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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Shelby County Criminal Court Judge received a reprimand from a state board after she solicited money for a school while wearing her judicial robes on social media. The Board of Judicial Conduct handed down the public reprimand to Judge Melissa Boyd on Monday. The letter notes that Boyd accepted the discipline. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — More teachers, school-based staff and employees should receive COVID-19 vaccinations beginning soon. County Mayor Lee Harris and health department leaders met Monday with Shelby County Schools, Achievement School District and municipal school districts in the county. They ironed out details including dates for first and second doses, planned locations, and emergency response […]

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee traveled to Memphis on Friday in response to what he’s called “a tough week or two for Shelby County.”

Shelby County Schools said students and teachers will not be heading back to campus come January as originally planned due to the pandemic.

A county commission voted Wednesday to reappoint Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson (D-Memphis) to the state House seat from which he was expelled.

GOSNELL, Ark. — Gosnell Public Schools in Arkansas will start vaccinating students next week. Tyson Wallace, who runs Gosnell Drugs, says he’ll be at the high school auditorium Tuesday giving shots.  The Biden Administration and the CDC are now encouraging vaccines for students ages 16 and up. Pfizer is currently the only vaccine approved for […]

Peer Power understands how wide the educational gap is. They know teachers are pulled in all directions, even more so in a pandemic. That is why they have partnered with Shelby County Schools to close that gap.

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 […]

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — About 560 teachers in Shelby County’s six suburban school districts will be able to get COVID-19 vaccinations Wednesday. Ted Horrell, superintendent for Lakeland Schools and a representative for the municipal districts, said the county health department set aside the doses for teachers in Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Lakeland and Millington schools. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A new Memorial Day tradition is bringing together musicians across the country to perform Taps. People gathered at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery for a ceremony Monday to honor those lost. With many ceremonies closed to the public or cancelled due to the pandemic, people found other way to recognize the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — The Chairman of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners announced that a special meeting will be held to determine whether to reinstate Justin J. Pearson to his District 86 House seat. Pearson was one of two Democrats expelled from the House after leading a protest to call attention to gun deaths […]