and FedExForum. “We are especially proud to have this FedEx global headquarters building now woven into the fabric of downtown Memphis,” FedEx President and CEO-elect Richard Smith said. The company has moved into […]

As leaders work to double the capacity of Shelby County’s Mental Health Court, they need more counselors. The court provides access to mental health care and has a proven record for reducing recidivism among its participants. To learn more about their efforts, Live at 9 spoke with Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Dorcas Young-Griffin, […]

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, is set to make history Monday when she kicks off a days-long hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Applications are now being accepted for Mayor Lee Harris’ fourth annual Summer Work Experience Program. For eight weeks, this paid summer program provides work experience that helps sharpen communication, organization, and customer service skills in young adults ages 18-24. This year the pay for the program’s participants has increased from $12 to […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– On March 8, 2020, COVID-19 landed on Shelby County’s door step. That Sunday morning local leaders delivered the news. Coronavirus was here. “We have an important update, having found a case of Coronavirus in Shelby County,” said Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris. To protect the person who had contracted the illness, they didn’t give many details. “The […]

Shelby County’s Mayor and a Juvenile Court Judge want to make changes to a program that embeds youth counselors in local police precincts. On Monday, the County Commission approved a plan to double the number of counselors in police precincts. Judge Dan Michael and Mayor Lee Harris are live with both leaders to explain why […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A numb state of shock. That’s how one Memphian originally from Ukraine described how she’s feeling now as Russia invades the country. Olena Petrova, who has lived in Memphis since 1999, has family that lives in the eastern part of Ukraine. She sat among local humanitarian leaders, an international studies professor and Mayor […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Shelby County leaders hosted a Public Awareness Event about the Ukraine Crisis on March 1. In a press release, the event will focus on why “residents should pay attention and support Ukraine’s democracy.” Mayor Harris said in a statement: “We are all watching, in real-time, images […]

A bipartisan bill that would make Juneteenth an official state holiday in Tennessee has stalled for the remainder of the legislative session.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One of the first people who lost their job over Shelby County’s handling of the COVID vaccine wants to clear her name, and she is suing Shelby County government to make it happen. Dr. Judy Martin was the Chief of Nursing and Head of Immunizations at the Shelby County Health Department. WREG’s […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has declared a Local State of Emergency Friday after the winter storm has left thousands without power and significant property damage. In a tweet, Mayor Harris announced the declaration and requested that Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee also declare a state of emergency for Shelby County. “Today, I declared […]