Oak Grove host to socializing as well as voting
The rain kept the crew clustered much of the day under an awning in a slow back and forth of conversation among people who, for the most part, didn’t know each other when the polls opened at 7 a.m.
Jane Roberts
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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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City of MemphisMomentum rebrands as Tennessee Nonprofit Network
The statewide association will speak in a unified voice in Nashville on issues that affect the nonprofit sector and will also conduct research.
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BusinessDog groomer plans training academy in former Whitehaven vet’s office
Glamour Grooming Elite Academy will offer shorter course for people whose training costs are covered by government workforce programs.
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Education With millions of dollars to cut at CBU, everything is on the table
A ‘retrenchment committee’ will look at the campus as a whole and make recommendations for cuts, including majors.
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Visual ArtsRon Olson explores ‘The Art of Radio’ with Botanic Garden exhibit
His artwork, instantly recognizable, features a stylized guitar with an offbeat lyric that, at one point or another, went straight to his heart.
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Midtown Memphis Towers residents rail against Millennia, want heightened security
The meeting ended abruptly because the union invited media to attend by video conference.
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Spirit of MemphisGrit, gravel help, but Ride 2 Rosemary paved with saltier stuff
More than 65 men took off Saturday, Sept. 30 from West Cancer Center, for the 13th annual 525-mile bike trek in five days to Rosemary Beach, Florida. The trip is a fundraiser for West Cancer Foundation.
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September 2023
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EducationU of M School of Public Health designs classes for teens
High school students can earn tuition-free college credits by enrolling in the University of Memphis program, believed to be the first of its kind in the United States.
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Health Care Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s new chair rolls up her sleeves
Every day, Dr. Kathryn Sumpter peels back her shirt sleeve to reveal the insulin monitor on her upper arm, showing young patients what it looks like to live with type 1 diabetes.
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Metro Kontji Anthony returns to TV
Anthony’s show will focus on positive things happening in the region and ways residents can make their lives better, said Fran McRae, WREG vice president and general manager.
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Education U of M law school rattled by student-made blackface caricature
For about 10 days, starting in late August, the image was on display in the school’s law review offices on the fourth floor. It was also shared digitally.
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Health Care Dr. Freeman brought advances in ophthalmology with love of big ideas
Freeman opened Memphis Eye & Cataract Associates in 1981. It was the first freestanding, outpatient, surgical facility in the state, said Dr. Tom Gettelfinger, Freeman’s longtime partner.
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Education At U of M law school, studying expungement is hands-on matter
“Whether it results in a conviction or not, that record can go with you to your grave unless you proactively get it expunged, if you’re eligible to do that. Many, many people are not,” said Josh Spickler, head of Just City.
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Health Care National rights group sues Tennessee, Idaho for denying abortions despite dangerous complications
Plaintiffs here include three women who had high-risk pregnancies and were denied abortions at home.
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Public SafetyIf more police are the answer, exactly what will they do?
One of the biggest issues in the mayoral campaign is how candidates intend to fight crime, including whether they will maintain current strategies.
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South Memphis Characters of yore come to life Elmwood’s annual City of Soul
The tour is designed to showcase the stories enshrined at Elmwood. In the case of Robert Church and Boss Crump, it shows the vast difference in lives of two men from Holly Springs, Miss.
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Ford MegasiteCatholic diocese investing in retreat center near BlueOval City
With the construction site for Ford’s BlueOval City only 13 minutes away, the diocese is now preparing for an onslaught of development in the area.
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MusicMemphis music man Keith Sykes, Buffett wrote ‘Volcano’ in 15 minutes
“We just traded lines until the song got written,” Keith Sykes said.
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Public SafetyA year after week that roiled city in pain, scars remain unhealed
What happened in early September 2022 still feels startlingly raw and for many, it has become the new measure of the sense of peril.
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Public SafetyRodolfo Berger ‘grateful to God to be alive’ year after rampage
“There’s no room for hate. Life’s too short. Hate only brings more problems to you,” said Fabiola Francis.
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Education U of M announces security improvements ahead of Eliza Fletcher run
Lighting and surveillance improvements are the first phase of a $5 million investment to improve security on campus and surrounding area.
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MusicKimberly Horton takes the reins of The Blues Foundation
She’s also the third executive in three years, trying to right a ship that listed seriously in the pandemic when musicians were largely quiet.
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Business Crone Law Firm expands to Chicago
This is second satellite Crone has opened. The first was St. Louis in 2022.
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EducationFreshmen classes are more diverse, but enrollments are largely down
Undergraduate enrollment at the University of Memphis, for example, had fallen about 11% between 2016 and last fall when it reported having 14,366 students.
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City of Memphis Saul Belz, influential lawyer, dies at 81
Belz graduated from White Station High School in 1960. His classmates voted him most witty.
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