Memphis-Shelby County Schools Offer Free Credit Monitoring After PowerSchool Data Breach
In what's becoming an all-too-familiar narrative, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) district is grappling with the fallout from a significant data breach in December 2024. Memphis's PowerSchool, a widely used educational software, has disclosed a breach that resulted in the theft of sensitive information about...
MPD: Woman killed, man injured in I-240 shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman was killed and a man was critically injured during a shooting on I-240 on Saturday night, Memphis Police confirmed. At 11:20 p.m., officers responded to a shooting at I-240 W and Hwy 385 E. A woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and a man was taken to the hospital […]
Juke Joint Love in Whitehaven at the VIP
Memphis, Tennessee is a fairly common destination for tourists, and Beale Street is the usual attraction that many want to see. Memphis does a considerable amount of marketing around the city’s music legacy, but unfortunately, Beale Street has become very much a tourist attraction, and the average visitor to it will...
West Memphis’s New Amphitheater at Hightower Park
While Memphis has struggled, West Memphis has been making a considerable amount of progress under the leadership of its young mayor Marco McClendon. Every year in May, the city sponsors a month of Thursday night blues concerts, but the first one this year was moved from the Eugene Woods Civic Center to the new...
Civil rights leader fighting to preserve Cordova cemetery
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Mid-South woman is on a mission to preserve her family’s history after learning it had been buried. She said the cemetery where her loved ones were buried has been abandoned. However, she told WREG that they will not be forgotten anymore. “They’re just making it a deposit for trash and that’s […]
Southwest becomes first TN community college with aviation program
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Federal Aviation Administration has granted Southwest Tennessee Community College a provisional Part 141 designation, making it the first two-year college in Tennessee and the only one in West Tennessee with this certification. The distinction means the college met FAA standards for pilot...
Memphis Police identifies armed robber in fatal shooting at Wendy’s
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Police Department has identified the armed robber who was killed at a Wendy’s back on June 20. An armed robber was located and transported to Regional One in critical condition, where he was pronounced dead. He was identified as Terrance Berry, 28. MPD...
Woman found dead in Northeast Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A death investigation is currently underway in Northeast Memphis. At 4:25 pm, officers responded to an unknown call at Shelby Oaks Drive and Sycamore View Road. One female was pronounced deceased at the scene, according to Memphis police. This is an ongoing investigation. No one is detained at this...
Man ejected from vehicle in I-40 crash
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was reportedly ejected from his vehicle in a crash on I-40. The crash happened on I-40 near Warford and involved two vehicles. Memphis Police say the man was taken to the hospital in critical condition. TDOT says the crash was reported at 5:38 p.m. on Friday. Memphis Police say officers […]
Late Night Eats at Momma’s in Memphis
Since the COVID pandemic, Memphis has gradually lost all of its late-night places to eat, and really almost nothing is left. One of the casualties of the pandemic was the idiosyncratic gourmet dive bar The Dirty Crow. Afterwards, it morphed into a more traditional dive bar known as Momma’s, with a trucker-bar theme....