- The Commercial Appeal
MSCS superintendent says there are enough openings to avoid layoffs as she shifts personnel
Rather than lay off staffers whose jobs aren’t needed in a streamlined operation, Feagins wants to shift them to vacant positions in the district.
- Reuters
US House Speaker Johnson survives ouster attempt, but future uncertain
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson wakes up on Thursday having survived an attempt to push him out, but he still faces an uncertain future as leader of a Republican caucus locked in civil war. Johnson was a little-known member of the House of Representatives until October, when he emerged from the bruising leadership fight that followed his predecessor's ouster in the powerful role of top Republican in Congress and second in line to the presidency behind the vice president. He survived an attempt by hardline Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene on Wednesday to remove him as speaker, with the support of most of his party's 217-213 House majority and from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
- The Commercial Appeal
What's next for RiverBeat Music Festival? Organizers planning for a bigger 2025 and beyond
RiverBeat Music Festival attracted 30,000 fans over the three-day event in Downtown Memphis, officials reported. They're looking to grow that in 2025.
