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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Schools district leaders say they are planning for students to return to classrooms in phases, beginning in January. Students in pre-K through 5th grade and those with special needs would return to in-person learning in early January, SCS said. Grades 6-12 would return in mid-January. Parents may choose in-person or […]

More than 10,000 children depend on it for their nutrition and now big changes are coming to Shelby County School’s free meal program.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday thanked three Tennessee lawmakers for “standing up” after they faced expulsion for participating in gun control protests at their statehouse. “You’re standing up for our kids, you’re standing up for our communities,” Biden told Rep. Justin Pearson, Rep. Justin Jones and Rep. Gloria Johnson during an Oval […]

Shelby County’s first case of monkeypox this week may have you concerned about this new virus, even as Covid refuses to fade away after two and a half years. One side effect of the pandemic has been families falling behind on vaccinations required for school. To help, Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church is teaming up with […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 23-year-old man has been charged after police say he was on the campus of Cordova High School with drugs and a handgun. According to police, Kevin Charleston was sitting in the northern parking lot of the school just after midnight on Wednesday. Police say a Shelby County deputy was patrolling the […]

Despite an executive order from Gov. Bill Lee for the return of contact sports in Tennessee, Shelby County Schools is keeping the status quo, meaning only conditioning during workouts.

Citing the disruption caused by coronavirus, Tennessee’s governor and education commissioner said Friday they want to remove negative consequences for schools and teachers from this year’s student assessment results. “Given the unprecedented disruption that the COVID-19 pandemic and extended time away from the classroom has had on Tennessee’s students, my Administration will work with the General […]

LAKELAND, Tenn. — The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a rash of crimes in Lakeland following a homicide over the weekend. One of the incidents was an alleged carjacking that was caught on camera. The video shows the driver blaring his horn and reversing down a street in Lakeland while a person wearing dark […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A 26-year-old charitable tradition is continuing this year despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.   Volunteers with Feed the Needy will spend the week packing food into boxes to distribute to 3,500 impoverished families Saturday.   “You have your spaghetti, your pasta, your chicken, your turkeys,” said Ruth Rawlings Banks who […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County could see up to a half inch of ice over the next couple of days, and experts say they’re hoping for the best but encouraging people to prepare for the worst.  Mother Nature is at it again and shoppers at the Kroger in East Memphis say after last time they’re a […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A Memphis community activist is making history by becoming one of the youngest state lawmakers elected to fill the Tennessee House District 86 seat formerly held by the late Barbara Cooper. Justin J. Pearson easily defeated nine other candidates, including attorney Julian Bolton and Representative Cooper’s daughter Tanya Cooper, to represent […]