Beginning Thursday, Georgia Avenue between Riverside Drive and Kansas Street, as well as Kansas Street between Carolina Avenue and Georgia Avenue will be blocked to through traffic.

The Memphis economy is as good as it's been for about four decades.

Starting Tuesday, September 17, Broad Avenue between Scott Street and Cumberland Street will be blocked to through traffic to allow CNIC Railroad to perform repairs to two rail crossings.

Today the City of Memphis Division of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced the opening of the competitive grant program for the Memphis Affordable Housing Trust Fund (MAHFT).

The City of Memphis-Division of Housing and Community Development has set aside Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the Community Coalition Grant Program.

Governor Bill Lee and Senator Becky Massey presented awards to Tennessee first responders for their heroism, as well as posthumous honors for law enforcement officers who died while on duty, during the Three Stars of Tennessee and First Responders Ceremony in Nashville on September 11.

For the 30th consecutive year, Jackson State University will face Tennessee State University in the Southern Heritage Classic this Saturday, September 14, at 6 p.m. at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

The City of Memphis has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR.)

As part of ongoing efforts to improve the City’s sewer pipelines, the Sewer Assessment and Rehabilitation Program (SARP10) Team will host a public meeting on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 5:30 p.m at Harbor Landing - 280 Island Drive.

Mayor Jim Strickland has announced the first investments that will be made from the Community Catalyst Fund, putting the Memphis 3.0 comprehensive plan into action with the demolition of the Tillman Cove Apartments in Binghampton.

Mayor Jim Strickland and the City of Memphis honored Fred Jones, founder of the Southern Heritage Classic, by recognizing his contributions and achievements with the naming of Fred Jones Way.

City of Memphis offices will be closed and solid waste pickup will not run on Monday, September 2, in observance of Labor Day.

The City of Memphis, through its Division of Parks & Neighborhoods, has partnered with the Liberty Bowl, University of Memphis, and Daktronics to design, manufacture and install new video displays at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

In FY18, MIFA (Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association) connected 258 families representing 278 adults and 641 children with permanent stable housing in Memphis.

The City's Cooling Center will open Monday, August 19, at 12 p.m. and run until further notice.

Beginning Thursday, August 22, North Front Street between Saffarans Avenue and Greenlaw Avenue, will be blocked to through traffic for SARP-10 sewer work.

The Memphis Police Department (MPD) is on track to have 2,100 officers by the end of the year, according to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland.

The City’s Cooling Center has moved to a new location where it will continue to run until further notice. New Location: Lewis Senior Center, 1188 North Parkway