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Students settle into the first day of the 2026-27 school year at Kirby Middle School on Monday, Aug. 3, while teachers, staff and families welcomed them back to the classroom. (Gary S. Whitlow/Tri-State Defender)

Funding for universal pre-K in Shelby County remains uncertain after commissioners approved an amendment keeping county funding at FY2026 levels. (File photo)

An aerial view of xAI’s Colossus 2 site near the Memphis-Southaven border highlights the footprint of the $20 billion data center project. (Courtesy Southern Environmental Law Center)

Memphis City Council members received another positive update from the Memphis Police Department at a committee meeting Tuesday, Aug. 18, noting a

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The Shelby County Board of Commissioners approved an amended ordinance Monday, Aug. 24, prohibiting the use of solitary confinement for discipline, punishment or retaliation at the Shelby County Youth Justice and Education Center at 3420 Old Getwell Road.

Shelby County Mayor Mickell Lowery is sworn in on Monday, Aug. 31, at the Renasant Convention Center. His wife Chonisa Lowery holds the Bible for him with their daughters Milan, Myla and Bruin beside them. (Gary S. Whitlow/Tri-State Defender)

The Memphis Area Transit Authority board of commissioners is once again fully seated, after the Memphis City Council approved appointments of seven new members during its Tuesday, Sept. 1, meeting.

Data centers are drawing increased scrutiny in Memphis as City Council members consider a temporary moratorium and long-term regulations for the resource-intensive facilities. (Stock photo)