Earnestine Hunt Dorse, Memphis's first Black female municipal judge, is in line to steady a clerk's office rocked by a termination and citizen complaints.

Some Memphis families say they fear graduation could be withheld over unpaid dues — but state law says otherwise.

State comptroller flags insufficient revenue as Memphis's credit rating slips, even as MLGW works through a wave of faulty water meters.

A Frayser driver says premiums should track your driving record, not your credit report — and Tennessee law backs a possible fix.

Mayor Maureen Fraser and library director Lisa Plath marked the milestone as construction begins on a 300-person civic center.

Erika Sugarmon appeared in court on misdemeanor vandalism charges tied to an April incident, just days after winning reelection in Hickory Hill.

Vecindarios 901 says it tracked 51 ICE flights from Memphis's Wilson Air Center to Louisiana since March.

Memphis’ AFSCME workers are nearing a $22 hourly wage floor, with sanitation employees also slated for a 5% raise. The agreement still needs City Council approval.

Four judicial races disappeared from a Shelby County voting machine used by about 300 early voters. Election officials are investigating before Thursday’s election.

Yolanda Cooper-Sutton is campaigning for Congress on federal guardrails for Memphis’ booming AI data-center industry. Her district includes Elon Musk’s Colossus facilities.

Edgar Babian, a former Germantown deputy fire chief, pulled a petition to run for mayor after changes to the Goodwin Farms development he says broke neighborhood agreements.

Shelby County is asking for a $125 million lifeline and emergency jail repairs as officials work to plug a thin reserve fund early in the fiscal year.

Shelby County's DA warns some outside "sample ballots" mimic official endorsements — voters should check who produced any ballot and compare to the county's posted samples.