Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories: Local News

Memphis City Schools will kick off a series of public hearings on proposed school closings with a meeting Monday at Humes Middle School, 659 N. Manassas.

Mental health programs growing, but it's still a struggle to meet rising needs in DeSoto, say county's provider.

ReKeia Gates is 19 years old and in jail for first-degree murder.

A prescription discount card program that has saved Memphians more than $250,000 is being expanded, making deep discounts on medications more widely available.

Terry Jones believes it is time he took over as mayor of Millington.

A second suspect in Friday's drug raid in East Memphis that left one officer dead and another wounded was arraigned Monday on drug charges.

While the man accused of killing Memphis Police Officer Martoiya Lang doesn't seem to have run afoul of the law before, the other man involved in the incident has several arrests on drug charges, records show.

The cane her mother carried was the only outward sign of the experience that nearly kept Jessica Swan from graduation day.

Mid-South Memories for Dec. 18

With the recent release of the Mississippi High School Activities Association 2013-15 reclassification grid, two of DeSoto County's own are among the state's biggest movers and shakers.

A man committed suicide in the lobby of Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven early Monday.

Two sisters have been charged after a confrontation at a South Memphis apartment complex ended when another woman was struck in the head with a weapon believed to be a crowbar, according to police.

School districts across Mississippi, including DeSoto County, are reviewing their security measures in light of Friday's deadly shootings at an elementary school in Connecticut.

As the sides in the schools talks prepare to meet again Tuesday, there is a question of whether the negotiations fall under the state Open Meetings Law since three county commissioners are involved in the negotiations.