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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.
Man found guilty of killing 4-month-old son, child's mother
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Five years after a woman and a small boy were stabbed to death inside of a Memphis home, the man responsible has been sentenced to two life sentences, according to the Shelby County District Attorney's Office. Enoch Turner was convicted of murdering 32-year-old Heather Cook and her...
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...
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...
'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...
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.)
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...
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.
Aubrey Davis of Brighton High School is this week’s Tennessee Lottery Educator of the Week
Aubrey Davis of Brighton High School is this week’s Tennessee Lottery Educator of the Week. Ms. Davis loves her students and the relationship she builds with them. Congratulations, Ms. Aubrey Davis!If you’d like to nominate a Tennessee Lottery Educator of the Week, you can do so by following this link.
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...
Shelby County hosts Second Annual ‘Arts for All Festival’
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A special celebration of the arts and culture took place at the second annual Arts for All Festival. Memphians gathered to celebrate the local arts and the impact it has on the city as a whole. Families and patrons in attendance were able to have fun...
Mid-South dodges major storm damage... this time
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (WMC) - Storms rolled the Mid-South early Thursday morning and surprisingly did not leave behind a path of destruction for the Mid-South. Millington was one of many areas that was impacted, but luckily, much of the area dodged major damage from Thursday’s severe weather. If you remember, the city was hit hard almost a year ago by storms.
County Clerk’s office opens late for 2nd day in a row
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Clerk’s office is catching heat from residents in Whitehaven that were left standing in line for hours Friday morning. This Shelby County Clerk’s Office has been late opening its doors for two days in a row. One resident, LaVon Hinds, says he came to the clerk’s office on Elvis […]
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