Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is lobbying lawmakers to drop the state takeover, hoping cooler heads will prevail.

A Tennessee lawmaker wants Memphis-Shelby County Schools to come under the oversight of a state-appointed management board, ...

This grouping honors those we're calling "The Officials" — individuals in local, state, and federal governments who were elected to their position of power.

The largest city in Tennessee is set to welcome flights to Austin, Nashville, New Orleans, and Fort Lauderdale over the next ...

For the first time in four decades, the vehicle registration fee for Memphis residents is going up. The city council doubled the fee on passenger cars from $30 to $60 to shave some pennies off the ...

Lucas Finton covers crime, policing, jails, the courts and criminal justice policy for The Commercial Appeal. He can be ...

A Shelby County Sheriff’s Office corrections deputy is now facing bribery and official misconduct charges, the office ...

He touched on everything from crime to blight to job growth and his hopes to build a city everyone can feel safe in and proud of.