There are 16 articles by Ron Maxey :

• September 2022

  • Update
    Metro

    Suspect in Fletcher abduction was acting ‘very strange,’ according to affidavit

    Affidavit says that Fletcher is believed to have been seriously injured during her Friday morning abduction by a man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping in 2001 and served at least 20 years in prison.

    Related stories:

    One charged with abduction in Fletcher case; teacher still missing

    Law enforcement teams comb area around Pine Hill Park

    Vehicle located, one person detained in Fletcher case; Family releases statement

    By Ron Maxey, Julia Baker September 04, 2022
  • North Mississippi

    North Mississippi prosecutor John Champion dies

    John Champion, the North Mississippi district attorney who prosecuted two trials in one of the most brutal murders in the state’s history, has died after a long illness.

    By Ron Maxey September 04, 2022

• August 2022

  • Subscribers only
    Opinion

    Opinion: A father remembers how Dwyer’s service points us to the best in ourselves

    As Judge Tim Dwyer steps down from the drug court he started in 1997, he leaves behind a legacy of hope for those saddled with addiction. 

    By Ron Maxey August 07, 2022

• January 2022

  • Business

    Tom Bailey ends four decades of Mid-South journalism

    Like Elvis, Tom Bailey started in Tupelo and found his way to Memphis. He’s now ending a journalism career that spans four decades in the two locations. 

    By Ron Maxey January 13, 2022

• December 2021

  • Opinion

    Opinion: Addiction is the pandemic within the pandemic

    The opioid crisis continues to lay waste across racial, gender and generational lines. 

    By Ron Maxey December 03, 2021

• February 2021

  • Opinion

    Winter wonderland? I beg to differ

    The snow may be glistening, but winter wonderlands have no place when walking in Memphis.

    By Ron Maxey February 20, 2021
  • Metro

    State of emergency: Memphis braces for 2nd snow storm, vaccines halted

    Another winter storm, with the potential of several more inches of snow and ice, prompts a state of emergency, disrupts vaccinations and hampers delivery.

    Related stories: 

    Storms stymie FedEx, airport operations

    Weather closes all vaccination centers through Saturday

    Suburban schools closed Wednesday due to road conditions

    New round of snowfall moving in Tuesday evening; Strickland declares weather emergency

    Here today, gone tomorrow: Make sweets while the snow falls

    Daily Memphian readers share their Mid-South snow photos

    By Ron Maxey February 16, 2021

• January 2021

  • Metro

    Memphis police officer accused in kidnapping, slaying

    A Memphis police officer has been relieved of duty after being arrested and charged with kidnapping and killing a man.

    By Ron Maxey, Yolanda Jones January 10, 2021

• November 2020

  • Metro

    Lee continues to call mask mandate a local responsibility

    Gov. Bill Lee continued to leave mask mandates in the hands of local officials Tuesday, while Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey estimated a late spring to early summer time frame for widespread vaccination availability.

    By Ron Maxey November 24, 2020

• March 2020

  • Metro

    Memphis kindness blog, March 24: Food for hospital workers, bear hunts and a cake to remember

    As we navigate through this difficult time of dealing with the coronavirus, it is important to capture those instances where Memphians are coming together for each other. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 31, 2020

• July 2019

  • Germantown

    Former Houston High booster officer charged with stealing $20,000

    The former treasurer of Houston High School's football booster club has been indicted on charges of stealing more than $20,000.

    By Ron Maxey July 26, 2019

• May 2019

  • Opinion

    Faces behind opioid crisis underscore need to keep working

    As the opioid epidemic continues to rage nationwide, the human faces behind it demand we keep looking for answers.

    By Ron Maxey May 03, 2019

• March 2019

  • City of Memphis

    Memphis @ 200

    A yearlong series of stories will chronicle the past, present and future of Memphis as part of the city's bicentennial celebration in 2019.

    By Ron Maxey March 04, 2019

• February 2019

  • City of Memphis

    Court grants another extension for plans to save Aretha Franklin birthplace

    Efforts to preserve the birthplace of soul legend Aretha Franklin got another court extension Tuesday, with Environmental Court Judge Patrick Dandridge giving parties until April 23 to shore up plans.

    By Ron Maxey February 19, 2019

• January 2019

  • State Government

    Lee names Texas educator Penny Schwinn to head Department of Education

    Gov.-elect Bill Lee has named Texas educator Penny Schwinn to head the state Department of Education.

    By Ron Maxey January 18, 2019
  • State Government

    Inclement weather threat moves Lee inauguration indoors

    Gov.-elect Bill Lee's inaugural ceremony Saturday is moving indoors because of the threat of inclement weather.

    By Ron Maxey January 17, 2019