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MEMPHIS, Tenn.– As the investigation continues into the horrific school massacre in Texas that resulted in the death of 19 children and two teachers, heightened concern for school safety rises. School districts nationwide are now re-evaluating their security measures and training and that’s no different here in the Mid-South. Carolyn Jackson, the new Chief of […]

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. — A 16-year-old student has been charged after a gun was found on White Station High School’s campus Thursday morning. Memphis Police responded to a report of a student being armed. Students reportedly tipped administrators off about the gun. Police said officers made the scene and detained the student. According to police, officers […]

COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. — Collierville Police are preparing for a multi-agency active shooter exercise Friday morning. School’s out for the summer in Collierville, so Thursday it was quiet at Collierville High School on East Shelby Drive. But come bright and early Friday morning, the campus will be transformed into an active shooter training site. “There’s going […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– While the shooting in Texas has left families across the country rattled, some families in Memphis say hearing the news has hit even harder. Back in September, there was a shooting at Cummings K-8 Elementary School, leaving a 13-year-old boy injured after he was shot by another student. Thankfully, the teen survived but […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After at least 14 children and one adult were shot dead at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday, many local leaders are voicing their concerns and offering condolences to families. Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said: “Today’s elementary school shooting in Texas should shock us all into action. Mass shootings don’t have […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After two years of free meals for students across the country, America’s public schools are bracing for changes this fall. The federal waivers that provided millions of kids with free lunch and breakfast have not been extended and are set to expire this summer. Families will need to fill out applications to […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A Shelby County barrier breaker and one of the first Black County Sheriff’s Office deputies is being remembered for living a life of service. Funeral services for William Hughes were held Saturday at Anointed Temple of Praise on Riverdale Road. Mr. Hughes died last week at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital after suffering multiple […]

The ruling overturns lower court decisions that previously determined the program violated the Tennessee Constitution’s “home rule,” which states the Legislature can’t pass measures singling out individual counties without local support.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s highest court has ruled that Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher program does not violate the state’s constitution. The Tennessee Supreme Court’s ruled 3-2 Wednesday on the issue. Its decision overturns several lower court rulings that had previously determined the program violated the Tennessee Constitution’s “home rule.” That rule says […]

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 […]