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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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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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    The Early Word: Merry Ja-mas to you; plus, which schools made honor roll

    Prosecutor struggles to get records in Halbert probe, airport hires out-of-town firm for a big job and Collierville has a new superintendent.

    By Bianca Phillips December 22, 2023
  • Shelby County

    No formal complaints in Wanda Halbert probe, special prosecutor says

    Hamilton County District Attorney General Coty G. Wamp, in a letter to Shelby County commissioners, says the investigation has been slow moving with unreturned phone calls and denied records requests that she says violate state law.

    By Bill Dries December 21, 2023
  • Education

    Suburban schools performance varies as state releases letter grades

    The Tennessee Department of Education released letter grades for schools Thursday. Results for the suburban schools varied.

    By Abigail Warren, Michael Waddell December 21, 2023
  • East Memphis

    Library officially dedicated to fallen officer

    “The sign we unveil today will serve as a constant reminder of Officer Redd’s sacrifice in his unwavering commitment to the safety and well being of others,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said. 

    By Julia Baker December 21, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Youth Villages resident’s hospital records show rare diagnosis before death

    Attorney Ben Crump disclosed Alegend Jones’ medical records during a press conference as he urged Youth Villages to release video of the event that led to her injuries. 

    By Julia Baker December 21, 2023
  • Education

    Only 9 MSCS schools get A from state

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools leadership said Tennessee’s new letter grades for schools don’t “tell the full story.”

    By Ian Round December 21, 2023
  • North Memphis

    Suspect dead after shoot-out with Sheriff’s deputies

    At about 7:30 a.m., deputies attempted to stop a suspect wanted by the Germantown Police Department in connection with an attempted murder, according to a statement issued by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

    By Ben Wheeler, Julia Baker December 26, 2023
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    The Early Word: ‘Sad state of affairs’ in PD’s office; Classic’s new stadium deal

    Suspended judge pleads not guilty, FedEx mechanics may unionize and The Daily Memphian’s got game.

    By Bianca Phillips December 21, 2023
  • Premium Public Safety

    Amid rebuke, public defender recused from another murder case

    The office’s Major Cases Team has slowly dwindled. Over the last few months, four of its attorneys have resigned, one of whom was replaced with an existing employee.

    By Julia Baker December 21, 2023
  • Premium City of Memphis

    What the Southern Heritage Classic contract says and how it could change

    Memphis City Council approved the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium ownership transfer but with the caveat that the U of M, the City and Fred Jones would continue to negotiate.

    By Samuel Hardiman December 21, 2023

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