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    The Early Word: Young fights crime, and Collierville fights a Chick-fil-A suit

    Brent Taylor wants help from New York to fight Memphis crime, Whitehaven High’s principal blames MSCS for a botched graduation and Hardaway makes another staffing change.

    By Bianca Phillips May 29, 2024
  • Education

    Whitehaven High principal defends self after graduation fiasco

    For more than a week, Principal Vincent Hunter has heard complaints about Whitehaven’s graduation ceremony being moved inside at the last minute, but he said the decision came from the top of the district.

    By Jody Callahan May 29, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    Memphis mayor talks crime ‘suppression’ at One Memphis town hall

    Paul Young said the city’s strategy for crime suppression includes “criminal activity disruption” along with focusing police and city blight efforts in high-crime areas.

    By Bill Dries May 28, 2024
  • Education

    Logo Brands adds University of Memphis to strategic partnership program

    The Tennessee-based company will exclusively produce a variety of merchandise categories, such as tents, chairs, soft-sided coolers and more, under contracts ranging from five to 10 years.

    By The Associated Press May 28, 2024
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    New Arlington High principal hired from Haywood County

    Arlington wastes little time in naming a new principal for the district’s high school, replacing Shannon Abraham.

    By Michael Waddell May 28, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Court hears arguments whether to admit evidence in Nichols case at trial

    Government prosecutors have chalked up the allegations as a character attack on Nichols and argued Tuesday they shouldn’t be presented before a jury. 

    By Aarron Fleming May 29, 2024
  • State Government

    Taylor wants to hire former NYPD commissioner to study Memphis crime

    State Sen. Brent Taylor is asking Gov. Bill Lee to hire a former NYPD commissioner to help combat Memphis’ crime problem.

    By Samuel Hardiman May 28, 2024
  • Education

    Marie Feagins, a longtime student advocate, faces new tests as Memphis superintendent

    Feagins has officially been superintendent for only about two months, but has been gearing up for this role for a long time.

    By Laura Testino May 28, 2024
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    The Early Word: One man talks trash, and it’s not a slice day in Memphis

    Wanda Halbert heads to court this week, Shelby County has two fewer judges and the late Bill Walton had Memphis ties. 

    By Bianca Phillips May 28, 2024
  • Premium Public Safety

    Homicide investigator headcount at MPD dwindles

    Recently obtained records show that MPD’s homicide investigator count is shrinking in a city that saw almost 400 homicides last year and where more than 100 have occurred to date in 2024.

    By Samuel Hardiman May 28, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    City’s latest LGBTQ+ liaison brings political voice, experience to role

    Cordova-native Renee Sekander found her voice while advocating on her college campus. “Even though my voice was a bit shaky at the time, I was really confident in what I was speaking up about.”

    By Kambui Bomani May 27, 2024
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    Reddit-famous Memphian is the pick of the litter

    Four or fives times a week, Glenn Morris takes out one of his Litterbuggies to pick up trash in Memphis neighborhoods. And Batman has nothing on this guy’s utility belt.

    By Jody Callahan May 27, 2024
  • Premium City of Memphis

    Political Roundup: Camp GloJo and gavels drawn at City Hall

    Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Gloria Johnson campaigns in Memphis over the long holiday weekend and hopes Democrats throw national support behind her effort to upset incumbent Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn.

    By Bill Dries, Samuel Hardiman May 27, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    This Week in Memphis: Wanda Halbert in court, Pride weekend

    Also happening this week: Michalyn Easter-Thomas’ ethics hearing, Riverview Community Center’s opening and Mayor Young’s town hall in Raleigh.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 26, 2024
  • Shelby County

    Area weather services preview severe Sunday evening weather

    National Weather Service Memphis stated in its forecast that Shelby County can expect heavy evening rainfall with 10 to 15 miles per hour winds. 

    By Kambui Bomani May 26, 2024
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    Calkins: These Navy operatives are among the best in the world. And they’re in Millington.

    If a Navy bassoonist stationed in Hawaii busts up his bassoon or a tuba player stationed in Seattle dents her tuba, where do you imagine those instruments end up?

    By Geoff Calkins May 26, 2024
  • Premium Shelby County

    The colorful history of Tennessee’s ouster law

    Here’s a history of previous local ouster cases including the one that ousted E.H. Crump from the mayor’s office in 1916, a Shelby County Sheriff shortly after that and a Shelby County commissioner in the 1960s. 

    By Bill Dries May 28, 2024
  • Premium Shelby County

    Halbert ouster case tests boundaries of ‘willful neglect’

    The attempt to oust Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert from office is in Circuit Court for a preliminary hearing May 31. The arguments filed by both sides in the suit show the case will be about legal definitions of willful neglect.

    By Bill Dries May 28, 2024
  • gallery Spirit of Memphis

    Scouts salute departed service members

    In addition to remembering dead service members buried at Memphis National Cemetery, this year’s Memorial Day Flag Placement hosted by the Scouts commemorated the late cubmaster for Pack 258, Nathan Cortez.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 25, 2024
  • Behind The Headlines

    Church Health founder discusses complexity of organization’s goal

    Church Health founder Dr. Scott Morris talks on “Behind The Headlines” about the 37-year-old institution he founded and how complex it has become in an era of big medicine and big health-care institutions.

    By Bill Dries May 25, 2024
  • Premium Public Safety

    City responds to state legislator’s questions about MPD policies

    John Gillespie questioned MPD’s policies in a Thursday news release. He and Brent Taylor sponsored the law that bans police departments from not pulling someone over when they have reasonable suspicion the person violated the law.

    By Samuel Hardiman, Bill Dries May 24, 2024
  • State Government

    Gov. Lee signs bill cutting Shelby County judicial seats

    In a move that critics say will cause backlogs, the county will lose Division 9 of Criminal Court effective July 1 and Division 7 of Circuit Court effective Sept. 1.

    By Aarron Fleming May 24, 2024
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Tigers can’t compete; Graceland deal is under investigation

    Luxury hotel is planned near FedExForum, Uptown is getting a Chick-fil-A and Brent Taylor urges schools to stay quiet about guns. 

    By Bianca Phillips May 24, 2024
  • State Government

    State Sen. Brent Taylor urges schools to stay mum on lack of guns

    Republican state Senator Brent Taylor told a group of 50 at the Whitehaven Republican Club that school leaders should “keep quiet” about not using a state law that allows for teachers to carry guns at schools.

    By Bill Dries May 24, 2024
  • State Government

    Company behind Graceland sale under investigation by TN AG

    “My office has fought fraud against homeowners for decades, and there is no home in Tennessee more beloved than Graceland,” Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said in a news release.

    By Aarron Fleming May 23, 2024

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