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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray delivered his third State of the District address on Wednesday, announcing the district would invest more in teachers and investigate a year-round school calendar. “Studies show year-round school prevents the summer slide and bridges achievement gap,” he said. During his presentation, Ray described year-round school as […]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced executive orders for the Military Star Schools program and Mississippi Defense Communities Development Council. The Military Star Schools program was created to assist the children of military families as they transition into new schools. The program will be administered by the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE). Schools that […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing will offer education on the COVID vaccine to residents in rural counties after a donation from the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability. UTHSC College of Nursing received $377,000 from TCAD to assist in traveling within six counties in West Tennessee- Dyer, […]

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. (AP) — Two men charged with fatally shooting rapper Young Dolph in a daytime ambush at a Tennessee cookie shop pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other felony charges Friday. Lawyers for Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith entered the pleas in Shelby County Criminal Court in Memphis. Both were indicted in January in the Nov. 17 […]

United States COVID cases: Tennessee The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 1,938,323 as of Feb. 5. The state reported 23,029 deaths. The Shelby County Health Department reported 432 new cases as of Feb. 10. The total cases number stands at 223,566 confirmed & probable cases. The seven-day rolling average is 458. The county […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– The majority of Memphis-Shelby County Schools will reopen Wednesday following last Thursday’s ice storm. MSCS said 99% of its schools will be open Wednesday, February 9th with the exception of two schools. Due to ongoing outages, Wells Station Elementary and Sharpe Elementary will remain closed until further notice. The district is still working […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Light Gas & Water said 88% of customers have power Tuesday morning, six days after an ice storm that devastated utility lines in Shelby County. That’s just short of the 90% power restoration that utility officials set as a goal by Monday night. MLGW says more than 48,000 individual customers are […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — With a few exceptions, Memphis-Shelby County Schools will reopen Tuesday following last Thursday’s ice storm. MSCS said 96% of its schools have power. Seven schools are still experiencing “storm-related challenges,” but they are working with MLGW to monitor systems. Schools that are remaining closed until further notice are: Avon Lenox High East […]

Monday’s Update: MLGW says they hope to have power restored to 90% for Shelby County by midnight. More than 60,000 customers still did not have power Monday, five days after the ice storm. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Light, Gas and Water are still repairing power outages after Thursday’s ice storm. On Sunday, MLGW President and […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis-Shelby County Schools will be closed on Monday, Feb. 7 due to power outages from Thursday’s ice storm. Shelby County Schools Superintendent said in a tweet: “Due to ongoing MLGW power outages and out of an abundance of caution for the safety of our students, educators and families, all District schools will […]