Criminal charges should not delay a lawsuit against former Memphis officers accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, the city and its police chief argued in court filings. Former officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Emmitt Martin III asked a federal judge in June to put on hold the $550 million lawsuit filed by … Read more
Shelby County Commissioners worked late intot he night Monday, attempting to get a budget passed for 2024. The big issue includes a potential porperty tax hike, but some commission members are refusing to support that, inctease supporting an increase to the wheel tax. The meeting had raged on for more than 8 hours by 11pm … Read more
Massive battery plants planned in Tennessee and Kentucky for Ford’s electric vehicles are on track to receive up to a $9.2 billion federal loan in what would be the biggest award under the U.S. Department of Energy’s loan program since President Joe Biden took office. The money for construction would secure a sizable chunk of … Read more
Lawyers for some of the Memphis officers named in a federal lawsuit over the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols are asking that the civil case be put on hold until the criminal case is resolved. Motions filed by four defendants, including two who were charged criminally in Nichols’ death, say that the civil case could … Read more
And Southaven city leaders are revising an ordinance regarding trash and rubbish. The city will no longer pick up large amounts of trash left on streets, forcing residents to pay to haul it off. The vote was unanimous to change the city’s code on excessive amounts of limbs and yard waste. Property owners will be … Read more
Hernando leaders are continuing to tighten up regulations on food trucks. At their regular meeting this week, the board of mayor and aldermen heard a presentation from planning director austin cardosi, who said the city is attempting to prohibit food trucks from just “popping up anywhere.” The city will require food trucks to get a … Read more
DeSoto County leaders have passed a new ordinance to crack down on out-of-county student enrollment. The school district says it’s had a significant problem with some parents misrepresenting their address in order to enroll their kids in DeSoto County schools. Anyone who now does that and gets caught – can now be charged with a … Read more
The Southaven police Department is investigating a rash of car break-ins at local parking lots. The biggest case came from Baptist Memorial Hospital DeSoto. Other reports of car break-ins came from surrounding hotels. Poclie investigated 35 separate break-ins in the hospital pakring lot in one night. However, an additional 46 cars at local hotels in … Read more
Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones have advanced past an election hurdle after the two young Black lawmakers were expelled earlier this year for their gun control protest on the House floor, then reinstated by local officials days afterward. Pearson appeared to handily defeat Democratic opponent David Page on Thursday in his Memphis district … Read more
A state commission that enforces standards for police voted Friday to temporarily suspend a former officer from serving in law enforcement in Tennessee while a federal investigation proceeds into the death of Tyre Nichols. The vote in Preston Hemphill’s case in front of the Tennessee Police Officer Standards and Training Commission delays the final decision … Read more