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Missed early voting? Election Day awaits

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Mon, 4 May 2026 04:00:03 -0500

Here’s everything you need to know about voting in Shelby County on the May 5 election day and a look at what is at stake in this election along with some trends in voter turnout.

This Week in Memphis: Election Day and special session on redistricting

editors@dailymemphian.com ( The Daily Memphian Staff) — Sun, 3 May 2026 17:00:09 -0500

Also happening this week: It’s Memphis Art & Fashion Week, and Germantown wants residents to help plan for its future.

Ahead of special session, Democrats want G.A. Hardaway’s vacant seat filled

noahmclane.news@gmail.com (Noah McLane) — Sun, 3 May 2026 14:20:28 -0500

The House Democratic Caucus chair is calling for the late G.A. Hardaway’s seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives to be filled before the special session on Tuesday.

Special session bid to 'Flip Memphis' becomes tip of political iceberg

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Sun, 3 May 2026 04:00:06 -0500

The political roundup connects the dots on the call to redraw U.S. House district lines ahead of August Congressional primaries to the broader call by Republicans for more state control of the city.

NASCAR greats Kyle and Richard Petty are rolling toward Graceland

tbuckley@dailymemphian.com (Tim Buckley) — Sun, 3 May 2026 04:00:06 -0500

One hundred fifty bikers will rumble through Memphis this week on the way to raising money for a kids camp. They’ll stop at Graceland and remember when NASCAR great Richard Petty was cast in an Elvis movie.

Congressional redistricting joins busy political horizon

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Sat, 2 May 2026 04:00:13 -0500

A landmark Supreme Court ruling has put the boundaries for Tennessee’s nine congressional districts in play, especially the Memphis-centric district now represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen.

County Commission to meet on funding for MSCS lawsuit against takeover

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Fri, 1 May 2026 18:56:28 -0500

The commission will try again on a resolution to provide county funding for a legal challenge of the state’s pending takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

Lee greenlights special session for redistricting next week

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Sun, 3 May 2026 13:31:31 -0500

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has called a special session of the Tennessee Legislature to consider redrawing the lines of the state’s nine Congressional districts in a bid to turn the state’s largest and only blue district red in this year’s midterm elections.

Protesters block entrance to xAI's Memphis data center

blagrone@dailymemphian.com (Brandon LaGrone II) — Fri, 1 May 2026 17:30:32 -0500

Demonstrators outside xAI’s Colossus I data center in Southwest Memphis voice concerns about air pollution in the area.

Germantown has low voter turnout despite mayoral referendum

awarren@dailymemphian.com (Abigail Warren) — Sat, 2 May 2026 15:15:49 -0500

Nearly 33,000 people are registered to vote in Germantown, but only 3,513 have voted, according to the Shelby County Election Commission.

Early-voter turnout spikes in last days

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Sat, 2 May 2026 15:15:30 -0500

More than 57,000 early votes were cast in the 14-day period ahead in the Shelby County primaries. Here’s how that compares to past turnout in the same election cycle and what it could say about Election Day.

Man who attempted to kidnap Mayor Young indicted federally

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Fri, 1 May 2026 11:46:45 -0500

The man who recently pleaded guilty to attempting to kidnap Memphis Mayor Paul Young last year has now been charged federally.

The AM/DM podcast: Cue the music

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Fri, 1 May 2026 06:33:52 -0500

Are you ready to dance? Or just sway slightly back and forth rhythmically?

Trump says Gov. Lee on board with redistricting push

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:00:35 -0500

Trump posted Thursday on social media that he had talked with Gov. Bill Lee about a special session of the Tennessee legislature. Lee hasn’t commented.

The AM/DM podcast: The first thing you need to know about the Shelby County primaries

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:26:15 -0500

The Shelby County primaries are here, with early voting already ongoing, and election day coming fast and furious on Tuesday, May 5.

Early voting's last day could see higher turnout than 2022

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:53:22 -0500

Thursday is the final day to vote early in the Shelby County primaries ahead of the May 5 Election Day.

Blackburn, Rose call to ‘flip Memphis' in wake of Supreme Court ruling

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:37:48 -0500

The calls to eliminate Tennessee’s only Democratic-held U.S. House seat follow Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that changes the Civil Rights Act standards for drawing legislative districts.

Can the GOP Memphis schools takeover be stopped? Local leaders weigh the district’s options.

bhatch@chalkbeat.org (Bri Hatch) — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:52:03 -0500

Since Tennessee Republicans passed the takeover bill last week, community response has been muted. Some say that’s because there’s no recourse, but a district lawsuit could be on the horizon.

The AM/DM podcast: Is MSCS state takeover a land grab?

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:27:17 -0500

In part two of our podcast about the takeover, reporter Laura Testino returns to talk about how churn factors in, what we can take from the school system takeover in Houston and what role school closures and land sales might play.

MSCS board meets under shadow of state takeover

Ltestino@dailymemphian.com (Laura Testino) — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:11:08 -0500

The board talked about charter schools, contracts and a response to the state audit at what may have been the final meeting before a state oversight board is appointed.