Shelby County Schools board members voted Tuesday, July 31, to buy the Bayer Building, 3030 Jackson Ave., as the new central office of the school system for $6.6 million.

2. Shelby County Schools Closes on Bayer Building As New Central Office - Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Shelby County Schools board members voted Tuesday, July 31, to buy the Bayer Building, 3030 Jackson Ave., as the new central office of the school system for $6.6 million.

3. City Issues RFQ For Fairgrounds Project - Saturday, February 17, 2018

The city of Memphis has issued a request for qualifications for a master developer of commercial and retail space in the redevelopment of the Mid-South Fairgrounds.

The RFQ covers 19 acres on the northern end of the Fairgrounds along Central Avenue, between Maxine Smith STEAM Academy to the west and the Children’s Museum of Memphis to the east, with a goal of mixed-use private development. Part of the 19 acres includes the gymnasium of the school, which would be demolished.

4. City Issues RFQ For Fairgrounds Project - Friday, February 16, 2018

The city of Memphis has issued a request for qualifications for a master developer of commercial and retail space in the redevelopment of the Mid-South Fairgrounds.

The RFQ covers 19 acres on the northern end of the Fairgrounds along Central Avenue, between Maxine Smith STEAM Academy to the west and the Children’s Museum of Memphis to the east, with a goal of mixed-use private development. Part of the 19 acres includes the gymnasium of the school, which would be demolished.

5. Fairgrounds Project May Get More Acreage - Thursday, February 1, 2018

More than 12 acres of land next to the Mid-South Fairgrounds could open up with the move of the Shelby County Schools central office as the city embarks on a redevelopment of the Fairgrounds and surrounding area.

6. SCS Looking To Move Out of Central Offices Near Fairgrounds - Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Shelby County Schools is in the due diligence phase of a relocation out of its long-time central office near the Mid-South Fairgrounds. And it comes as the city is pursuing a redevelopment of the fairgrounds and areas around it.

7. What Memphis Parents Should Know About How Schools Share Student Information - Monday, August 28, 2017

The sharing of student information is at the center of the latest squabble between Shelby County Schools and state-authorized charter schools — making it more important than ever for Memphis parents to know what’s at stake.

8. New Academic Year Brings Changes, Familiar Issues - Friday, August 4, 2017

The school year for most students in Shelby County begins Monday, Aug. 7. But teachers and school administrators mentally remain at least a few weeks ahead, if not more – a permanent condition for educators.

9. The Week Ahead: May 8-14 - Monday, May 8, 2017

Happy Monday, Memphis! Festival season rolls on this week with plenty of reasons to get outside, celebrate and … well, be festive. Plus, we’ve got details on a couple of great concerts to check out and the (completely unrelated) reason you might hear drumming around Mud Island in The Week Ahead…

10. Shelby County Schools Head Discusses Stability, Next Steps - Friday, May 5, 2017

Shelby County Schools superintendent Dorsey Hopson is always going to hear from parents. The only question day in and day out is how much he will hear from them.

The day after Germantown leaders offered Shelby County Schools $25 million for Germantown Elementary, Middle and High schools – known as the “three G’s” – Hopson heard a lot from parents of students in those schools.

11. The Week Ahead: January 3-9 - Monday, January 2, 2017

Good morning, Memphis – and happy 2017! If you’ve made a new year’s resolution, chances are there’s an event this week to help you along the way. Want to get fit? Check out the Memphis Bike Swap. Vowing to read more? Try the BookTini Book Club launch. And that’s just a taste of what’s happening in The Week Ahead…

12. Events - Wednesday, December 7, 2016

The Booksellers at Laurelwood will host Ashton Lee, author of “Queen of the Cookbooks,” for a discussion and signing Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 6 p.m. at the bookstore, 387 Perkins Road Extended. Visit thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com.

13. SCS Optional Applications Available Jan. 25 - Saturday, January 23, 2016

Parents enrolling their children in Shelby County Schools’ optional program for the 2016-2017 school year can begin picking up applications Monday, Jan. 25, at the school system’s Division of Optional Schools and Advanced Academics, 160 N. Hollywood St.

14. Optional Schools Applications Available Jan. 25 - Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Parents enrolling their children in Shelby County Schools’ optional program for the 2016-2017 school year can begin picking up applications Monday, Jan. 25, at the school system’s Division of Optional Schools and Advanced Academics, 160 N. Hollywood St.

