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MARION, Ark. — Friends and family gathered Friday night to honor a Marine killed in the line of duty. A vigil for Staff Sergeant Taylor Hoover was held in Arkansas at the Marion Performing Arts Center. The ceremony was preceded by a powerful procession down I-40. “He always had that air about him that he […]

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Once a bastion of segregation, the University of North Carolina now takes account of race to make up for its sordid history and to increase the number of Black students and other underrepresented minorities on campus. Its affirmative action program, using race among many factors to build a diverse student […]

Where to vote on Election Day See list below. Ask most Shelby County residents – who frequently vote – and they’ll tell you that this is the election they dread most out of all! It’s the one with the long, long ballot that includes all the area’s judges. Since the ballot is long, this guide […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Top Southern Baptist church leaders released a 205-page previously secret and explosive list of hundreds of pastors and other church-affiliated personnel accused of sexual abuse, including many pastors from the Mid-South. The 205-page database includes both visible and redacted entries. The nearly 300-page report detailed how the Southern Baptist Executive Committee mishandled sex […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Tennessee Department of Transportation announced Monday that the westbound lanes of the Hernando de Soto Bridge are open, ahead of schedule. TDOT said its contractor has completed all the work and cleanup on the westbound lanes. The agency tweeted video of the bridge reopening its westbound lanes at about 1 p.m. Monday. […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA has completed the process of changing the transition take foul rule, ending years of discussion about what to do with the long-maligned tactic. And, also as expected, the play-in tournament is going to be around for the foreseeable future. The league’s board of governors finalized those two matters Tuesday, […]

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — The same week that President Joe Biden recommended states reinstate mask mandates to avoid COVID transmission, all three states in the Memphis area seem to have other plans. Arkansas in particular is going in the opposite direction, with Gov. Asa Hutchinson moving up his date to end the statewide mask requirement. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Dyersburg Police say overnight violence has left two people dead and three others injured. Just before 2 a.m., Dyersburg Police responded to a stabbing bar called Chequers on South Main. Police say four people were stabbed in the parking lot after a fight. All four victims were taken to the hospital in […]

WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — A Mid-South woman wants to thank three brothers who helped her when the truck she was riding in broke down on Broadway Avenue in West Memphis, Arkansas. Amy Miller says she encountered the young men Tuesday afternoon when temperatures were in the 90’s and the truck overheated.  She says the brothers were […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Lazarus Dewayne Johnson’s family and friends are still grieving, more than a year after his death in southwest Memphis. His friend Beth doesn’t want her face shown because she’s still worried about her safety. “I’m heartbroken, I feel empty, I don’t have any answers, it was just so sudden, there’s just a […]

Governor Bill Lee’s mask opt-out order is in effect through October 5th, 2021.