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  • Shelby County

    Wright sends 20-page complaint in Halbert investigation

    The day after the special prosecutor from Chattanooga came to Memphis to hear from the public, Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright has drafted a formal complaint against Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert.

    By Bill Dries December 28, 2023
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    The Early Word: Young names dream team; Halbert probe moves ahead

    Chandell Ryan will run DMC, the Liberty Bowl offers redemption and if you’re hoping for snow this month, well, too bad, so sad.

    By Bianca Phillips December 30, 2023
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    Memphis voters to decide five ballot questions in 2024

    Here’s a look at the five referendums Memphis voters will decide in 2024 that, if approved, would change future elections. 

    By Bill Dries December 28, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Some familiar names but also new blood will join Young administration

    Memphis Mayor-elect Paul Young’s administration continued to take shape this week with the incoming mayor announcing most of his remaining appointments.

    By Samuel Hardiman December 28, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Family of late Youth Villages teen discusses video of incident

    The family of a teenager who died after a physical altercation at a Youth Villages facility discussed video footage of the encounter with members of the media Wednesday, Dec. 27.

    By Aarron Fleming December 27, 2023
  • Shelby County

    Special prosecutor in Halbert case sets up shop in county building

    Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright said Wednesday, Dec. 27, he is in the process of drafting a formal complaint against Wanda Halbert for the special prosecutor’s office in Chattanooga to consider.

    By Bill Dries December 27, 2023
  • Metro

    Snow unlikely in Memphis by year-end

    At most, there could be some light flurries, but even then, forecaster Andy Chiuppi said the conditions aren’t right for it to stick around.

    By Keely Brewer December 27, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Retired Memphis judge will mediate Tyre Nichols civil case

    Bernice Donald was selected as the mediator in confidential discussions that could lead to a potential settlement or set the stage for trial if no resolution is reached, according to court documents.

    By Samuel Hardiman December 27, 2023
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    Wheel-tax hike, Wanda Halbert top list of 2023’s County Commission votes

    A $25 wheel-tax hike tops the annual list of significant votes by the Shelby County Commission. The vote had a ripple effect on the 13-member body from electing a new chair to a special prosecutor investigating County Clerk Wanda Halbert.

    By Bill Dries December 27, 2023
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    The Early Word: Electrolux may rise from the ashes; Grizz get Smart in OT

    The MPD is always watching, Renasant Bank cancels its PILOT and Staks stacks up its Memphis-area locations.

    By Bianca Phillips December 27, 2023
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    A look back at the major decisions by this term’s City Council members

    The four-year term of the Memphis City Council is at an end. The Daily Memphian’s Council Scorecard has chronicled 158 critical decisions by the body over that term. Here are the most critical decisions ones.

    By Bill Dries December 27, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Council Scorecard: MLGW rate hike, stadium deal, council health benefits

    The last City Council Scorecard of the year includes a pay raise for the new mayor, another ballot question for 2024 and several items for the new council to decide.

    By Bill Dries December 26, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    As climate risks increase, Mississippi River towns look to each other for solutions

    The past few years have brought wild fluctuations between flooding and drought, bringing more stress to the communities nestled along the Mississippi’s 2,350 miles.

    By Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk December 26, 2023
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    Sheriff’s Office launches connected camera system

    “It’s really gonna change the way we’re able to do our job,” said Lt. Jason Valentine, who leads the Sheriff’s Office’s Homeland Security department.

    By Julia Baker January 02, 2024
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    10,000 cameras: MPD grows video surveillance network

    “This is 21st-century policing at its finest,” said MPD’s deputy chief of information technology. “We may not have an officer on every street corner in the city, but we can have a camera.”

    By Julia Baker December 26, 2023
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    Longtime ‘News Lady’ returns to Channel 5

    After taking time off air this year due to a chronic health condition, Joyce Peterson is back at WMC-TV Action News 5, marking her 30th year reporting the good — and the bad — to Memphians.

    By Don Wade December 26, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    More than 17,500 MLGW customers were without power on Christmas

    Unlike last year, when more than half the service area lost power during an ice storm, these outages were mostly isolated in the southeastern parts of Shelby County on an unseasonably warm holiday weekend.

    By Keely Brewer January 03, 2024
  • Premium Public Safety

    ‘I was choked up': Governor restores voting rights to Office of Re-Entry director

    The governor called DeAndre Brown earlier this month and Brown said, “I just lost it — I mean, tears, snot, I couldn’t even talk. ... To have that be removed with a phone call was mind-blowing.” 

    By Ian Round December 25, 2023
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Takin’ it to the streets: Mobile food pantry delivers kindness

    Sunshine & Daisy, a nonprofit founded by two Memphis women, runs a free, rolling grocery 12 months a year. In December, they add Christmas gifts and special food boxes.

    By Jane Roberts December 26, 2023
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    Bobby Ireland, local soccer’s most interesting man, bids farewell to coaching

    Twenty-seven years and two state girls soccer titles later, the veteran St. Agnes coach is closing one chapter of a life well-lived.

    By John Varlas December 29, 2023
  • Premium Metro

    Christmas candles helped light darkened city during 2022 outages

    Memphians who’ve lost power for a long stretch can tell you: It doesn’t matter if it was last December or decades ago, they remember it vividly. 

    By Keely Brewer December 27, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Seven MPD officers decertified by state

    The most recent decertifications came during the December meeting of the Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Commission. 

    By Ben Wheeler December 26, 2023
  • Behind The Headlines

    Chamber’s take: I-55 replacement bridge a better bet than a third one

    The economic development chief of the Greater Memphis Chamber says on “Behind The Headlines” that a replacement bridge is a much faster path forward. Plus, she talks about actively courting another automaker to the region. 

    By Bill Dries December 23, 2023
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    Shelby County Sheriff’s Office declines records request in Gershun Freeman case

    The logs were requested to verify that nine officers indicted for Freeman’s death are no longer working at the jail, also known simply as 201 Poplar. 

    By Ben Wheeler December 23, 2023
  • Health Care

    COVID cases on the rise with holiday social season underway

    The most common variant in the U.S. now is the highly contagious HV.1 strain, which accounts for about 30% of new COVID-19 cases. 

    By Aisling Mäki December 23, 2023

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