The bill passed in committee along party lines, with Lamar and Sen. Jeff Yarbro, a Democrat from Nashville, being the sole no ...

New versions of legislation aiming to intervene in Memphis-Shelby County Schools differ somewhat on the types of powers given ...

A recent report from the Tennessee State Comptroller has been released, examining the criminal justice system in Shelby ...

In the past, Memphians have strongly opposed the state intervening in local education. But this year there is some local support. Here's why.

Jail records out of Shelby County, Tennessee, show that two of the five suspects wanted in connection with the disappearance ...

Possible state intervention in Memphis-Shelby County Schools has been discussed ... according to Memphis schools | Education Notebook Tennessee wants oversight of Memphis schools.

The bill proposing a state oversight of Memphis-Shelby County Schools advanced in the Tennessee State House on Thursday.

The Tennessee bill that would allow the state to take over Memphis-Shelby County Schools passed another House committee on Thursday. House Bill 662 passed the Finance, Ways, ...

The criminal process in Shelby County's courts is a notoriously complex and opaque process to the average Memphian. A new report shows how cases move.

Memphis, Tennessee, felon Rainess Holmes has been sentenced in connection with Rhodes College student Andrew Rainer's October ...

One proposal would strip the elected school board of most of its power. Another would give the Shelby County Commission more ...

The report also noted that the average bail amount set in Shelby County has risen in recent years. Just over a year after Lt. Gov. Randy McNally requested the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury ...