News Staff Ford Motor Co. officials on Tuesday pledged to be good neighbors to those in rural west Tennessee who live near the automaker’s planned electric truck factory, a project expected to create thousands of jobs and change the face of the region. More than 200 people attended a panel discussion at a high school in Brownsville, … Read more
Work has started in Tennessee on a $141 million project to build travel lanes and a roundabout intersection on the Interstate 55 interchange near a heavily traveled bridge connecting Memphis to Arkansas. Lane closures began Monday at the I-55 and Crump interchange close to downtown Memphis and near one of two bridges that cross the … Read more
Federal security screening is returning to a small West Tennessee airport, a needed upgrade as passenger traffic is expected to increase with new flights to Atlanta and a planned Ford Motor Co. electric truck factory coming to the region, officials said. The Transportation Security Administration plans to resume passenger screening service at McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport … Read more
Work has started in Tennessee on a $141 million project to build travel lanes and a roundabout intersection on the Interstate 55 interchange near a heavily traveled bridge connecting Memphis to Arkansas. Lane closures began Monday at the I-55 and Crump interchange close to downtown Memphis and near one of two bridges that cross the … Read more
A Memphis man has been arrested for attempted murder in the case at the Olive Branch Target store. 22 year old Dillon Munn was arrested and charged Wednesday with attempted murder. He’s being held on a 100-thousand dollar bond and is awaiting extradition proceedings. Polcie responded on May 13th to the Target atore at 5150 … Read more
A church in Southaven saud it had to shut down due to a threat. on Wednesday, police reports were filed byBrown Missionary Baptist Church on Stateline Road. The church said someone called the church just before noon and threatened to “shoot up” the place. Church officials immediaterly closed and locked all doors and all in-person … Read more
COnstruction is set to begin on a new TopGolf business in Memphis. The company says it will spend about 16 million dollars to build a two story, 72 bay hitting facility in Germantown. The business will also have two full service bars and a full kitchen. The Memphis TopGolf will be the fourth one in … Read more
A group of Mississippi parents are suing to block the Independent Schools Infrastructure Grant Program in the state. The group called Parents for Public Schools filed the case Wednesday. In April, Governor Tate Reeves signed two bills. One creates the program and the othe rfunds it beginning next month. The lawsuit says the state constitution … Read more
St Jude Children’s Research Hospital has been ranked the second best hospital for pediatric care in the country. US News and World Report made it’s 16th annual hospital rankinfgs this week, scoring the 50 highest institutions. They factored in patient outcomes, mortality rates, and infection prevention, among other things. St. Jude is the only National … Read more
The Memphis COmmunity Schools superintendent is responding to mounting calls for his resignation. Dr. Joris Ray on Tuesday touted the district;s success under his leadership the last three years. He says he’s gotten smaller class sizes, retained more teachers, and revamped the approach to a tech program that has certified 6-thousand teachers in his three … Read more