There are 158 article(s) tagged Memphis:

• September 2019

  • The Daily Memphian marks its first birthday

    Our traffic has grown. Our subscriptions are double the original projection. We've added journalists and an app and obituaries and more. All because local journalism is under assault.

    By Eric Barnes September 17, 2019

  • Shelby County officials say Strickland can’t compare city’s minority purchasing program to the county’s

    Shelby County officials don’t dispute Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s statement about the small percentage of county contracts that go to minority-owned and women-owned businesses in comparison to the city of Memphis.

    By Linda A. Moore September 09, 2019

  • Harris unveils Transit Vision 3.0 and funding plan

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris unveiled a plan Wednesday to put $10 million in county funds into MATA through a new $145 sustainability fee for households with three or more vehicles.

    By Linda A. Moore September 04, 2019

• August 2019

  • NACA event makes home ownership a possibility

    The Achieve the Dream event this weekend is an opportunity for potential homebuyers to get pre-approved for low-interest loans with no down payments and no closing costs.

    By Linda A. Moore August 22, 2019

  • County Commission committee does not commit to request for school pay study

    Shelby County Commission committees Wednesday sent several measures to the full commission meeting without a recommendation, including a request for a study on school district workers who do not make $15 an hour.

    By Linda A. Moore August 21, 2019

  • Electrolux plant closing postponed to at least June 2021

    Workers at Electrolux Memphis cooking appliance factory have a reprieve of up to nine months on a previously announced closing date. Electrolux said it will stay open through June 2021.

    By Wayne Risher August 15, 2019

  • Regional Economic Alliance ponders united front with suburbs

    The Memphis-Shelby County Regional Economic Alliance is considering adding representation from Shelby County suburban cities' chambers of commerce as a way of creating a unified approach to economic development.

    By Wayne Risher August 08, 2019

• July 2019

  • Calkins: The ultimate, definitive do’s and don’ts list for visitors to Memphis

    Welcome to Memphis! Here's what to do (and not do) while you are here. 

    By Geoff Calkins July 26, 2019

  • Calkins: Memphis deserves this week

    It may not be the best sporting event in the 200-year history of Memphis, but the World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational is the most deserved. 

    By Geoff Calkins July 22, 2019

  • Calkins: Tiger Woods is not coming to Memphis – and that’s too bad

    The first World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational is going to be great. But it would have been greater with Tiger Woods. 

    By Geoff Calkins July 19, 2019

  • Excessive heat advisory issued by National Weather Service

    An excessive heat warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for Shelby County until 8 p.m. Thursday and all of the Mid-South is under a heat advisory through Friday.

    By Linda A. Moore July 18, 2019

  • Calkins: The one-of-a-kind package that guarantees Tiger Woods will play Memphis

    We'll find out soon if Tiger Woods will be playing Southwind next week. Just to help the cause, we put together the definitive Memphis gift bag.

    By Geoff Calkins July 15, 2019

• June 2019

  • Judge says MLGW must pay fired worker who protested statue removal

    A federal judge has ruled that Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division must rehire and give back pay to an employee it fired for protesting Confederate statues' removal.

    By Linda A. Moore June 27, 2019

  • Dual life of Brandon Webber not uncommon, experts say

    Brandon Webber was an honor student, a rapper and a young father. But he was also accused in a violent carjacking where a Hernando man was shot five times. The duality of Webber is what some young people in Memphis face. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 25, 2019

  • Billy Ray Turner, co-defendant in Lorenzen Wright’s murder, pleads guilty to gun charge

    Billy Ray Turner, co-defendant in the slaying of NBA star Lorenzen Wright, pleaded guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of a gun on Monday, June 17. The murder trial of Turner and Sherra Wright, ex-wife of Lorenzen Wright will begin Sept. 16. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 17, 2019

  • ‘All we can do is cry,’ says family of shooting victim

    The family of Brandon Webber, the 20-year-old man shot and killed Wednesday by U.S. Marshals serving arrest warrants at a Frayser home, want answers about the fatal officer-involved shooting. The shooting sparked protesters to clash with police. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 14, 2019

  • Shooting details emerge after police, demonstrators clash in Frayser

    A day after protesters clashed with police over the fatal shooting in Frayser of a 20-year-old man by U.S. Marshals, new details began to emerge and the victim's family began seeking answers.

    By Yolanda Jones, Bill Dries, Wayne Risher June 14, 2019

  • Reward of $26,000 reward offered for information in death of Glenn Cofield

    Memphis CrimeStoppers announces $26,000 reward for information leading to arrest in the shooting death of Memphis financial executive Glenn Cofield. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 11, 2019

  • Calkins: A 36-year employee of FedEx makes it onstage at the Kennedy Center — the inspiring tale behind the trip

    At age 63, Memphis theatre power — and longtime FedEx employee — Cecelia Wingate has made it to the Kennedy Center. Here's the story of how she and Memphis playwright Evan Linder arrived on the nation's stage.

    By Geoff Calkins June 11, 2019

  • ‘Wear Orange’ anti-gun violence event moves indoors

    The “Wear Orange” anti-gun violence rally will be held at Orange Mound Community Center because of rainy weather.

    By Yolanda Jones June 07, 2019

  • James Ivy, Memphis’ first African-American police director, dies at 81

    James E. Ivy, the first African-American to lead the Memphis Police Department, died May 31 at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett after a long illness. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 04, 2019

  • Calkins: New, national Memphis commercial taps into why we love the place

    Facebook launched a new commercial during the NBA Finals featuring regular people singing "Walking in Memphis." The overwhelming response said a lot about the way we feel about our town.

    By Geoff Calkins June 03, 2019

• May 2019

  • Rayjon Tucker opts to keep name in NBA Draft after committing to Memphis this month

    Graduate transfer Rayjon Tucker opted to stay in the 2019 NBA Draft despite committing to Memphis earlier this month.

    By Jonah Jordan May 29, 2019

  • Community reacts to sudden death of Bloomfield pastor Ralph White

    Rev. Ralph White, the pastor of Bloomfield Full Gospel Baptist Church, died suddenly on Saturday. 

    By Abigail Warren May 27, 2019

  • Calkins: What should you get Memphis for its 200th birthday? The definitive gift guide

    Whataburger? A dehumidifier? An athletic director? What do you get a city for its 200th birthday?

    By Geoff Calkins May 24, 2019