The beam team: Baptist Memorial leaves mark atop Fayette County hospital project
Residents, healthcare execs and local officials had the chance to be part of the $27 million community hospital in Fayette County.
Topic: Fayette County
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July 2026
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May 2026
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Calkins: She slept with a gun under her bed. He was jailed for marching at age 11. They meet again after six decades.
“I remember us being chased by the Klan in Moscow, Tennessee,” Dekater Horton said, “because you are driving in a car with a white woman. It was in the middle of the day. We got on a dirt road, and they couldn’t catch us. It was normal, honestly.”
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A more detailed look at Tennessee’s proposed Congressional map
A close-up of Shelby County, obtained by The Daily Memphian and shared by legislators on social media, shows that most of Memphis’ municipal limits appear to be split roughly three ways. The map still does not include streets, precincts or municipal boundaries.
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State GOP proposes splitting Memphis into three Congressional districts
Proposed congressional map debated, protested at Tennessee Capitol
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April 2026
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Baptist Memorial breaks ground on $27M Fayette County hospital
Fayette County Mayor Rhea “Skip” Taylor said a hospital is important for healthcare, but it also becomes a community anchor.
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March 2026
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Collierville officer resigns after Fayette County arrest
The officer resigned after about five years of service to Collierville. This came after an internal investigation due to domestic assault charges in Fayette County.
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Collierville police officer arrested for domestic assault
Police arrested the Collierville officer after a fight with his girlfriend in Fayette County.
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February 2026
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Fake combat veteran pleads guilty to federal ‘stolen valor,’ wire fraud charges
A Fayette County woman pleaded guilty Thursday to pretending to be a combat veteran and using the story to solicit goods and services from donors.
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December 2025
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Buc-ee’s in West Memphis and Fayette County delayed
The large gas station chain announced this week that the West Memphis location would be delayed until 2028 and the Fayette County location until 2027. Both were slated to open in 2026.
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July 2025
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Canadian company buys former Kellogg facility
The Greater Memphis Chamber announced a multimillion-dollar investment by Silver Hills Bakery, marking the Canadian company’s first U.S. manufacturing location.
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April 2025
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Bailey: I will soon have a Real ID to prove that I really am who I say I am
After a trip to Fayette County, I really have the identification to show I really am who I’ve said I am for 70-plus years.
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September 2024
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Baptist plans new $24M Fayette County hospital
In 2015, Fayette County’s only hospital closed after averaging one inpatient a day. Baptist is counting on a population boom due to BlueOval City.
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Memphis-area Buc-ee’s construction could begin by end of year
The new Buc-ee’s is planned for the northeast corner of Exit 28 on Interstate 40, the first exit in Fayette County east after crossing the Shelby County line.
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August 2024
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Residents near BlueOval City voice concerns
The BlueOval Good Neighbors Coalition led a rally in Mason on Wednesday, Aug. 7., demanding access to the local community center and reiterating their demands for Ford Motor Co. to commit to a community benefits agreement.
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April 2023
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Legislation draws line between Shelby and Fayette counties
After months and months and months of haggling and discussion, Gov. Bill Lee has signed legislation clarifying the exact boundary between Shelby and Fayette counties.
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March 2023
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Arlington county line dispute soon to be somewhat resolved
After a year of discussion and debate, the question of the line between Fayette and Shelby counties could soon be resolved, at least partially.
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June 2022
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Amber Mills cleared by Chancery Court for reelection run
A Shelby County chancellor has ruled that the county commissioner is eligible to run for reelection despite a question of whether her house is in Fayette County.
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May 2022
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Burgess reaffirms disputed Arlington subdivision is in Shelby County
The question arose recently of whether 200 or so homes already occupied and an additional 100 homes planned are in Shelby or Fayette County.
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Assessor finds disputed area in Arlington is in Shelby, not Fayette
Confusion over the Fayette-Shelby county line raised questions about a candidate’s eligibility and much deeper problems from property taxes to where students attend schools.
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April 2022
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Arlington to appeal census maps over county line discrepancy
A question about a census tract has left hundreds of homes in limbo with questions of whether they sit in Arlington or Fayette County.
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January 2022
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‘I want my books to show children ... their voices do matter’
Shelby County Schools library media specialist Alice Faye Duncan examines two critical points in both Tennessee and American history in her newest books “Evicted,” and “Opal Lee and What it Means to be Free.”
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June 2021
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Helen of Troy building 2M-square-foot fulfillment center near Memphis
Despite being automated, the distribution center will employ 350 people.
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November 2020
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Memphis-made manufacturer cites reasons for leaving
The founder and chief executive of Commercial Filter said Piperton in Fayette County will offer his company lower taxes and a more stable workforce. Plus, he lives in Piperton.
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September 2020
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Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies fatally shoot man after barricade in Fayette County
SWAT team deputies with Shelby County Sheriff's Office fatally shoot man barricaded in home in Fayette County.
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July 2020
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Acute care, ICU bed utilization down 1% since last week
Shelby County’s 304 new coronavirus cases come from 1,678 tests, a positivity rate of 18.1%.
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May 2020
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COVID-19 in Tennessee
A county-by-county look at coronavirus cases in Tennessee.
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