Stop if you have heard this before. The city of Memphis sales tax could be going up.

Sound familiar? It should.

Voters shot down a Shelby County-wide sales tax option during the November 2012 election, but city council might try a "Memphis only" hike.

The issue was discussed Tuesday when the council met for the first

With crime numbers for 2012 going up the Memphis Police Department still finds itself with more than 200 job vacancies.

But, according to the city's human resources department that figure could rise with more police officers opting to retire.

The figures reflect the results of a city hiring freeze that was

Myrlie Evers-Williams of Mississippi, the widow of slain Civil Rights activist Medgar Evers, has been invited to Washington, D.C. for President Barack Obama's second inauguration.

Evers-Williams will deliver the invocation at the Jan. 21 inauguration ceremony at The Capitol.

Jan. 21 is also Martin Luther King, Jr.