Horn Lake voters must return to the polls on Tuesday to decide a runoff election for the at large alderman seat. On election day, Danny Klein brought in 525 votes to Chad Engelke’s 326. Regina Morris finished third, with 202 votes. In a three person race, the winner must get at least 50 percent, plus … Read more
Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill that would put public schools at risk of civil lawsuits if they let transgender students or employees use multi-person bathrooms or locker rooms that don’t reflect their gender at birth. The proposal cleared the Senate on Wednesday. There are slight differences from the version the House passed Monday. The … Read more
Rhodes College in Tennessee says NASA will launch into space a small satellite being designed and built at the liberal arts school. The Memphis-based college said in a news release that the satellite is among 14 small research satellites chosen by NASA for the 2021 CubeSat Launch Initiative. The satellite will be sent into space … Read more
A company facing resistance to its plans to build an oil pipeline over an aquifer that provides drinking water to 1 million people has asked for a “mutual pause” in its dispute with city officials in Memphis, Tennessee. Plains All American Pipeline sent a letter to the Memphis City Council about a proposed city law … Read more
The state of Mississippi is stepping in to oversee finances in a school district in one of the nation’s poorest counties, which has been adjusting in recent years to consolidation. The Holmes County Consolidated School District’s spending will be managed by Mississippi Department of Education Chief Operations Officer Felicia Gavin until another state-appointed adviser takes … Read more
The city of Memphis now offering a small incentive for people to get their COVID-19 vaccine shot. The past coupe days, the city has offered either Walmart of Kroger gift cards. ABout 16-hundred people showed up each day oN Friday and Saturday at the county-run facility. No word on how much the gift cards were … Read more
College athletes in Mississippi will soon be able to earn money from their own name, image or likeness. Gov. Tate Reeves signed Senate Bill 2313, also known as the “Mississippi Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act” on Friday. The legislation becomes law July 1. A small number of other states have also enacted such laws. A … Read more
Three groups will sponsor an initiative to try to simplify the way Mississippi restores voting rights to people convicted of some felonies, a person involved with the effort said Monday. Danyelle Holmes, a national organizer with the Mississippi Poor People’s Campaign, said paperwork to begin a ballot initiative will be filed soon with the secretary … Read more
The Mayor of Memphis has selected Durham police chief C.J. Davis to lead the police department there, saying she is the right person to lead the department. the City of Memphis made the announcement in a Tweet, Monday, and — in making their choice known — released a lengthy video interview with Davis, in which … Read more
A local community fighting to prevent the building of a pipeline held a rally over the weekend. The Byhalia Pipeline would cut through portions of southwest Memphis. Activists gathered to call on the Memphis City Council to step in and pass an ordinance that would give the city more power to protect the Memphis sand … Read more