Memphis

Tennessee Awards $21M In Federal Funds For EV Chargers

Image Credit: Canva The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee has awarded $21 million in federal funds to build electric vehicle charging stations in the state. Of the 167 applications from 23 applicants, Tennessee will award 10 of them grants to build 30 new charging stations across the state. Tennessee will be receiving $88 […]

Winter Weather Conditions Lead To A Storm Of Arrests In Memphis

Image Credit: Shelby County Sheriff’s Office & StormChasingVideo.com / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The frigid temperatures and snow may not be a total deterrent for criminals, but they seem to be making it a little easier for the police to track them down. There are at least three reported cases where Memphis police […]

Tennessee Spending Millions Already On I-55 Bridge, “Toll Lane” Projects

Four companies hired with maximum contracts totaling $56M. Image: Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner Butch Eley, second from left, unveiling the first four toll lane projects proposed by the state at a December 2023 press conference. Image Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – The Tennessee Department of Transportation hired […]

TBI Reports Continued Delays In Rape Kit Testing

Lengthy testing delays can defer justice for crime victims and pose risks for public safety. Image Credit: rapecrisis.com By Anita Wadhwani [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – More than year after the murder of a Memphis kindergarten teacher brought renewed public attention to the state’s lengthy delays in testing sexual assault evidence, average turnaround times for lab […]

Judge Refuses Venue Change In Cleotha Henderson Rape Case

Image Credit: Tennessee Department of Corrections & Luca Sartoni / CC The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A Shelby County judge decided that a man accused of rape and murder will stand trial for those charges in a Shelby County court. Judge Lee Coffee is presiding over the case in which Cleotha Henderson is accused of […]

Memphis Population Decreases As Crime Rates Increase

Image Credit: Joseph / CC The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A newly released study shows that, as crime rates continue to increase, Memphis has actually seen a decrease in population over the last five years. A 2023 study done by SmartAsset gives a ranking of cities that had the greatest population decrease between 2017 and […]