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Crime Crisis: MPD brass wants more officers. Here’s how it’s deploying who it has

<strong>Of MPD’s 1,912 commissioned officers, 1,173 are on patrol, working at nine precincts across the city. An MPD spokesman said the remaining 739 officers “are working in various capacities in different units across the department.”</strong> (The Daily Memphian file)

Of the city’s roughly 1,900 commissioned officers, about 61% are on patrol.

By Julia Baker May 23, 2022

Public Safety

Sherra Wright’s request for parole denied

Wright pleaded guilty in 2019 to the murder of her ex-husband and former NBA player Lorenzen Wright in 2010.

By Julia Baker May 24, 2022

Shelby County

MATA ‘Transit Vision’ funding clears first county hurdle

There were seven votes on the county commission for the first of three readings on creating the first dedicated source of recurring local funding for the city-owned bus system. But there are amendments ahead.

County Commission again delays filling state House seat

By Bill Dries May 24, 2022

Shelby County

County property tax rate set, but budgeting goes on

But the Shelby County Commission still has some dollar figures to crunch and some conflicting calculations to resolve before it can close the books on another budget season.

By Bill Dries May 24, 2022

City of Memphis

Poor People’s Campaign continues King’s work: ‘We need a resurrection’

In 1968, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Memphis to support the sanitation workers’ strike as part of the campaign.

National Civil Rights Museum launches ‘Solidarity Now!’ exhibit

By Christin Yates May 23, 2022

Arts & Culture

Cooper-Young tips a hat to gardens

The Cooper-Young Garden Walk returned this past weekend for the seventh year. Visitors had a chance to drop into more than 100 gardens in the eclectic Midtown neighborhood. Some of the gardens included peeks at artist studios, chicken coops, beehives, composters and more. This year’s Garden Walk theme was hats.

By The Daily Memphian Staff May 23, 2022

Memphis Grizzlies

Grizzlies notebook: Where they’re going, early draft prep, Mavs disappointment

A look at where the Grizzlies are headed this offseason, and which prospects helped their case at the NBA combine.

By Drew Hill May 23, 2022

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$147M down, $148M to pay on FedExForum, with renovations a possibility

“I understand major renovations (at FedExForum) are going to be needed,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said, “but I don’t think it’s scary at all.”

By Don Wade May 23, 2022

Premium Business

Chairman’s Circle head: ‘We are preparing people for careers, not jobs’

David May leads the Chairman’s Circle, the 145 most influential executives in Memphis. He’s also leading the massive regional effort to improve the workforce as it prepares for Blue Oval City’s demands.

By Jane Roberts May 27, 2022

Spirit of Memphis

FedEx lends a hand with Operation Fly Formula

The flight from the Ramstein Air Base in Germany to Indiana transported the equivalent of 1.5 million 8-ounce bottles of three formulas, all of which are hypoallergenic for children with cow’s milk protein allergy.

By Rob Moore May 22, 2022

Premium Health Care

Partners MERI and Genesis push past COVID impact to continue medical training

COVID-19 resulted in fewer donations for Genesis Legacy Whole Body Donation Foundation, a non-transplant anatomic donation organization that shares space with the Medical Education and Research Institute.

By Aisling Mäki May 23, 2022