White retains his seat with 55% of the vote, according to unofficial totals from the Shelby County Election Commission.

Republican Bill Hagerty handily defeated Democratic Memphis environmental activist Marquita Bradshaw Tuesday, Nov. 3, for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Lamar Alexander, bringing to an end the surprise run for the seat that Bradshaw began with a primary upset of Nashville attorney James Mackler.

The Division of Planning & Development recommends rezoning along two sections of Summer to prohibit such car-oriented businesses as gas stations and auto repair shops.

Millions of voters put aside worries about the virus — and some long lines — to turn out in person, joining 102 million fellow Americans who voted days or weeks earlier, a record number that represented 73% of the total vote in the 2016 presidential election.

Memphis City Council members met briefly Tuesday, Nov. 3, in their regularly schedule online session.

Germantown voters decided who would fill open alderman positions and a school board seat.

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Challenger Kevin Quinn defeated incumbent Bartlett alderwoman Paula Sedgwick by a mere 61 votes in the suburb’s only contested alderman race, according to unofficial totals from the Shelby County Election Commission. 

Overall, election officials were happy with the day’s process. “It was well-organized. We had a good plan and a lot of people,” Shelby County Elections Administrator Linda Phillips said.

Health Department asks faith leaders for their help as holidays approach, and church for many, will take center stage.

The Shelby County Health Department reported almost 400 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Who will be your elected officials come next year? We know most of them. 

Republican Bill Hagerty was in Cordova Monday morning and Democrat Marquita Bradshaw ended her campaign Monday evening in Orange Mound. The two have waged very different campaigns for the seat Lamar Alexander leaves at the end of the year.

The University of Memphis, responding to strident opposition from nearby neighborhoods, plans to “significantly” scale back its plans for an apartment development on the northwest edge of the campus.

The Memphis Grizzlies soon-to-be free agent says he has no party allegiances. He just wants to vote for candidates who will help people. 

The developer of One Beale and the Chisca on Nov. 2 paid $3.15 million for the vacant, historic warehouse at 7 Vance. Carlisle Corp. plans to build apartments there. But does the developer still plan to raze the whole building, or revert to its first plan to preserve the most historic part?

Lots of items are pushed to the Nov. 17 council session, including changes to the city pension system to start carrying out the intent of a half-cent sales tax approved by Memphis voters in 2019.

The Amherst Planned Development totals 101 acres at the northwest corner of the intersection of two major roads, Walnut Grove and Houston Levee.

The Federal Aviation Administration will continue working with Memphis International Airport and other drone testing sites after end of a three-year Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program Oct. 25, 2020.

This Memphis mailbag dives into your questions about the 2020-21 season, now less than a month away

The Nov. 14 game will be on either ESPN 2 or ESPNU.

The developers say Central Yards meets the intent of the Midtown Overlay District except for some of the building heights, which they say are necessary to provide enough public parking that already is in demand in Cooper-Young.

The last time the number of hospitalized coronavirus patients reached 300 was Aug. 17.

It is the sportsbook’s first official NBA partnership.

Architect and urban planning consultant Ray Brown will serve as Downtown Memphis Commission’s interim president for up to six months starting Jan. 1.