Tuesday, July 19 2011 6:58 PM EDT2011-07-19 22:58:42 GMT
The school board in Memphis said it is tired of "playing games" with the City Council over money and it has decided to discuss delaying the start of classes.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:57 PM EDT2013-05-21 17:57:15 GMT
(WMCT-TV) - The man accused of killing a police officer will avoid a fourth trial after striking a plea deal. He will walk free. Action News 5's Nick Kenney reports from the courtroom that Timothy McKinneyMore >>
The man accused of killing a police officer will avoid a fourth trial after striking a plea deal. He will walk free.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:20 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:20:01 GMT
(WMC-TV) - The Memphis housing market has stabilized and is improving, according to Shelby County Trustee David Lenior. So what is causing the improvement? One of Lenior's duties is to make forecastsMore >>
The Memphis housing market has stabilized and is improving, according to Shelby County Trustee David Lenior.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:32 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:32:08 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Thirty-five different power outages have been reported throughout Memphis. At least 1,218 customers are affected by the outages. A few of the bigger outages are in the Frayser and Bartlett areas.More >>
Thirty-five different power outages have been reported throughout Memphis.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:06 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:06:41 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Thousands of people are expected to swarm the 7-mile long stretch of the Shelby Farms Greenline over the holiday weekend. Two things are for sure -- you will work up a sweat and you will beMore >>
Thousands of people are expected to swarm the 7-mile long stretch of the Shelby Farms Greenline over the holiday weekend.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 9:13 AM EDT2013-05-21 13:13:27 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Students at a Memphis high school are celebrating the success of one of their own as the Memphis Grizzlies gears up for another game against the Spurs. Teachers and staff at Lausanne CollegiateMore >>
Students at a Memphis high school are celebrating the success of one of their own as the Memphis Grizzlies get ready for another game against the Spurs.More >>
MEMPHIS, TN -
(WMC-TV) – The Memphis City Schools board voted to indefinitely delay the 2011-2012 school year at an emergency meeting Tuesday night.
Board members said they want the city of Memphis to pay millions of dollars owed to the school system before they will allow classes to resume.
Members of the board added that they have given the council every opportunity to pay money owed to the board and can no longer accept assurances that anything will be different in the coming year.
Before Tuesday's meeting, that had many parents worried.
"When I first hear it, it sounded so ridiculous, that I didn't take it seriously," Stephanie Addison-James aid.
The board says the council owes the schools $151.3 million. That includes what the city still owes for 2008-09, shortfalls on two subsequent school years and $78 million for the coming year, according to The Commercial Appeal.
"My concern is why?" Stephanie Addison-James said. "Where is our money? Why are we going though this? Where is our money?"
In a letter to schools Superintendent Kriner Cash on Monday, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton said the City Council had set aside $55 million for the coming school year.
Wharton added that the schools would get money generated from an 18.68-cent tax levy "or the recently adopted 18 cents to pay school-related obligations. These additional funds should be addressed whenever the City Council meets to hear the MCS budget."
Wharton also said the city has $3 million on hand that it didn't pay for the just-finished year that will be paid, subject to an agreement between lawyers.
But some parents are still questioning if and when the money will be paid.
"Dealing with the economy already - it's putting a lot of people under pressure," Addison-James said. "But at the same time, the kids are first. Kids are our future."
Last week, Cash was directed to cut the $78 million from the current budget.
Cuts included chopping entire budgets for string music, JROTC, teen parenting programs, school security staff, early childhood education and staff professional development.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:36 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:36:49 GMT
(RNN) – A day after long track tornadoes devastated Shawnee and Edmond, OK, another round has begun near Oklahoma City.KOCO broadcast a slow rotating cloud that slowly extended down towards the groundMore >>
Dozens of people have died after a second day of tornadoes twisted through Oklahoma, this time taking aim at the town of Moore, south of Oklahoma City.More >>
LAWRENCE COUNTY, AR (KAIT) - Lawrence County Sheriff Jody Dotson has confirmed the body of a young female has been found in the Black River near the Lawrence/Randolph County line. We have a crew onMore >>
Lawrence County Sheriff Jody Dotson confirms the body of a young woman found in the Black River near the Lawrence and Randolph County lines Saturday evening is that of Sidney Randall.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:51 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:51:42 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Two people were airlifted to The MED after a stabbing near the Tipton/Shelby County line Monday night. According to officials, three people were stabbed at 25 Kelly Cove off of Tracy Road. TheMore >>
Two people were airlifted to The MED after a stabbing near the Tipton/Shelby County line Monday night.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:33 AM EDT2013-05-21 05:33:24 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Most people associate the word strep with strep throat. But imagine a strain of strep with side effects so shocking and dangerous that it leads to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Mid-SouthMore >>
Most people associate the word strep with strep throat. But imagine a strain of strep with side effects so shocking and dangerous that it leads to obsessive compulsive disorder.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:46 PM EDT2013-05-21 17:46:27 GMT
Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular attentionMore >>
The tornado, with winds up to 200 mph, cut a 20-mile stretch as wide as two miles through the Oklahoma City metro area. The medical examiner's office reported 24 people died, including nine children. More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 7:31 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:31:04 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Parents and students are reacting to the dress code policy for Shelby County Schools. If your child goes to a former school within Memphis City Schools, they will continue to wear uniforms. ShelbyMore >>
Parents and students are reacting to the dress code policy for Shelby County Schools.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 9:13 AM EDT2013-05-21 13:13:27 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Students at a Memphis high school are celebrating the success of one of their own as the Memphis Grizzlies gears up for another game against the Spurs. Teachers and staff at Lausanne CollegiateMore >>
Students at a Memphis high school are celebrating the success of one of their own as the Memphis Grizzlies get ready for another game against the Spurs.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:59 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:59:43 GMT
(WMC-TV) - When many Memphians think of the Bluff City they think of Elvis, barbecue, and now the Grizzlies – but many also think of Action News 5's Joe Birch. A young Joe Birch stepped into the ActionMore >>
When many Memphians think of the Bluff City they think of Elvis, barbecue, and now the Grizzlies – but many also think of Action News 5's Joe Birch.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 12:10 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:10:06 GMT
(WMC-TV) - Arlington High School senior Taylor Flake thought she was making history when her classmates elected her to be the school's first African-American class president. "It's more than just me representingMore >>
Arlington High School senior Taylor Flake thought she was making history when her classmates elected her to be the school's first African-American class president.
So when the school started planning for the commencement, Flake said she was shocked to find out that she was not among those chosen to speak.More >>
