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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A second-grade teacher at Riverwood Elementary in Cordova has died following COVID-19 complications. Friends and those working with the school system identified the teacher as Ashley Leatherwood. “She was very supportive, outgoing, she was very smart,” Robert Payne said about his friend. “I knew she had underlying health issues before COVID but […]

Tennessee lawmakers will debate a bill that could force Shelby County Schools to open. The district is currently the only one that has not even started reopening.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There was a big school giveaway on Tiger Lane Saturday, but because of the recent rise in COVID cases, parents and students had to stay inside their vehicles. “We had to put it outside because we don’t want to have a super spreader event trying to help people,” said Allison Fouche, Deputy […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Parents at a Memphis football game Friday night can breathe a sigh of relief. Police said several teens jumped the fence at Central High School armed with handguns, but no violence occurred, and no one was hurt. “Where are these parents? What are they doing? Why are these kids running around with […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s the first week back for in-person learning, and Shelby County educators are weighing in on how things are going since students and teachers returned to classrooms. Shelby County teachers are back in class as they adjust to learning in a pandemic. The SCS superintendent says it’s going well. “It’s a new […]

GERMANTOWN, Tenn. — John Lane, who directed band at Germantown Middle School in a career that spanned more than 30 years, died Monday night of complications from COVID-19, his wife Diane Lane said. Lane was a beloved band director who introduced many students to the love of instrumental music. Students are logging on to the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman accused East High School’s head basketball coach of domestic assault. The woman in this case asked to keep her identity hidden. Jevonte Holmes was recently processed at 201 Poplar for a domestic assault charge. According to a recent police report, he and his girlfriend at the time were in “a […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The family of the 13-year-old shot at Cummings K-8 is feeling fortunate he is still alive. The victims father, Emory Hammonds, says there had been an ongoing feud between the two teens, which ultimately caused them to fight on Thursday morning, but he did not know the specifics. “You know, kids being kids, words going […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Masked up and ready, Shelby County School Superintendent Joris Ray hopped off a school bus to music Monday morning and headed inside Bruce Elementary to greet students and staff. “We have returned stronger. Our students they are eager to learn,” Ray said. This first day tour has greater meaning in the face […]

Tennessee Speaker Cameron Sexton and House Republicans are requesting a special session to address what the legislative leaders call “misdirected and mandated responses to COVID-19 by local entities and officials.”

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A bill filed in the Tennessee House on Thursday would clarify whether one school district can legally operate within the jurisdiction of another, which would have implications on Shelby County Schools operating within Germantown. The city of Germantown, which has long sought control over three SCS-run schools inside its city limits, said […]