15. Somerset Apartments Sell for $2.5 Million - Tuesday, June 17, 2014

An entity called Memphis Winset LLC has paid $2.5 million for the 496-unit Somerset Park Apartment Homes in Oakhaven.

16. School Leaders to Hold Third Community Forum - Monday, May 19, 2014

Shelby County Schools leaders will hold their third community forum Thursday, May 22, on the district’s goal of having 80 percent of its graduates ready for college or career by 2025.

And schools leaders have expanded the forum to include comments on potentially extending the three-year contract of superintendent Dorsey Hopson.

17. Leaders Seek Reaction on Schools Closings - Thursday, January 16, 2014

Shelby County Schools leaders expect to hear a lot Thursday, Jan. 16, when they hold a public hearing on the latest tentative list of 13 schools that could be closed in the new school year that starts in August.

18. Public Hearing Thursday on School Closings - Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Shelby County Schools board members and staff will hold a public hearing Thursday, Jan. 16, on the school system’s still-tentative plan to look at closing 13 schools in August.

The information session and public comments start at 6 p.m. at the Shelby County Schools auditorium, 160 S. Hollywood St.

19. Roberts Benchmark Hotel on Union Sells for $3.2 Million - Monday, December 24, 2012

164 Union Ave.

Memphis, TN 38103

Sale Amount: $3.2 million

Sale Date: Dec. 5, 2012

20. Memphis Company Buys Somerset Apartments - Thursday, December 20, 2012

An entity called JMC Memphis LLC has paid $1.7 million for the 496-unit Somerset Park Apartment Homes in Oakhaven.

21. Somerset Apartments Owner Files $2 Million Loan on Property - Friday, October 19, 2012

A Hollywood, Fla.-based entity called Investments Australia LLC has filed a $2 million loan on the 496-unit Somerset Park Apartment Homes in Oakhaven.

22. Tenn. Education Officials Hear Charter Appeals - Thursday, May 3, 2012

Tennessee Department of Education officials are in Memphis Thursday, May 3, to hear appeals from charter school applicants seeking to open schools for the 2012-2013 school year.

The appeals are from those schools whose applications were rejected last year by the countywide school board. The board noted that all of the applicants met the qualifications. But they rejected all of the applications on the basis that the number of charter schools would be a financial hardship for both school systems.

23. Somerset Park Apartments Sell for $1.1 Million - Tuesday, November 1, 2011

3425 Winchester Park Drive
Memphis, TN 38118
Sale Amount: $1.1 Million

24. Florida Company Buys Oakhaven Apartments - Thursday, October 27, 2011

A Hollywood, Fla.-based entity called Investments Australia LLC has bought the 496-unit Somerset Park Apartment Homes in Oakhaven for $1.1 million.

25. Wharton Files Blight Suits - Wednesday, October 27, 2010

For months, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. has been standing outside old homes and warning owners of the vacant decaying properties that the city is coming with attorneys and legal papers.

On Tuesday he launched the first wave of lawsuits under the state’s Neighborhood Preservation Act.

26. Great Oaks Church of Christ Begins Work on New Wing - Tuesday, June 22, 2010

3355 Brunswick Road
Bartlett, TN 38133
Loan Amount: $1 million
Loan Date: June 16, 2010
Maturity Date: June 10, 2011
Borrower: Great Oaks Church of Christ
Lender: BancorpBank South

27. SCS Files Permit For Arlington Headquarters - Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Shelby County Schools has filed a $6 million permit with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to build an office facility at 2800 Gray’s Creek Drive in Arlington.

Details on the project – including timeline, total cost and contractor – weren’t available by press time, but the school district decided in early 2009 to build a new headquarters at that site.

28. Shelby Focuses on Needs of Hispanic Population - Friday, September 2, 2005

Ivette Monzon's office on the sixth floor of the Shelby County Administration Building is just large enough for her desk and a few extra chairs. But the number of people who depend on her service could probably fill the entire structure at 160 N. Main St.

29. Archived Article: Shelby School Bids Lj - Monday, March 27, 2000
County seeks bids County seeks bids For school projects By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News The Shelby County Board of Education has started its search for a general contractor interested in overseeing construction of three school addition projects. Th...

30. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, September 19, 1997
The Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce is reaching out to its members through a series of outreach meetings at five locations around Memphis and Shelby County The Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce is reaching out to its members through a series of outr...