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Now Tennessee Republicans are threatening to call a special session that would ban school districts from mandating masks.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Commission voted on a resolution Monday afternoon to create an Black Caucus. The goal is to establish equal rights and opportunity for all communities in Shelby County. The vote regarding a Black Caucus was unanimous in the commission chambers but not before commissioners spoke up in support of their […]

Tuesday is primary election day in Shelby County and in many counties across Tennessee. Polls close at 7 p.m. and results will be posted here as they come in Tuesday evening. Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris issued a statement on Twitter following his primary win Tuesday evening: “I am thrilled by this evening’s primary election […]

 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One day after the Memphis City Council unanimously approved a resolution opposing the Byhalia Pipeline, the Shelby County Public Works committee started its session with its own pipeline proposal: to go to the federal level for assistance. “This item is a resolution urging President Joe Biden to review the Byhalia Pipeline permit,” […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis residents fighting a proposed oil pipeline got another victory Monday night. Shelby County Commissioners voted down a resolution that would put two vacant, county-owned plots of land up for sale. It’s land the pipeline developers want to buy.  “I do not believe these properties should be sold,” commissioner Tami Sawyer said. The proposed […]

Just hours after Joe Biden’s swearing-in as president, a Shelby County Commission panel gave a favorable recommendation to a resolution that would prohibit the county from naming any parks, roads or other county property after former President Donald Trump.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — President Joe Biden was among the national, state and local officials sounding off after five Memphis police officers were indicted on multiple charges, including second-degree murder, for their involvement in the death of Tyre Nichols. Wednesday night, Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis released a video statement, calling Nichols’ death “heinous, reckless, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s polarizing presence has hung over Memphis since he moved here in 1852 — his legacy cemented by a giant statue that loomed over all who passed his gravesite in a popular park. Defenders considered him a hero for his Civil War exploits. Detractors called him a […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It started in the dark of night on Dec. 20, 2017 when the statue of General Nathan Bedford Forrest was taken down from a public park in Memphis. Now nearly four years later and after a lengthy legal battle crews have started to remove the pedestal that bore the monument. Workers arrived […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Lee issued a new executive order on Monday giving parents the ability to opt their children out of local health board or health department mandates regarding masks. “No one cares more about the health & well-being of a child than a parent,” Lee wrote. (The rest of his statement is […]

The restaurant industry has taken a beating because of COVID-19 restrictions. By one estimate, businesses serving food and drinks have lost more than $215 billion since the beginin gof the pandemic and millions are out of work.