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Porter-Leath's Vice President of Development, Rob Hughes, and Daily Memphian reporter Daja E. Henry join this week’s WKNO-TV Behind the Headlines with host Eric Barnes. In addition to discussing SCS’s recent decision, guests talk about Porter-Leath’s present and future endeavors. Copyright 2021 WKNO. To see more, visit WKNO.
How body cameras have helped the Little Rock Police Department In the past nine months, body cameras have already changed the way the Little Rock Police Department teaches new officers. Author: Mercedes Mackay Updated: 7:33 PM CDT July 7, 2021 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The city board approved the purchase of body cameras for the Little Rock Police Department in June 2020, during local and national protests over George Floyd's death. It's a tool that not only holds police officers accountable but also everyone else in the community. Now that the cameras are used dai...
Shelby County Commissioners Van Turner and Mark Billingsley join this week’s WKNO-TV Behind the Headlines with host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries. Guests weigh the benefits and drawbacks of the possible tax increase. In addition, guests talk about local crime, changes to Shelby County Schools' partnership with Porter-Leath, and more. Copyright 2021 WKNO. To see more, visit WKNO.
In 2009, the Memphis Regional Megasite -- a 4,100-acre industrial complex between Memphis and Jackson -- was carved out of empty fields. However, since then there have been no tenants. On Tuesday, June 8, Gov. Bill Lee announced $52 million in funding to complete necessary infrastructure at the megasite. The Memphis Flyer’s Toby Sells says that a sewage pipeline leading to the Mississippi River is the main reason for the funding, but it “raises environmental issues”.
The process of disinterring Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife from UT Health Sciences Park has begun, years after a statue was removed by the City of