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Restaurant Inspection Scores: Oct. 20-26

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 restaurant scores from Shelby County and other Tennessee counties here. Lowest Scores: Neil’s5727 Quince […]

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Shelby County Clerk’s office unveils new operating hours

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - If you’re heading over to the Shelby County Clerk’s Office, you will want to check your watch starting Monday. Locations are now rolling out new hours and will be open Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clerk Dr. La Sonya Hall...

Shelby County, TN · 6d

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In newly drawn district Black voters may get representative who undermined their interests for years

An attendee confronts Tennessee State Sen. Brent Taylor, center left, during a public comment meeting hosted by the Shelby County Health Department at Fairley High School on xAI’s permit application to use gas turbines for a new data center in Memphis, TN on April 25, 2025. (Photo by Brandon Dill for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Memphis, TN · 10d

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Shelby County Clerk’s Office announces new operating hours

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Shelby County Clerk’s Office announced new hours for all locations. Each office will now be open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clerk Dr. La Sonya Hall says the new hours will give employees time to prepare for customers before opening and wrap up their work after closing.

Shelby County, TN · 12d

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State of Downtown report details Memphis development in city core

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Downtown Memphis Commission (DMC) released its annual State of Downtown report on Monday, with figures on development, jobs, office vacancies and crime. Downtown Memphis is home to 24,000 people, including Tylor Nelson, a school teacher who moved to the 38103 ZIP code two years ago.

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Bordello, bathhouse, Elvis lore. Memphis hotel has stories to tell

There is something fitting about a bar called The Dame opening its doors inside a building that has spent more than a century collecting stories. At 69 E. Pontotoc Ave., just off South Main Street in Downtown Memphis, the Hotel Pontotoc has never been an ordinary address. Built in 1906, the historic building has passed through a colorful succession of identities, including a bordello, a Turkish bathhouse and a nightclub. It also carries a particularly intriguing piece of Memphis lore: the rumor that Elvis Presley lost his virginity there in 1953. Naturally, this is the first question we asked the hotel and bar owner Joey Lewis. “That’s what I hear,” he said, with a laugh. “Dan Rather even reported on it once. You can find it on YouTube." DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS: State of Downtown talk highlights growth, upcoming projects in Memphis A building with a colorful past For the 42 years leading up to Lewis' plans for the property, the building had served as a private residence, with a family living there for decades. It was during this period, a few years back, that Lewis began imagining what the old building could become: his own boutique hotel and bar. First, there

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xAI Is Offering to Buy Out a Mississippi Neighborhood – If Residents Agree Not to Sue Over Noise

An subsidiary has reportedly approached homeowners in Southaven, Mississippi's Colonial Hills neighborhood with offers to purchase their properties, conditioned on releasing potential legal claims tied to a nearby power plant. The offer letter, reproduced by FOX13 Memphis, requires sellers to release "all claims related to the lawsuit," according to that report.

Southaven, MS · 10d

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Informed Sources Extra: Shelby County Democratic Party Chair Willie Simon and Republican Chair Rachel Wall

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Shelby County, TN · 10d

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Memphis pastor offers opportunity for disenfranchised voters to discuss issues

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Ahead of election day, one Memphis pastor is making sure a certain demographic is in on the conversation about candidates and important matters on the ballot. Reverend Earle Fisher is opening up his church to young and old Black men who feel as though their vote has never mattered.

Memphis, TN · 8d

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Spooky celebrations fill streets of Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis is in the Halloween spirit Saturday night. Earlier today at Old Dominick, the festivities were beginning with a Halloween bar crawl. “Tonight, with it being a Saturday, it’s a little more motivation for people to go out since they tomorrow to kind of rest up and hang out and relax,” said […]

Memphis, TN · 6d

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Mom to Mom: From heartbreak to hope, Forrest Spence Fund helps thousands of Tennessee families

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. For one Memphis mother, losing her newborn son changed her life forever. From that heartbreak came a mission to help other families in their darkest days. From that heartbreak came the Forrest Spence Fund — a nonprofit created...

Memphis, TN · 8d

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Cooper-Young Halloween trail features 14 decorated homes

Halloween is just days away, and one Memphis neighborhood is getting into the spooky spirit with a festive display of decorated homes. The Cooper-Young neighborhood is celebrating the season with its Cooper-Young Spooky House Route, featuring 14 homes decorated for Halloween across multiple streets in the historic Midtown community. Each...

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Memphis-Shelby County Schools graduation rate hits 7-year high

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis-Shelby County Schools is celebrating the district’s highest graduation rate in seven years. On Thursday, MSCS said the graduation rate rose to 85.4% for the 2025–26 school year. The rate increased 1% from 84.4% in 2024–25 and 7.7% from 77.7% in 2020, MSCS said. The seven- year series compares annual results for […]

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Memphis, TN Halloween Forecast: Showers Increase Overnight

Rain chances rise across Memphis and the Mid-South as temperatures fall from the 70s into the 60s.

Memphis, TN · 7d

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Voter turnout is up over 60% in Shelby County

As voters headed to the polls on the first day of early voting, several took to social media to voice their surprise at an unusual sight: Lines of voters spotted in multiple locations. Shelby County historically has poor voter turnout. It’s 56th in Tennessee, which ranks 47th in the nation...

Shelby County, TN · 10d

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The glaring gap in Justin Pearson's legislative work | Opinion

State Rep. Justin Pearson has become one of Tennessee’s most recognizable voices on free speech, protest and First Amendment rights. I agree with him on the importance of those rights. But I also think it's fair to ask whether that advocacy has translated into enough legislative action protecting civic participation and public comment for ordinary Tennesseans. Pearson recently went to federal court after he and others were barred from Memphis City Council meetings. His lawsuit challenged the council’s speech restrictions and meeting bans on First Amendment grounds. The Stanton Foundation First Amendment Clinic at Vanderbilt Law School filed the federal lawsuit on behalf of Pearson and other Memphis residents. That's an important resource. But most Memphians don't have a team of First Amendment lawyers standing by when they run into trouble trying to participate in government. That's why what happens in Nashville matters. Where are the public-participation bills? After reviewing Pearson's legislative sponsorship record, I have not found a bill principally captioned "Open Meetings" or "Public Records" that he sponsored, nor have I identified him as a co-sponsor of a general Tennessee Public Records Act or Tennessee Open Meetings Act reform measure. That doesn't mean Pearson opposes transparency or civic

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Three candidates showed up to make their case for Tennessee governor

Tennessee governor candidates Jerri Green, David Hatley and Lauren Pinkston discuss crime, school vouchers, health care, affordability and more at an MTSU forum.

Tennessee · 10d

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Bartlett City Schools superintendent announces retirement

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Bartlett City Schools superintendent has decided to retire at the end of June next year. Dr. David A. Stephens said in a letter that he will retire on June 30, 2027. “Serving as superintendent for the past 13 years has been the highlight of my 40-year career in education,” said Stephens. […]

Bartlett, TN · 10d

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