Reaction on social media also centered on women feeling safe to run and exercise at any time of the day. 

Danielle Heineman, a runner, knew she had to do something in response to the abduction and murder of Eliza Fletcher. So she is inviting women to join her at 4:20 a.m. Friday to finish Eliza’s run.

The special meeting is the second in a week for the council. The compromise involving $10 million was announced by Mayor Jim Strickland before the Labor Day weekend.

District Attorney General: “... in contrast to whatever baseless speculation you might have seen, we have no reason to think this was anything other than an isolated attack by a stranger.”

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The body found in South Memphis on Labor Day has been identified as missing jogger Eliza Fletcher, police said Tuesday, Sept. 6.

TDOT said economic benefits related to a third bridge would include lower transportation costs for goods, enhanced productivity and competitiveness for Memphis area businesses and new employment opportunities in the region.

“Throw money at it,” a Knoxville judge told state lawmakers. “I’m telling you right now, throw money at it. Tons of money at it.”

Though it includes 10 judges and 10 divisions, Shelby County’s criminal court system had only tried 32 cases by August of this year — and there’s a backlog of 465 pending trials. 

After a 49-23 loss at Mississippi State, Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield said Monday there were not a lot of bright spots from the first game of the season.

Lausanne is the highest ranked Memphis-area team in this week’s Associated Press high school football rankings. The Lynx are second in the Division II-2A rankings.

The Twilight 5K at the Mike Rose Soccer Complex traditionally kicks off the high school cross country season and over 90 high school cross country teams braved the rain and lightning to participate.

Standouts from Bartlett, Collierville, ECS, Fairley, Munford and MUS are up for consideration this week. Voting ends Thursday at 5 p.m.

Germantown Alderwoman Mary Anne Gibson is seeking reelection to the suburb’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen. She is unopposed for her third, four-year term.

The Daily Memphian recently announced the promotion of Mary Cashiola to editorial director, a new role for the organization.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order in January 2021 representing the biggest federal commitment to environmental justice in the nation’s history. It’s intended to help communities achieve their clean energy goals and more.

John Champion, the North Mississippi district attorney who prosecuted two trials in one of the most brutal murders in the state’s history, has died after a long illness.

The airplane drama unfolded Saturday as tens of thousands of college football fans were headed to north Mississippi for Saturday football games as the the University of Memphis played Mississippi State in Starkville, and University of Mississippi played Troy in Oxford. 

National Cinema Day’s $3 tickets was an affordable Labor Day Weekend treat for Memphis-area movie fans. The last time tickets were that cheap, “The Breakfast Club,” “The Color Purple” and “Risky Business” were showing on the big screen.

JSU might be ready for a new chapter, but Southern Heritage Classic Founder Fred Jones is looking at this week as if it is just another Classic in Memphis. 

Affidavit says that Fletcher is believed to have been seriously injured during her Friday morning abduction by a man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping in 2001 and served at least 20 years in prison.

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FedEx Ground has relied on a contractor model since its inception. But what was once a low-cost solution now may be imperiled by the challenges of so-called last-mile delivery. 

This Labor Day, consider how work helps bring you closer to those things you value the most, whether that is God, family or something else.

“It’s like when people struggle with eating disorders and mental illness. These are real people, and they had so much going for them.”

The recommendation Thursday, Sept. 1, from MLGW CEO and President J.T. Young will likely not be the last word on the issue.