Shelby County Restaurant Scores: Jan. 3-9 Newest Restaurant Report Card | If you want the latest Shelby County restaurant scores sent directly to your inbox, sign up for it today on WREG’s Newsletter here. Each week WREG is rounding up the highest and lowest scores from Shelby County restaurant inspections. Find more scores from Shelby County and other Tennessee counties here. Lowest: Chipotle Mexican Grill #3031 […]
Injunction lifted on TN Education Savings Account … The “final roadblock” for school vouchers in Davidson and Shelby counties has been lifted by the Davidson County Chancellor, and the governor is ready to start enrolling parents in the Education Savings Account (ESA) pilot program.
Shelby County Schools continues to work on reopening … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County School Board continues to work on a plan to reopen the local schools while making sure students and staff are safe. This is a problem school systems across the country are facing. “This is pretty much uncharted territory and we’ve got just once chance to get it right,” District […]
Plane crash victim ID’d as Memphis man Note: This story has been updated with new information about the location of the crash and the address of the victim. CRITTENDEN COUNTY, Ark. (WREG) — One person died following a plane crash Tuesday morning near the Mississippi River. The victim was later identified as 62-year-old Malcolm King of Hernando, Mississippi, according to a Shelby […]
Shelby County barrier breaker William Hughes remembered … MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A Shelby County barrier breaker and one of the first Black County Sheriff’s Office deputies is being remembered for living a life of service. Funeral services for William Hughes were held Saturday at Anointed Temple of Praise on Riverdale Road. Mr. Hughes died last week at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital after suffering multiple […]
YMCA opening 70 virtual learning academies to help … The YMCA is opening more than 70 virtual learning academies to provide some relief for working parents. The academies will be open before, during and after school to help keep kids engaged.
Collierville Police to host active shooter training COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. — Collierville Police are preparing for a multi-agency active shooter exercise Friday morning. School’s out for the summer in Collierville, so Thursday it was quiet at Collierville High School on East Shelby Drive. But come bright and early Friday morning, the campus will be transformed into an active shooter training site. “There’s going […]
Memphis City Council looking at public safety MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Reimagining policing in Memphis, it’s part of a larger effort to make the city safer for everyone. On Tuesday, Memphis City Council heard ways to make that happen, and a lot of those efforts are centered around children. The city council approved a resolution to accept the recommendations from a Public Safety […]
Shelby County Schools brings need for funding for … Council members heard a presentation from SCS’s chief of staff about the need for $5 million to help fund digital devices for students for the upcoming school year.
As fall approaches, Shelby County Schools hopes to … Shelby County Schools is hoping these unprecedented times don’t mean a shortage of teachers returning to the classroom over COVID-19 concerns.
Mother says daughter was victim of South Memphis … MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The mother of a girl who was abducted by a man in South Memphis was overjoyed to find out a suspect was arrested Thursday, but her family still has to deal with the trauma. There’s a sigh of relief in South Memphis after police, along with the FBI and Shelby County Sheriff’s […]
