As the end of Lee Harris’ tenure as Shelby County mayor nears, potential successors start laying the groundwork for their ...

The expansive state-wide voucher program, which provides public money for private school tuition, passed in both the ...

A series of changes in the leadership of MSCS may be giving way to a more gradual but no less profound series of changes within the district.

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

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

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

The Helena City Council went into discussions on finding a new location for the Helena Public Library during a regularly ...

In the address, which focused on an "era of yes," Young also talked about supporting Memphis kids and reducing crime in the ...

Shelby County Commissioners on Monday voted to take a position of "no confidence" in the members of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board seeking to fire the district's leader. The resolution ...

The Montevallo City Council discussed an ordinance to increase the monthly compensation of the mayor and City Council in a ...

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton has threatened a state takeover of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board. Pure ...