Blackburn, Rose and Green mix it up over hockey and power outages
Also in the political roundup, Tim Burchett at Lincoln Day, xAI surfaces at Democratic mayor’s forum, Henri Brooks on reasons to run and the shape of the new County Commission.
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Also in the political roundup, Tim Burchett at Lincoln Day, xAI surfaces at Democratic mayor’s forum, Henri Brooks on reasons to run and the shape of the new County Commission.
This article includes information about city services, school closures and other weather information for Memphis and the Mid-South.
Read The Daily Memphian’s continuing coverage of the winter weather impacting the Memphis area. DeSoto County urges ‘emergency travel only’ as ice and staff shortages snarl roads Related content:
The city has not has solid waste pickups since Jan. 24 as remnants of the winter storm stubbornly hang around.
The Shelby County Commission finished up a short (but delayed) slate of items in about an hour Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Council questions City of Memphis' street clearing. Plus, garbage service is set to resume.
As winter storms left parts of north Mississippi isolated, a Memphis caterer partnered with a disaster relief group to deliver meals to those who needed them.
It could be days before power is restored across the South, where more subfreezing temperatures are expected by Friday in areas unaccustomed to and ill-equipped for such cold.
Monday will be more of the same in Memphis — icy roadways, closed schools. But it will also finally be warmer, no matter which rodents see or do not see their shadows.
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is asking Gov. Bill Lee to amend the Tennessee’s request to FEMA to include the estimate.
The winter storm stressed an already thin system, required bringing in help from outside — and showed how one’s best efforts still might not be enough. Even now officials are still advising drivers stay off the roads.
Several suburban officials noted they pretreated major roads with a salt and sand mixture. While they continue to treat them, that mixture only works when temperatures are approximately 20 degrees.
The Memphis Safe Task Force returns from a brief pause amid the winter weather to make more than 20 arrests in one day. Federal troop deployments to US cities cost taxpayers $496M and countingRelated content:
The frozen precipitation on the ground in Memphis isn’t going anywhere for the next few days, at least. Latest updates: Crews make progress on streets, but some business, schools are staying closed Intrepid fun-seekers enjoy thrills of ‘Mount Bartlett’ Situation in South grows more dire as ice, frigid temperatures, outages persistRelated content:
A thaw on city streets at week’s end gives way to another cold snap complicating plans to resume solid waste services and continue clearing streets.
After years of discouraging people from sliding down the slope near Bartlett Boulevard Soccer Park, the city is now encouraging those willing to give the slick hill a chance.
Memphis International Airport is set to be open Sunday, Jan. 25, but passengers are strongly urged to contact airlines to make sure flights haven’t been canceled or delayed.
Conditions across the area have led to treacherous road conditions and temperatures in the teens as the winter storm prepares to move out of Shelby County.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members said they would soon determine permanent leadership for the district. But will it be by search or an appointment?
Council members return to pandemic rules as the body votes on putting a charter amendment on the November ballot, extra approval for jails and more.
After a few days of cooking up a storm, it was time to venture outdoors and see how some of Memphis’ restaurants were faring.
Icy weather had Memphis City Council members meeting virtually and deciding again to edit the way the body settles contract deadlocks. But the fine print needs to be ironed out before budget season begins.
City Council members meeting online Tuesday heard from city division directors with a cautiously optimistic view of how the city has handled the cold. MPD Chief C.J. Davis said crime was down 75%.
MSCS isn’t anticipating implementing remote or hybrid learning options available under state law.
Thursday may be the city’s “last shot at some meaningful melting before we get that arctic plunge again.”
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