Dyersburg’s April jobless rate was 3.5% as state data show 89 of 95 Tennessee counties under 5% unemployment. The statewide, seasonally adjusted rate held at 3.6%.

The University of Memphis has launched CLEAR to link Shelby County court, jail and prosecutor records and publish a public dashboard that will surface case outcomes and timelines.

State Rep. Antonio Parkinson will host a May 28 town hall in Frayser to explain the new congressional map splitting Shelby County and the fast-moving legal challenges.

The MSCS board told a federal court it wants Marie Feagins’ gender-discrimination case dismissed, saying the suit was filed late and fails to state legal claims. The filing raises new stakes in a long-running local fight.

A state chancery panel tossed the NAACP's challenge to Tennessee's new congressional map that split Memphis. Federal lawsuits are still pending over the lines.

Eighty-one recruits were sworn into the Memphis Police Department in the citys largest class in nearly a decade as officials push to rebuild depleted ranks.

Memphis Rep. Steve Cohen introduced six articles of impeachment against Chief Justice John Roberts on May 21, alleging partisan conduct and ethical lapses at the Supreme Court.

TVA’s board meets Thursday in Guntersville with interim CEO Mike Skaggs in attendance; the agenda includes leadership picks, aircraft rules and a regulatory task force.

Bacarra Mauldin says she was fired while on FMLA leave and has sued the city and MATA, seeking reinstatement or up to $1 million in damages. The filing challenges MATA’s spending review and termination process.

Mayor Lee Harris and Sheriff Floyd Bonner settled a months‑long budget fight that routes roughly $18M to the sheriff’s office, but commissioners have paused for committee review.

THEC approved six new degree programs and set a 4.5% tuition-and-fee range for 2026–27, leaving campus boards to set final rates. Programs could begin enrolling as soon as fall.

A Shelby County commissioner wants line‑item budgets for community grants, tightening oversight of a roughly $2.6M pool amid recent scrutiny.

Three years after Tennessee’s trigger ban took effect, legal maneuvers and appeals have left doctors and patients uncertain about access to care.