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Opinion: The call is around us all the time. The trick is to recognize and respond.

rmaxey@dailymemphian.com (Ron Maxey) — Sun, 5 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0500

“The trick is to recognize and respond. That’s easy when the call is a call to appreciate life’s blessings. It’s a bit trickier when it’s a call to endure hardships. With those, it’s easier to forget.”

Real magic: Trio's nonprofit began with haircuts and graduated to hugs

rmaxey@dailymemphian.com (Ron Maxey) — Sun, 16 Jun 2024 04:00:09 -0500

In Whitehaven, Magic Dads are buying kids backpacks and school supplies, giving them haircuts and making sure they have a positive male role model.

Miracle Day: New parents, doctors celebrate babies conceived with help

rmaxey@dailymemphian.com (Ron Maxey) — Sun, 12 May 2024 04:00:02 -0500

“It’s really like being in a movie,” said mom Ellen Shapiro Celosky. “I want to pinch myself sometimes because it really happened. I really have my own family, and it’s even better than I thought it could be.”

Recipe for success: Free cooking class takes beginners through the basics

rmaxey@dailymemphian.com (Ron Maxey) — Tue, 2 Apr 2024 04:00:02 -0500

Hands-on cooking classes are scarce, and Church Health’s Cook Well, Be Well program grew out of an acknowledgment that many locals need to learn basic culinary skills to eat more healthily.

Maxey: Farewell, but not goodbye, to the best job out there

rmaxey@dailymemphian.com (Ron Maxey) — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 17:36:06 -0600

“But, as they say, all good things must end. ... Dec. 29 will be my last day at The Daily Memphian, which has served as a five-year encore to 40 years at The Commercial Appeal.”

Maxey: My light shines a little brighter because of Jennifer's friendship

rmaxey@dailymemphian.com (Ron Maxey) — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 16:17:46 -0500

“Jennifer Biggs always managed to be in the vicinity during some of the brightest moments of my life and during some of the darkest.”

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

rmaxey@dailymemphian.com (Ron Maxey) — Sun, 4 Sep 2022 19:53:41 -0500

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.

North Mississippi prosecutor John Champion dies

rmaxey@dailymemphian.com (Ron Maxey) — Sun, 4 Sep 2022 18:57:08 -0500

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.

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

rmaxey@dailymemphian.com (Ron Maxey) — Sun, 7 Aug 2022 10:43:23 -0500

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.

Tom Bailey ends four decades of Mid-South journalism

rmaxey@dailymemphian.com (Ron Maxey) — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 04:00:14 -0600

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.

Opinion: Addiction is the pandemic within the pandemic

rmaxey@dailymemphian.com (Ron Maxey) — Fri, 3 Dec 2021 04:00:04 -0600

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

Winter wonderland? I beg to differ

rmaxey@dailymemphian.com (Ron Maxey) — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 20:24:02 -0600

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

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

rmaxey@dailymemphian.com (Ron Maxey) — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 20:37:30 -0600

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

Memphis police officer accused in kidnapping, slaying

rmaxey@dailymemphian.com (Ron Maxey) — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 16:52:01 -0600

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

Lee continues to call mask mandate a local responsibility

rmaxey@dailymemphian.com (Ron Maxey) — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 15:41:48 -0600

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.

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

editors@dailymemphian.com ( The Daily Memphian Staff) — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 13:16:12 -0500

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.

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

rmaxey@dailymemphian.com (Ron Maxey) — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 16:14:08 -0500

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

Faces behind opioid crisis underscore need to keep working

rmaxey@dailymemphian.com (Ron Maxey) — Fri, 3 May 2019 04:00:00 -0500

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

Memphis @ 200

rmaxey@dailymemphian.com (Ron Maxey) — Mon, 4 Mar 2019 08:38:27 -0600

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

Court grants another extension for plans to save Aretha Franklin birthplace

rmaxey@dailymemphian.com (Ron Maxey) — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:33:52 -0600

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.