Smiley: Gun-control referendum will be on November ballot
On “Behind the Headlines,” Memphis City Council Chairman JB Smiley Jr. said the body would likely sue if the Tennessee Legislature attempted to withhold sales-tax revenue from the city.
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September 2024
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Memphis Mayor Young, Tennessee Gov. Lee not happy with gun-control referendum
Mayor Young says he still thinks the referendum is not the best approach, but told The Daily Memphian he understands the sentiment. Gov. Lee says the referendum is about finding a way to “circumvent the law.”
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Player-driven culture has Houston girls No. 1 in the nation
And while that ranking is great, it’s not the end goal for coach David Wolff and his team.
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The Early Word: School was hit with stray bullets; 100 N. Main gets a hotel
Students were detained after a school shooting threat, the Tyre Nichols trial continues and we remember the late founder of Tiger Bookstore.
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Struck by gunfire, Frayser elementary school tries to cope
After closing school on Tuesday, students at Cornerstone Prep Denver returned to class Wednesday with the support of counselors.
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Table Talk: A day for cheeseburgers
Americans are eating double the amount of cheese they did in 1975. Pizza is undoubtedly one of the culprits, but don’t count out the humble cheeseburger.
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Rachel Heck embraces identity outside of golf
The Memphis native decided not to play professional golf after assembling a brilliant amateur career, including an NCAA individual title and two team national championships at Stanford.
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Hill: Let’s hope the Overton 99 becomes par for the course
When a workout nut and a golf addict got together in Memphis, they created one of the city’s biggest fundraisers for youth golf in the city.
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Audubon’s clubhouse could get $14M upgrade
In an interview last week, Memphis Parks director Nick Walker said the city plans to start work on the new clubhouse in 2025.
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Chipotle in Bartlett closer to beginning construction
Chipotle plans to open at Stage Centre in Bartlett, bringing new life to the shopping district near Stage and Kirby Whitten roads.
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Southaven Police moving to new Silo Square precinct
The new station is a part of the city’s plan for “aggressive growth of our police operation,” said Mayor Darren Musselwhite.
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Southaven wary for new business moving into ‘epicenter of auto crimes’
Auto burglaries have become so common near the Southaven-Whitehaven border, city officials might deny a business wanting to occupy an empty building near Stateline Road and Airways Boulevard.
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Inked: New tenant in Brookhaven Circle, a market in Cordova, more
Also, an industrial outdoor storage lot has been leased.
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The Early Word: Oprah talks Presleys; Germantown gets taste of the West
A Germantown man is arrested for arson, an ex-cop testifies in Tyre Nichols trial and the AAC commissioner wants Memphis to stay.
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DeSoto County Schools gets an A
The Mississippi Department of Education released its most recent accountability grades Tuesday, Sept. 17. These results mark the largest-ever share of Mississippi districts that are now rated A, B or C.
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New Germantown restaurant has Western-inspired feel
A lot of the food in the West — elk, bison, fresh fish and other dishes — aren’t frequently found in Shelby County. The developer Spence Ray said he wanted to replicate that experience as best he could.
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Germantown police make arrest for April medical district fires
While searching the suspect’s Neshoba North home, marijuana plants and items to manufacture and sell it were found.
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Calkins: Memphis should jump to the Pac-12
If given the chance, Memphis should jump to the Pac-12. It isn’t even a close call.
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The Early Word: Should the Tigers stay or go? Plus, Mike Cody, remembered
Memphis police killed a carjacking suspect, the alleged Railgarten shooter is back in jail and 100 N. Main is selling for much less.
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NAACP claims DeSoto County election districts dilute Black voting power
DeSoto County is about 31% Black, but none of the 25 current officeholders elected from districts provided by the 2022 plan are Black.
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75 years of helping ‘people be who God wants them to be’
St. Paul Catholic School’s mission of education has evolved as the surrounding Whitehaven area changed. Now supporters are raising money to update the 75-year-old structure.
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What to Order: Sesame chicken at Mosa Asian Bistro
The crispy chicken has been a favorite for 45 years and dates back to the Pao family’s Formosa restaurant on Summer Avenue.
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FedEx has a new way to help customers pick, pack, sort returns
FedEx processes hundreds of millions of returned items a year, a complicated dance, said the director of University of Memphis’ automated identification lab.
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Buckley: Memphis should NOT jump to the Pac-12
Let us count the reasons. The list is longer than the current number of Pac-12 members.
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Bartlett Performing Arts Center prepares for start of 26th season
With a variety of shows and entertainers, the Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center announces its new season opening later this month.
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