— The two National Guard members involved in a July 5 killing in Downtown Memphis were not old enough to meet the legal age requirements of being a police officer in Tennessee, the Commercial Appeal reports.
— Shelby County Commissioner Erika Sugarmon made a brief court appearance this week on charges of misdemeanor vandalism.
— Collierville broke ground on a $12 million library expansion Wednesday, a project that will bring the Lucius E. and Elsie C. Burch Jr Library up to 49,000 square feet.
— Four Memphians have been named finalists for the 2026 Tennessee Book Awards, a honor now in its third year bestowed by Humanities Tennessee.
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