There are 81 article(s) tagged public safety:

• July 2021

  • Cordova town hall focuses on increasing police force

    A comprehensive traffic study is planned for incorporated Cordova, but crime was the main topic of discussion Tuesday evening. 

    By Rob Moore July 28, 2021

  • Germantown looks to tighten solicitation regulations

    The ordinance sets guidelines for peddlers, food trucks, ice-cream trucks and handbills, but most heavily addresses door-to-door solicitation. It passed two of three required readings in previous meetings.

    By Abigail Warren July 26, 2021

• April 2020

  • Rallings says MPD ‘didn’t miss a beat’ during his trip to Ghana

    Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings is back at work after a two-week self-quarantine after he went to Ghana with Memphis in May delegation. He discusses policing in the age of COVID-19. 

    By Yolanda Jones April 11, 2020

• December 2019

  • The Early Word: Waste and water, Confederates and crafts

    Good morning, it’s Wednesday, Dec. 18. Today, the federal government is expected to announce a new initiative for seven cities, one of them being Memphis. 

    By Mary Cashiola December 18, 2019

• May 2019

  • Council sides with police and fire unions in pay raise impasses

    The Memphis City Council has tentatively approved a bigger raise for police and firefighters than the 3 percent Mayor Jim Strickland proposed for public safety employees.

    By Bill Dries May 22, 2019

• March 2019

  • Strickland proposes 3 percent police and fire pay raises

    Mayor Jim Strickland will propose 3 percent raises for commissioned Memphis firefighters and police officers in the budget proposal he takes to the City Council next month.

    By Bill Dries, Yolanda Jones March 20, 2019