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The city settled a civil lawsuit filed by Martavious Banks, who was shot by a police officer during a chase and traffic stop in 2018. Some officers in the case turned off their body cameras during the incident.
The new Raleigh branch library is set to open Dec. 14, replacing the 54-year-old location at 3157 Powers Rd., which is closed as the transition begins to its future home.
Four months of the COVID-19 pandemic carved $4.2 million out of annual income from the Downtown Memphis Tourism Development Zone.
The Raleigh Springs Civic Center “unofficially” opened this spring when construction signs were removed following completion of the $45 million development’s initial phase. That included the 11-acre walking trail and lake, and a new skate park.
A proposed revamp of the Links at Davy Crockett golf course is part of a growing list of potential or underway projects in Frayser.
The director of business diversity and compliance for the City of Memphis, has been appointed to the Tennessee Housing Development Agency board of directors.
A gym, aquatics center, tennis court, park and art space are some features of the new Ed Rice Community Center.
The city applied for a building permit Aug. 5 for a $12 million fleet maintenance facility and fuel center at 3720 Knight Arnold Road in southeast Memphis.
The number of fireworks complaints in Memphis between June 18 and June 22 jumped from just eight complaints last year to 238 this year.
The consent decree modification trial ended after four days. Judge will enter his decision on the modification request from the city at a later date.
The newest inspection station at 2355 Appling City Cove had been open only three years before the city closed them all seven years ago.
Undercover officers in the Memphis Police Department’s gang unit have used fake social media accounts to glean information during criminal investigations, a MPD major testified Thursday, May 14, during a hearing on whether the department has violated court-ordered social media sanctions.
Host Eric Barnes and The Daily Memphian's Bill Dries talk to Mayor Jim Strickland about how Memphis is meeting citizens' needs during the coronavirus pandemic.
There are now 3,633 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Tennessee, up from 3,321 Saturday. There have been 44 deaths in the state, up from 43 Saturday.
The Health Department made public some social-distancing guidelines that golf courses should follow if they want to operate. But the eight public courses in the City of Memphis will remain closed.
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Even after taking precautions to prevent golfers from potentially spreading the virus, all eight city golf courses are closed until further notice.
Construction on renovations for Rodney Baber Park and Kennedy Park are expected to begin this fall.
Court monitor in consent decree case believes city has violated social media search sanction. A trial has been set for March 17.
Demolition on the current Ed Rice Community Center is set to begin in May, but community members still have questions about what the new facility will offer and what alternative services will be available during construction.
The City of Memphis has paid $1 million to Baker Donelson law firm in attorney fees to defend the city in a 2017 consent decree lawsuit.
There have been 15 child homicide victims this year in Memphis, an increase over the 13 children killed all of last year.
The City of Memphis has $5.6 million, most of it in federal funding, to test for and remove lead paint from up to 350 single-family homes and multi-family housing units in the city and county built before 1978.
Families and friends pay homage to homicide victims during the ninth-annual Season of Remembrance event hosted by Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich and her staff.
False alarms will become more costly for Memphis homeowners and businesses in 2020. Under new rules designed to cut down on false alarms, permits will no longer be renewed by alarm companies -- individuals and businesses must do it themselves -- and false alarms after the first one will cost $140.
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