Gov. Bill Lee unveiled a new paid family leave policy for state employees Tuesday, a measure permitting up to 12 weeks of annual medical leave time for events such as child births and family illnesses. Lee admitted it will come with a cost.
Good morning; it’s Tuesday, Jan. 7, and the new Memphis City Council will hold its first meeting of the year today. The body is expected to discuss a proposed electric rate hike, but first: The Daily Memphian’s Bill Dries has compiled a quick guide to how city government works.
If Alex Lomax were a "Game of Thrones" character, the sophomore said he would be Jon Snow.
Choices is the modern remake of Memphis Center for Reproductive Health, started in 1974 by a group of Midtown women.
House Speaker Cameron Sexton was in Collierville Monday evening to attend a fundraiser for Collierville state Rep. Kevin Vaughan. The legislative session that begins next week will be Sexton's first regular session since becoming speaker this past summer.
Germantown’s Parks and Recreation Commission will discuss a proposed land swap between the city and school district in a special called meeting Wednesday, Jan. 8.
The old council rejected a multi-year electric rate hike at its last meeting of the term last month. The new council talks compromise Tuesday in committee sessions with MLGW brass.
The Frayser Gateway is expected to include a new grocery store for the neighborhood. The development mirrors the Binghampton Gateway, which opened in 2018.
The Daily Memphian's primer on the ground rules, customs, proverbs and unwritten rules that keep City Hall running.
Even more remarkable than Hanover’s role in suffrage ratification was the rest of his life.
Penny Hardaway said the polls have been disrespecting the Tigers all year.
According to a copy of the proposal obtained by Chalkbeat, the transition is part of a massive reset for the embattled turnaround model known as the Achievement School District, which has fallen woefully short of its goal to improve student performance since launching in 2012.
Jennifer Biggs and registered dietitian Megan Murphy talk about good habits for the new decade.
Ryan Silverfield has found his defensive backs coach to replace TJ Rushing as the Memphis coach fills openings in his staff.
A Memphis Police Department homicide detective who was sleeping with a murder defendant retired last fall amid an internal investigation into his conduct, effectively allowing him to escape disciplinary action.
At stake is the education of 133 students who could need to find a new high school after May.
Former governor Winfield Dunn put a dent in a proposal to rename the Cordell Hull Office Building for him, saying he has “reservations” about the plan. He said he asked state Rep. Ron Gant not to push the idea.
First-year head coach Taylor Jenkins talked about bringing a "pace and space" offense to the once ground-bound Grizzlies this season. In recent weeks, it's taken flight.
Former Metropolitan Bank CEO Phillip May comes out of consulting to take post as Memphis president of Pinnacle Financial Partners.
Indigo Ag announces that FedEx has invested in the startup's latest round of capital fundraising.
The 60,000-square-foot, $21.5 million facility completes the final phase of a 17-year master plan to improve the campus.
Good morning; it’s Monday, Jan. 6. Comedian Bill Burr is at the Orpheum Theatre tonight, but also important: Many local schools are back in session today after their winter breaks.
From Phyllis Tickle and Sam The Sham to Morgan and Keegan and the schools merger and demerger, we round out the Memphis 200 with suggestions from readers on the people, places and events that have made Memphis over the last 200 years.
The new year doesn’t have to be a time for a full overhaul, but it’s as good a time as any to reflect on changes small and large.
In advance of a performance at Crosstown Theater, Booker T. Jones reflects on his recent visit to Memphis and the meaning of homecomings.