In 2008, the McCorkle Road Neighborhood Development Association held its first candidates forum in a room so small there was a standing-room-only crowd.

Jury selection is set to begin today in the federal trial of two alleged hit men from one of the largest drug-trafficking rings in Memphis' history, with ties to a deadly Mexican cartel.

Two pieces of proposed legislation have turned the sleepy, rural community of Fisherville into a battleground for the latest Memphis annexation fight.

To close the achievement gap between poor and affluent students in Tennessee, some students may need to learn at double the rate of their high-performing peers, according to Tennessee Department of Education materials.

When Bartlett officials hold a public meeting tonight on the feasibility study for municipal schools, they will be armed with information from comparable systems on the other side of the state.

It was hardly a quiet transition period for Brandon Harder when he made the jump from Horn Lake firefighter to Memphis police officer.

In a partnership with BOLD Initiative, the DeSoto Arts Council is leading workshops the next three Saturdays as part of the Art for Autism program for children with the developmental disorder.

The DeSoto Board of Supervisors will meet at 9 a.m. today with a crowded agenda that includes emergency services, bond matters and planning issues.

Bottlecaps, lighters, scrap metal and broken glass. When such used materials don't end up in their rightful place at the bottom of a trash or recycling bin, Memphis environmental artist Karen "Bottle" Capps re-purposes them.

Shelby County Commissioner James Harvey has taken a temporary job in Charlotte, N.C., and has missed several committee meetings as well as three out of seven full commission meetings since the start of December.

A 47-ton statue of Ramesses II got a rousing sendoff in Alexandria, Egypt, yesterday, and Memphis city officials predicted it will arrive here March 3.

The teenager accused of crashing his truck in Lakeland in November, killing a 14-year-old passenger, has been indicted on charges of vehicular homicide and aggravated assault.

Escalating tensions over Iran's nuclear program cause concern amongst world leaders who are genuinely concerned an Israeli military attack could be imminent.

33 soldiers are attending this year's Super Bowl thanks to the support of Tennessee Titans owner K.S. "Bud" Adams Jr.

No one was harmed after train cars slipped off the track on Poplar Avenue this morning in East Memphis.

Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich described Romney as a Massachusetts moderate, and said the differences between the two will become "wider" and "clearer" over the next few weeks.

Gov. Bill Haslam insists the proposal to merge environmental panels won't diminish conservation efforts in Tennessee.

With a stripped-down menu based on familiar comfort food, Kelly English, chef/owner of Memphis' Restaurant Iris, won the Memphis stop of the Cochon 555 cooking competition Saturday night.

Here's a thought for those folks in Fisherville who are driving the effort in the Tennessee legislature to remove themselves from any connection with Memphis.