Two challengers look to unseat incumbent in District 6 race
Two challengers seek to unseat Edmund Ford Sr. in Memphis City Council District 6: Keith Austin, a Blues City Brewery employee; and Larry Hunter, director of Touched by an Angel.
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development.
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Elections Two candidates vie for District 4 council seat that each sees as their own
One is a current City Councilwoman, and the other served on the council briefly.
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Elections Five compete for open City Council District 3 seat
Five people are competing for the City Council District 3 seat being vacated by term-limited incumbent Patrice Robinson.
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City of Memphis Rapper NLE Choppa endorses Paul Young for Memphis mayor
“I’m proud to endorse someone who represents true leadership. I need everyone to know I’m behind Paul Young and I’m voting Paul Young,” Potts said.
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MetroStrickland unlikely to appoint new economic development head before leaving office
The post will have been vacant for more than two years if a new head is not named before Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland leaves office.
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ElectionsIn bid for mayor, Paul Young is out to change the city’s reality
Young thinks he is more prepared to hold the office than any other new mayor in the city’s history.
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City of MemphisAnalysis: Which path forward will the stadiums deal take?
The city has several scenarios for how the stadium-funding debate could go moving forward.
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August 2023
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ElectionsWalking with Willie Herenton as he makes another bid for mayor
Memphis mayoral candidate Willie Herenton remains certain voters will propel him back into the office he held for five terms between 1992 and 2009 and that his hold on the electorate is still near complete.
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ElectionsBonner says he’s the answer to Memphis crime question
“Our number one issue is crime ... I love our community and I cannot stand by and watch what is going on in our city …” Floyd Bonner Jr. has said throughout his yearlong campaign.
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Public Safety City: Nichols family hasn’t shown SCORPION was ‘unconstitutional’
Memphis has filed a motion to dismiss the $550 million lawsuit against the city and to strike allegations against Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis.
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City of MemphisWho picked up an $1,800 tab for a councilman’s birthday party? The City of Memphis
A May event that doubled as staff appreciation as well as Memphis City Council chair Martavius Jones’ birthday party cost the city $1,800.
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City of Memphis City, U of M ink deal as Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovations loom
The city is still debating how to fund renovations to both Simmons Bank Liberty Bowl and FedExForum.
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Sports ‘Blind Side’ NFL lineman Michael Oher says he was tricked by Tuohy family
Michael Oher, the former NFL and Ole Miss offensive lineman and former Briarcrest football star whose life story rose to prominence in the 2009 movie “The Blind Side,” now says that life story is a lie.
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Public SafetyHow much of Tyre Nichols’ death is on C.J. Davis? A federal judge will decide.
The city and Nichols’ family have different viewpoints about the extent to which Memphis Police Department Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis is responsible.
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Elections MLGW CEO gets no love at WKNO-Daily Memphian mayoral debate
State Rep. Karen Camper, businessman J.W. Gibson, Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member Michelle McKissack, Van Turner and Downtown Memphis Commission CEO Paul Young participated in the debate.
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Midtown Man dies in Midtown after being detained by MPD
A heavy police presence continued to surround an apartment complex near Madison Avenue and Auburndale Street Friday evening after Memphis police officers detained an unidentified man earlier in the day.
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ElectionsThe lights are on, but are Floyd Bonner and Van Turner home?
The two mayoral candidates purchased homes within Memphis in the months before a ruling cleared the way for them to run for mayor despite a five-year residency requirement.
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Elections The Daily Memphian to co-host mayoral debate Aug. 15
Eight candidates were invited to the debate, which will be broadcast on WKNO/Channel 10 at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 15 and livestreamed on both wkno.org and on The Daily Memphian.
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City of MemphisAds for Memphis mayoral candidates begin to hit airwaves, social
Here’s a look at some of the candidates’ messaging.
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City of Memphis Memphis’ deadliest streets and most accident-prone intersections
A short Memphis Police Department presentation Tuesday identified the roads and intersections where the most car accidents have occurred this year.
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Public SafetyFederal probe into MPD brings questions, cheers, fears it won’t go far enough
The new federal investigation puts Memphis in the company of other cities that have been the subject of scrutiny after high-profile instances of police violence.
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Public SafetyAmid turmoil, raises boost Memphis police chief’s pay by $50K
Chief C.J. Davis, the highest-paid city employee, takes home a salary higher than the New York City police commissioner or the Chicago superintendent of police. But some think her pay should be linked to performance.
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City of Memphis Valero smoke, flickering power coincide to raise alarm
A burn-off at the Valero Refinery in Southwest Memphis coincided with an unspecified substation problem, that resulted in a voltage to drop across the service area.
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City of MemphisMemphis got money for stadiums three months ago. Where do the deals stand?
Questions remain on the status of a new lease for the Grizzlies and how money for stadium projects will be allocated.
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Elections Police and fire unions endorse Bonner for Memphis mayor
The unions that represent Memphis police officers and firefighters handed Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. a key endorsement Tuesday.
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