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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis City Council is touted as non-partisan, but with city council members identifying as Democrat and Republican, sometimes lines can be drawn. “It’s bipartisan, but people know what side of the aisle everybody sits on,” Memphis City Council Member Martavius Jones said. But the differences seem to still work out — until they […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thanks to a request from the Memphis and Shelby County mayors, you could be next in line to get vaccinated against COVID, no matter your age or job. Mayor Jim Strickland and Mayor Lee Harris have gone to the state with the request to let all people in Shelby County get the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A reckless, racist rip off, were the strong words used by former Vice President Al Gore to describe the Byhalia Pipeline while in the Bluff City on Sunday. A crowd of roughly 200 people rallied Sunday around one of the highest profile names to oppose the Byhalia Pipeline. “This resistance ain’t nothing […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Light Gas and Water will postpone any decision over whether to leave electricity supplier Tennessee Valley Authority indefinitely, MLGW President J.T. Young said Wednesday. The move came amid a lengthy decision-making process where the utility was soliciting plans and input from other suitors. Some special interest groups said MLGW could save […]

Dr. Jeff Warren with the Memphis City Council and Memphis/Shelby County Covid-19 Joint Task Force answers questions and talks about how they move forward building trust for those who were already nervous about getting the vaccine.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris announced his opposition to the construction of the Byhalia Connection Pipeline through South Memphis.

Memphis, Tenn. — People in Shelby County trying to get their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine say it is very challenging. “I am not alone in this. I am not the only one having sleepless nights and trying to figure out what to do next,” said 77-year-old, Judy McCown. McCown say she is losing […]

The Shelby County Health Department said there are no confirmed cases of the highly transmissible COVID-19 variants here, but local doctors suggest double masking could protect us from those strains if and when they arrive.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis City Council got a detailed look Tuesday at an aggressive $200 million plan that Mayor Jim Strickland called the “largest city investment in neighborhoods and city facilities in the history of the city of Memphis.” Accelerate Memphis plan – see details on pages 28-41 Council members meeting in committee gave a […]

Memphis City Council members discussed a resolution to investigate any city employees who may have been involved in the violence in Washington, D.C. earlier this year.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A new Memphis Police director is expected to be named in a few months, and at a time when crime is front and center in the city, many have big expectations for the top cop. Police director Mike Rallings is on his way out and who will head the Memphis force in […]