Suburbs
Bailey: Goat Days brings unique character to Millington fall calendar
Goat Days may not stand for the Greatest of All Time, but the annual event brings a wonderful atmosphere to Millington in the fall.
Clay Bailey
News Editor
Clay Bailey, a lifelong Memphian, has worked as a reporter in the city four decades. He concentrated on suburban coverage for the bulk of his career, except for a stint as sports editor of The Daily Memphian when it launched in September, 2018. He now is suburban editor and also serves as a freelance sports writer for The Associated Press.
There are 165 articles by Clay Bailey :
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September 2024
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SuburbsBailey: Step right up. Drop the claw. Win a small teddy bear
The claw game has moved to the shopping mall and with hopes of turning a profit as players try to grab the stuffed prizes.
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SuburbsBailey: Clues, diligent work result in solved mystery
Amber Edlin was persistent in her search for the identity of a Jane Doe, whose body was found alongside a road in DeSoto County.
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October 2024
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SuburbsBailey: Missed opportunities to learn about candidates
Cancellation and last-minute absences in suburban political appearances mean missed opportunity for voters and students to learn about candidates.
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SuburbsBailey: Another direction for Arlington Town Hall
Arlington takes another swerve in its plans to expand and/or move Town Hall.
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SuburbsBailey: Candidate flaws and other issues arise in suburban races
As the local suburban campaigns wind down, what constitutes a flaw that impacts a voter’s decision to support a candidate?
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GermantownBailey: Clift and Clift on the Germantown bench
A new Clift is on the Germantown bench, assuming the role that the older Clift had for years. Meanwhile, a long-discussed Arlington development gets a new breath.
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November 2024
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SuburbsBailey: The end of election ads and push for votes is only days away. Hallelujah!
Clay Bailey says, “The barrage of campaign ads inflicted on us for the past several months should be coming to an end in the next couple of days. Quite a relief, wouldn’t you say?”
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GermantownBailey: A tall tower bearing a short name honoring a nice guy
Bo Mills is retiring next spring as Germantown’s public works director, and the suburb has honored him by attaching his name to one of the tallest structures in the city.
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SuburbsBailey: A tour around the suburbs
Honors and ground breaking for Buc-cee’s highlight a week of touring around the suburbs for news.
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GermantownBailey: Timing of Chatham’s resignation puts voters on two-year wait
Daniel Chatham announced this week that he will step down from the Germantown school board at the end of the year, raising questions about the timing of the decision.
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SuburbsBailey: Thanking the folks that bring you suburban coverage
Suburbs editor Clay Bailey is thankful for the work of the other people at The Daily Memphian who work to bring readers suburban news.
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December 2024
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SuburbsBailey: The Cordova-Memphis annexation debate goes on and on and on
For decades several parts of Cordova have battled to stay away from the grasp of Memphis in an ongoing annexation tug-of-war. And the debate continues over the services provided to the area.
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SuburbsBailey: Grand jury proceedings are to be kept secret, and DeSoto County folks are making sure
The DeSoto County grand jury met with Sheriff Department leaders this week, and no one will say why, leading to another mystery in that soap opera.
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SuburbsBailey: New faces in elected places in eastern suburbs
Maureen Fraser takes the office of mayor in Collierville. Tony Salvaggio’s first elected step in Germantown is as an alderman. And the question of Germantown and a full-time mayor still must be addressed.
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