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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Labor Day weekend is in full swing across the Mid-South from concerts to festivals. While COVID-19 forced the postponement of some events, others are going on as scheduled.  As many try to make the most of their Labor Day weekend, a battle is underway to keep mask requirements in school, all while […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A suburban Shelby County school district announced Saturday it is changing a policy that allowed parents to opt children out of wearing masks in school, a day after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order against an executive order by the governor. All Collierville Schools students, employees and visitors must wear […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Shelby County judge has granted a temporary restraining order against Gov. Bill Lee’s executive order that allows parents to opt their children out of mask mandates issued by their schools. The judge’s ruling means the governor cannot enforce Executive Order No. 84 in Shelby County and cannot allow Shelby County parents […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Friday afternoon, a federal judge said no to a motion to move the trial for Tennessee State Senator Katrina Robinson outside of Shelby County or exclude Shelby residents from being members of a jury. Robinson is charged with theft and embezzlement. Prosecutors say she stole $600,000 from the certified nursing school she […]

The pandemic created an unprecedented situation for educators across the country last year and into 2021. To help, Congress signed off on the American Rescue Plan which will send more than two billion dollars to Tennessee’s Department of Education alone. Shelby County Schools will receive more than five hundred million dollars of that funding and one […]

People in White House are mourning the loss of an impactful community member as another Tennessee teacher has died from complications of COVID-19.

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. — Shelby County Health leaders toured Baptist Memorial Hospital and met with staff treating COVID-19 patients Tuesday. Doctors shared some of the heartbreaking stories and technology from inside the hospital, along with stories of the resilience and the hurt employees have endured throughout the pandemic. “The bedside nurses and respiratory therapists here, it […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Teacher unions across the state have called on Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to rescind his executive order preventing school districts that also allows parents the ability to opt-out of mask mandates.  The president of the United Education Association of Shelby County and several other organizations, including the Metropolitan Nashville Education Association, are demanding […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — WREG is learning more about the class action lawsuit filed against Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee over the executive order allowing parents to opt their children out of the school mask mandates. Two Shelby County families believe that his executive order that gives students and parents the right to opt out mask mandate […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two Shelby County families have filed a lawsuit stating the executive order allowing parents to opt their children out of school mask mandates violates the American with Disabilities Act. Filed Friday, the lawsuit names Gov. Bill Lee and Shelby County as defendants and two Shelby County students, represented by their parents, as […]