Committee packets and emails show Chair Jana Swearengen‑Washington tried to spin the city’s IT program into a new department; the measure was pulled after the mayor’s office flagged charter concerns. The move arrives as a state takeover board prepares to assume control of Memphis schools.

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%.

State Rep. Monty Fritts told a TV interviewer he would ban Islam, block mosque calls to prayer and outlaw same‑sex marriage — comments that raise immediate constitutional questions.

Councilmember Rollin Horton filed a zoning rewrite to define data‑center types and bar campus‑scale facilities over 500,000 square feet, adding rules on cooling, noise and generators.

A Nashville candidate’s court challenge failed after a chancery judge denied her injunction and left the Tennessee Democratic Party’s disqualification intact.

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.

MNPS will brief the public Tuesday on modest bell-time shifts for 2026 627: most high schools will start 20 minutes later and elementary schools 10 minutes later.

An 18‑year‑old Ooltewah graduate was detained by ICE days after his diploma; his family says monitoring records show compliance and has launched a fundraiser for legal help.

City Council will consider a plan to open Murfreesboro’s first neighborhood police precinct, a project tied to long-range staffing and capital planning. The vote will determine site and funding next steps.

A National Abortion Federation survey shows clinics faced waves of threats in 2025 as pardons and a DOJ memo shifted federal enforcement. Providers are tightening security.

Perry County agreed to pay $835,000 to settle a federal suit after a Lexington man spent 37 days jailed over a Facebook meme. The settlement resolves his civil‑rights claims.

A Davidson County judgment found unequal treatment in Nashville’s home‑occupation code, prompting Metro to file a bill to rewrite the rules. Advocates call it a win for home studios and in‑home services.

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.