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    Mick Wright talks Shelby County Commission triumphs and struggles

    Commissioner Mick Wright has a number of directives in mind for the coming year, including reducing crime and getting Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert’s office in line.

    By Michael Waddell January 24, 2024
  • Shelby County

    Federal court sides with county in COVID-19 vaccine tweet case

    Judy Martin retired from the health department in 2020 after more than 1,500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine expired; her lawsuit alleged Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris damaged her reputation with a social media post. 

    By Bill Dries January 25, 2024
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    Collierville Virtual Academy to close

    Collierville Virtual Academy will cease operations at the end of the academic year. The suburb’s Board of Education approved the closure Tuesday evening.

    By Abigail Warren January 24, 2024
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    The Early Word: Chief Davis is interim for now; plus, why we have water woes

    DeSoto County inmates escape, Penny is done playing and we remember Sara Lewis and Jerome Wright.

    By Bianca Phillips January 24, 2024
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    Water is Memphis’ new weather problem. What can be done to fix it?

    Three years ago, Memphis Light, Gas and Water issued its first boil-water advisory for the area. Since then, it’s issued four more.

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    Boil-water advisory ends for MLGW customers

    Kirby High School dismissed early due to burst pipe

    By Keely Brewer January 24, 2024
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    Collierville Schools board votes to postpone rezoning for one year

    Jeff Jones, interim superintendent, made it clear the decision was not to rescind rezoning elementary schools but to delay until the 2025-26 school year.

    By Abigail Warren January 24, 2024
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Calkins: Jerome Wright knew Memphis better than anyone. He loved it better, too

    Journalist Jerome Wright, 74, died Monday evening. He covered Memphis for more than five decades. He knew the place better than anyone else. But he became a beloved figure in the city because he treated everyone with kindness and respect. 

    By Geoff Calkins January 25, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    Council confirms 9 municipal chiefs, but Public Works on hold

    The nine directors and city chiefs were approved without a single no vote Tuesday. Public Works director Robert Knecht’s reappointment drew some criticism from council members, prompting a two-week delay.

    By Bill Dries January 23, 2024
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    Sara Lewis, fierce advocate for children and education, dies

    “She was very disappointed in Memphis about how the so-called Black children were allowed to falter because it allowed different subsets of schools,” said Aaron L. Lewis Jr., Lewis’s son.

    By Jane Roberts January 24, 2024
  • Health Care

    Steve Cohen tours federally funded projects underway at Regional One

    Regional One Health is using community-project funding to bring state-of-the-art technology, updated waiting rooms and renovated workstations to the aging county hospital.

    By Aisling Mäki January 23, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    Mayor Paul Young vetoes pay referendum, city council overrides

    The referendum, which would allow the Memphis City Council to set its own pay and that of city division directors, will remain on the August 2024 ballot for city voters to decide.

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    Council confirms 9 municipal chiefs, but Public Works on hold

    By Bill Dries January 23, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    MPD chief’s reappointment on hold at Mayor Young’s request

    Memphis Police Department Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis would continue to serve in an interim capacity.

    By Samuel Hardiman, Bill Dries January 23, 2024
  • Shelby County

    Boil-water advisory ends for MLGW customers

    MLGW’s water samples have come back clear. 

    By Keely Brewer January 23, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Report: DA’s office handled more than 87K cases in 13 months

    “To say that that first year was a challenging one would be an understatement,” Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said.

    By Julia Baker January 23, 2024
  • Education

    Kirby High School dismissed early due to burst pipe

    Students were dismissed at 10:30 a.m., according to the school district.

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    Area schools to open Tuesday as snow, ice melt

    By Kambui Bomani January 23, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW expected to send water samples to state Tuesday

    Until the state approves the test’s results, the area’s boil-water advisory remains in effect. 

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    Water conservation order ends for MLGW customers

    By Keely Brewer January 23, 2024
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Germantown nips minor beer sales in the Bud; Grizz win

    Flooding may follow ice, Brent Taylor has ideas to speed up the courts and the Tigers fall from the Top 10.

    By Bianca Phillips January 23, 2024
  • Suburbs

    Area schools to open Tuesday as snow, ice melt

    Shelby County’s six suburban school districts and most Memphis-Shelby County Schools will welcome students back to school on Tuesday. Students were last in school on Friday, Jan. 12.

    By Abigail Warren January 22, 2024
  • State Government

    Seeking faster criminal courts, Sen. Brent Taylor requests AG opinion

    If the state attorney general says Gov. Bill Lee has the power to temporarily assign judges from around Tennessee to handle criminal cases in Shelby County, Taylor will request he do so “immediately.”

    By Ian Round January 22, 2024
  • Metro

    Rainy weather plus frozen ground creates potential flood risk

    “Normally, we can handle 3 to 5 inches of rain for several days, but the ground is almost frozen in a lot of places,” forecaster Caitlin Dirkes said. 

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    Eight winter weather-related deaths reported in Shelby County

    By Keely Brewer January 22, 2024
  • Metro

    Eight winter weather-related deaths reported in Shelby County

    The causes of the deaths in Shelby County were not provided by the Tennessee Department of Health, which referred questions to local law enforcement authorities.

    By Julia Baker January 22, 2024
  • Education

    Democrats seek to oust Tennessee’s education commissioner

    Lizzette Reynolds has no teacher’s license or experience leading a classroom, in apparent violation of a century-old state law outlining the job’s requirements, Democrats say.

    By Marta W. Aldrich January 22, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    Police chief faces critical City Council vote

    MPD Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis was one vote short in a council test vote two weeks ago. The council also expects an update on winter storm recovery effort by MLGW during Tuesday, Jan. 23, committee sessions.

    By Bill Dries January 22, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    Water conservation order ends for MLGW customers

    The conservation order ended Monday, but the area’s boil-water advisory is still in effect. 

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    Area schools to open Tuesday as snow, ice melt

    By Keely Brewer January 22, 2024
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    The Early Word: Puerto Rico trip was a bust, and keep boiling that water

    School vouchers could buoy Catholic schools, Tigers give away the game to Tulane and Macy’s plans closings and layoffs.

    By Bianca Phillips January 22, 2024

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