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    City plans $1.6 million replacement of main library escalators, elevators

    The City of Memphis has struggled to maintain the escalators and elevators at the area’s largest library for years, frequently calling in a repair company to fix them before opting for replacement. 

    By Samuel Hardiman February 27, 2024
  • Shelby County

    County Commission halts long-delayed Millington-area solar farm

    It was a victory for nearby residents, who had rallied against Graceland Solar and its parent company, RWE Renewables, since the beginning.

    By Keely Brewer February 27, 2024
  • Shelby County

    Commission wants answers from Halbert on problematic financial statements

    Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert sent a memo Monday, Feb. 26, blaming the bad revenue numbers from her office on the county’s bad system for reporting the financial numbers.

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    County delays action on first appointment to MATA board

    By Bill Dries February 27, 2024
  • Shelby County

    County delays action on first appointment to MATA board

    County Mayor Lee Harris has nominated Meggan Kiel to be the first county appointee on the board of the city bus system. But the MATA board hasn’t been expanded yet. County Commissioners balked at moving ahead without an agreement by the city to expand the board.

    By Bill Dries February 26, 2024
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    Where does Shelby County’s waste go? An $850,000 study aims to find out

    If county officials know where waste comes from and where it ends up, they can send less of it to Shelby County’s five landfills and meet local climate goals. 

    By Keely Brewer February 27, 2024
  • State Government

    Charters could buy schools below-market under proposed bill

    The bill doesn’t force districts to sell buildings when they don’t want to. But when they do want to sell, it would force them to sell for less then the property is worth.

    By Ian Round February 26, 2024
  • Elections

    Early voting numbers down from 2020, with Democrats on steeper slide

    Early voting in the presidential and General Sessions Court clerk primaries ends Feb. 27. Super Tuesday early voting in Shelby County was almost three times higher among Democrats four years ago than it is currently.

    By Bill Dries February 26, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    Memphis Urban League appoints former MLGW exec as interim president

    After 17 years at Memphis Light, Gas and Water, a Memphis executive has been appointed as interim president and CEO of the Memphis Urban League.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 26, 2024
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Tigers serve revenge; East Memphis brothers gin up business

    Hospital homeless discharge policies can leave patients in the cold, MLGW has its hands full with lead pipes and the Grizzlies waive Gilly.

    By Bianca Phillips February 26, 2024
  • Shelby County

    County Clerk’s revenue figures still missing; County Trustee goes to state auditors

    Trustee Regina Newman has “unposted” inaccurate revenue figures from County Clerk Wanda Halbert. The revenue figures, including those for last year’s wheel-tax hike, are needed to build next year’s county budget.

    By Bill Dries February 26, 2024
  • Premium City of Memphis

    MLGW has 8 months to inventory Memphis’ lead pipes

    About 90 miles of pipes concentrated in the oldest parts of the city are suspected to contain lead — based on preliminary surveys — but MLGW expects to know more by fall.

    By Keely Brewer February 26, 2024
  • Premium Education

    Financial aid or not? Delays in FAFSA rollout ripple through region

    “This is the biggest change in the financial aid field in 30-40 years,” said Andrew Linn, head of U of M office of financial aid and scholarships. 

    By Jane Roberts February 26, 2024
  • Premium Public Safety

    Homeless hospital patient discharged wearing only a gown. It’s not an unusual story.

    “She’s literally just in a hospital gown, with nothing else on. She can’t walk,” an Uber driver said of a passenger picked up. “And I’m thinking, it’s getting dark. It’s about to rain. This is a perfect storm for something terrible to happen to a person.”

    By Ben Wheeler February 26, 2024
  • Premium State Government

    Legislative roundup: Bills on bail, police reform advance in Nashville

    Bills advancing through the Tennessee General Assembly this week included one aimed at reversing police reforms passed in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ 2023 death in Memphis. 

    By Ian Round February 26, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    This Week in Memphis: Early voting ends; Friends for All opens new HQ

    Also happening this week: Shooting suspect’s mental health evaluation is expected and the Shelby County Commission takes up a controversial solar project.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 26, 2024
  • Premium State Government

    Georgia Tann and The Tennessee Children’s Home Society scandal

    Here is a brief history of the scandal surrounding the 25-year tenure of Georgia Tann as the head of the Tennessee Children’s Home Society in Memphis.

    By Bill Dries February 25, 2024
  • Premium State Government

    Henri Brooks takes state to court as a survivor of black-market adoption ring

    County Commissioner Henri Brooks found out three years ago she was adopted through the Tennessee Children’s Home Society, a notorious black-market adoption operation. Her lawsuit against the state could open a “floodgate.”

    By Bill Dries February 25, 2024
  • State Government

    Backers of ‘End the Grocery Tax’ bill gather

    Those in favor of the proposed House Bill 2043, which would eliminate the state tax on groceries if it passes, got together Saturday — where else? — outside a supermarket.

    By Kambui Bomani February 24, 2024
  • Health Care

    UTHSC Dental College will ‘Give Kids a Smile’

    The event will provide free dental services to children who need them while giving dental students the opportunity to interact with patients and build clinical and interpersonal skills. 

    By Aisling Mäki February 24, 2024
  • Premium Education

    CBU opens packaging lab, showcases power of thinking inside the box

    By the end of the year, CBU is hoping to have a certified thermal testing lab. In 2023, there were only 11 in the world.

    By Jane Roberts February 26, 2024
  • Premium Public Safety

    Broken Bottles: an update on smash-and-grab sting indictments, arrests

    Fifteen people were indicted for allegedly organizing the enterprise, and dozens more were arrested.

    By Aarron Fleming February 24, 2024
  • Behind The Headlines

    Paul Young wants first budget to focus on crime, blight, potholes and more

    Young said in an interview on WKNO-TV’s “Behind the Headlines” the budget will be “more firmed up” in the coming months. He will take a budget proposal to the Memphis City Council in May.

    By Bill Dries February 24, 2024
  • Education

    University of Memphis job fair welcomes high schoolers with disabilities

    The university’s Institute on Disability hosted the event to showcase post-graduation opportunities for young adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. 

    By Aisling Mäki February 23, 2024
  • Spirit of Memphis

    W.S. ‘Babe’ Howard headed into Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

    Howard’s posthumous induction was announced Friday, Feb. 23, at USA Stadium in Millington, which hosted the Team USA Olympic baseball team, 1986-1996.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 23, 2024
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: River cruise line calls it quits, and critics debate bail bills

    Memphis is one step closer to better internet, a North Memphis breakfast/lunch spot is closing and victims of a recent shooting spree speak out.

    By Bianca Phillips February 23, 2024

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