Commission approves $125M in loans for county
Shelby County commissioners also heard a call from Juvenile Court officials for a complete replacement of the court building and approved a manufactured-housing park in Frayser.
Topic: Frayser
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July 2026
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New county fiscal year, same county reserve fund crunch
Shelby County commissioners vote Monday on a $125 million line of credit from two sources to deal with the county’s ongoing cash-flow crisis, an emergency fix for the air conditioning issues at the county jail and more.
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After years of flooding, Rodney Baber Park is back on solid ground
The estimated $7 million renovation became possible as part of a $60 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help areas affected by the 2011 floods.
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June 2026
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Frayser high has a name — but it won’t be the only new school for the neighborhood
Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members settled on a name for the district’s new high school in Frayser. Neighborhood charter school Libertas is also set to expand into high school grades.
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March 2026
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MSCS must name its new Frayser high campus as it considers selling more buildings
Frayser? Trezevant? Frayser-Trezevant? As construction continues, MSCS will have to make up its collective mind.
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Skateland fire stirs memories, hope in Frayser
When the old Skateland Frayser burned in January, it was the latest change in a part of the city that has seen a lot of them over the decades. The neighborhood is still changing in the plans its residents are making and by the events that mark new opportunities.
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January 2026
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Nike to lay off nearly 600 employees in Memphis
Nike officials announced almost 600 people would be laid off from two Memphis locations.
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December 2025
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New Frayser high school means families may get assigned to different schools
The changes could be an example of what’s to come for other families as Memphis-Shelby County Schools makes plans to close, consolidate, repurpose and build new campuses.
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October 2025
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The Frayser Phoenix? Bay High School? Voters can choose name, mascot of new high school today
Voters will have a say in naming the new high school, which will open in 2027. A mix of old and new names are on the ballot.
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Architectural marvel in Frayser is up for sale
For the past eight years, Dana Gabrion says she has fostered the iconic Bauhaus structure on Highway 51 in Frayser. Now, she’s searching for someone to “take it to its fullest potential.”
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May 2025
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With new library, ‘Frayser’s got it going on’
The new Frayser branch library opened Thursday, May 15, to a standing-room-only crowd of more than 100 people at 2220 James Road, replacing the city’s smallest branch library farther north in Frayser.
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Frayser community gathers after 7 people shot, 2 fatally
More than 50 residents and supporters of Frayser came together Thursday in something of a pep rally for the community following two recent episodes of gun violence. And two specific items were mentioned that could provide some encouragement for residents.
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April 2025
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New Frayser high groundbreaking a milestone for MSCS facility plan
“This is the rebuild and transformation of Frayser, but this is also a moment, a forerunner, of things to come,” said Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, who first proposed building the school five years ago.
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March 2025
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Girls Inc. Youth Farm in Frayser growing along with crops
Leaders of Girls Inc. and city officials cut the ribbon Friday, March 21, on a new greenhouse to go with the 20,000-square-foot building opened in 2023. It is part of a storied Frayser landscape.
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Memphis pastor Ricky Floyd remembered as ‘a true servant’
Floyd’s shooting death early Wednesday, March 12, stunned those closest to him and the thousands of people in Memphis and across the country who followed the teachings of the Pursuit of God Church pastor.
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February 2025
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Memphis second grader dies after collapsing on school playground
Memphis Police officers are investigating the 8-year-old’s death, but said Monday afternoon “there were no immediate signs of foul play.”
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January 2025
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Feagins tells Frayser Exchange she’s ‘grateful folks are paying attention’
MSCS Superintendent Marie Feagins spoke Thursday to the Frayser Exchange Club, a long-standing weekly meeting attended by community leaders and politicos.
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December 2024
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Echols: The power of a dog’s love
“For those who love dogs, children or miracles, this story won’t seem far-fetched at all. As a matter of fact, it may strike some as downright splendid.”
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Stitch by stitch, stroke survivor finds ‘new beginning’ in quilting
With a steady hand and a needle and thread, Rose Wheeler taught herself patience again.
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November 2024
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How two Frayser schools learned ‘what it feels like to win’
At Hawkins Mill Elementary, chronic absenteeism plummeted. And at Trezevant High, graduation rates climbed closer to the district average. Both had been among Tennessee’s bottom 5% for over a decade.
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MSCS could add $11M to new Frayser high school
District officials said the money is needed to keep the project on track as it recalculates next steps for the stalled Cordova high school.
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October 2024
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Memphis City Council rejects expansion of Frayser construction landfill
“You cannot say that you are cleaning up the blight in your district if you are dumping it in mine,” said Councilwoman Michalyn Easter-Thomas.
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September 2024
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Memphis police say officer shoots, kills man who fled arrest
Police say the carjacking suspect fired shots at officers during a foot pursuit. TBI is reviewing the shooting.
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August 2024
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New halfway house offers ‘Lifeline to Success’ for former inmates
Working for 15 years to reduce recidivism in Memphis, Lifeline to Success has helped some 2,271 former inmates navigate life after incarceration.
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Man injured by gunfire, officer injured in foot pursuit after Frayser shooting
An officer reported shots fired by several suspects in a white Ford sedan at an EZ Shop, 2380 Frayser Blvd., around 4:15 p.m.
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