Shelby County residents express frustration with DMV long lines to obtain a REAL ID; the deadline is less than two months away.

We have to get our act together. The city and county mayors need to sit down together for a cup of coffee. Strong coffee. A ...

WE DO HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS JUST COMING IN TO US. THE SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THAT AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY INTO THE DEATH OF AN INMATE. THIS MORNING, DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO PHILIP ...

As a freshman at Northeast Metro Tech in Wakefield, Shelby Galex had a difficult decision to make. Galex had placed third at judo junior nationals as a fifth-grader, but her wrestling goals were ...

Mayor Lee Harris is putting more pressure on Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert’s office Wednesday, as time runs out for Halbert to sign a new lease on her satellite office. Mayor Lee Harris is ...

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is calling for Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. to be restricted from sponsoring grants. Harris cited the need to preserve the integrity of the grant-making process and ...

I say it’s time to end the costly courtroom haggling. It’s clear that Halbert is not leaving on her own, and conditions in the Clerk’s Office don’t appear to have further deteriorated. And soon she’ll ...

During the hearing, the Shelby County Schools Board of Education heard testimonies from Aderholt, Wanda, Hilliard, Joel Dixon, Brooks and Dunn on the matter with opportunity for cross-examination ...

One student sustained an ankle injury but was treated by Spritit EMS on scene. This crash remains under investigation by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

The Shelby County School Board has decided to terminate a cafeteria worker who took donations to pay for students' lunches, following a hearing that concluded late Tuesday evening. Shelby ...

The hearing is set for 4:00 p.m. today at the Shelby County Board of Education, located at 410 East College Street.

The Commercial Appeal is launching a weekly newsletter called Suburban Spotlight focused on Shelby County suburbs. The newsletter will feature a variety of suburban news including government ...