1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (167+ words) Daily Memphian Heather Fisher, a newly appointed Germantown School Board member, attended a Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian) Heather Fisher is pretty much guaranteed a seat on the Germantown…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (182+ words) Should Tennessee fully fund special education pre-K programs? Daily Memphian Tennessee school leaders say the state is not providing adequate funding for special education pre-k classrooms, which districts are required to offer for students with disabilities as young as 3 who…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (180+ words) Meet The Daily Memphian’s fall 2026 interns Daily Memphian Daily Memphian Fall 2026 interns, from left to right: Sheila Sadeghi, Ian Sparks, Sophie McDermott. Sadeghi and McDermott are students at the University of Memphis. Sparks is a graduate of the University of…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (149+ words) Two real estate agents vie for open Germantown school board seat Daily Memphian Joy Williams (left) and Vicki Gandee (right) are running for Position 4 in November’s Germantown Board of Education race. A Republican and an independent candidate are facing off…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (120+ words) The handoff of Lucy Elementary from the Memphis-Shelby County Schools to the Millington Municipal School District is occurring a year early as the municipal system prepares to take over the campus for the August 2027 school year. On Wednesday, Aug. 5, Superintendent…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (150+ words) Daily Memphian Art supplies and chairs are set up in the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art for the juvenile Art Therapy Access Program. (Courtesy Brooks Museum/JIFF) The Brooks Museum’s Art Therapy Access Program allows at-risk youth to tap into…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (146+ words) State Rep. Mark White is chair of the House Education Committee. He represents District 83, in Memphis and Germantown. “It’s time for Shelby County government, including the new mayor-elect and county commissioners-elect, to exit their lawsuit against the MSCS oversight board…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (189+ words) With days left in office, second ouster attempt of Wanda Halbert is near dismissal Daily Memphian Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert speaks at an Oct. 28, 2025, press conference at her Downtown office. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file) The most recent…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (60+ words) Daily Memphian A tree pushed a power line down at Nelson Avenue and Cooper Street in Cooper-Young following the Saturday, Aug. 22, storm. (Andy Ashby/The Daily Memphian) Many of the campuses are clustered in Sherwood Forest, Oakhaven and Parkway Village…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (147+ words) Jennifer Preston is public information officer for the Town of Collierville. “Communities thrive on open, civic dialogue, but our leaders also deserve fairness, basic decency, and residents who debate policy instead of tearing down character.” In her statement, Molly Mehner…...