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West Collierville Middle School track team eyeing 3-peat
COLLIERVILLE – They are one of Shelby county’s best kept secrets. They are the young ladies of the West Collierville middle school track team who this weekend, will try to become the three time state champions. They are a team loaded from top to bottom. From field events to sprints. Alexa Haynes leads the state […]
'Never too late': Excel Center offers adults opportunity to earn high school degree
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Thousands of Mid-South high school seniors will be walking across a stage and receive their diploma in the coming days. For others, for whatever reasons, who missed out on that achievement, they have a place to go, at no charge, and fulfill that coveted goal. At the...
Dogs and inmate trainers graduate from new ‘Pawsitive Training’ program at Shelby Co. DOC
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - It’s graduation day for some special canines and their trainers at the Shelby County Department of Corrections. What’s more adorable than a good boy with a mortarboard? For the past several weeks, Alfafa and Crab Rangoon have been through a first-of-its-kind training program with female inmates at the women’s prison.
Man arrested after police pursuit leads to crash in Frayser, Shelby County Court records show
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A man was arrested after a two-vehicle crash Sunday morning in Frayser, police said. 34-year-old Andrew Barfield faces several charges including evading arrest, reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, speeding, theft of property, according to Shelby County Court records. Barfield was speeding 60 mph in a 40...
Serenity Towers owners to appear in court over petition filed to have property declared a public nuisance
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Owners of Serenity Towers in East Memphis are set to answer to a Shelby County judge on Tuesday over ongoing issues about living conditions. The hearing comes after multiple complaints, including those listed in the petition, dating back to 2020 from residents, nearby neighbors, and now Memphis city leaders.
MSCS will not authorize guns for staff members
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins says the district will not authorize staff members to carry guns. The announcement comes in the wake of Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signing a bill allowing teachers and other staff members to carry weapons. The controversial bill passed despite the...
Target in Downtown Memphis? What it could mean + why Whataburger's Midtown plans are on hold
Anchor tenants are nothing new in real estate, but a notable anchor tenant in Downtown or Midtown Memphis is a bit foreign at the moment. At least on the scale of a, say, a, Target. The Minneapolis-based retailer may be one of the largest commercial draws in the country. Recently, Saint Louis University announced it would be adding a Target near its campus in downtown St. Louis in part of a $60 million mixed-use development. (The development is part of a larger 400-acre redevelopment in the city's Midtown in partnership between the university and SSM Health.)
Ouster petition filed against Halbert, budget season begins | The Week in Politics
Budget season has officially started for both the Shelby County Board of Commissioners and the Memphis City Council. While the city council will be mulling over a property tax increase to fight off a budget hole, with a solid waste fee increase to accompany it, Shelby County has no tax increases in the works.
Flood-Prone Area in Southwest Memphis to Mitigate Risks with Restoration Project
The Mississippi River reached historic highs in 2011, sending water overflowing its banks and that of its connecting waterways. The resulting widespread flooding inundated geographically vulnerable neighborhoods across Shelby County including the one in southwest Memphis surrounding Alonzo Weaver Park near South Cypress Creek. On Monday officials gathered at the...
Parents rally together to create prom after they say it was cancelled
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Prom season is here as the school year ends for thousands of students across Memphis Shelby County Schools. One group of students said they didn’t know if they would have a prom to end the school year. Parents who have 8th-grade students at John P....
Memphis Mayor Paul Young, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris to face off in charity basketball game
A battle between the city and county will be decided in early June when Memphis Mayor Paul Young and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris clash on the basketball court at Ridgeway High School. The game will pit city and county teams ― coached by former Memphis Grizzlies Head Coach Lionel...
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