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.
The conservation order ended Monday, but the area’s boil-water advisory is still in effect. Related story:
School vouchers could buoy Catholic schools, Tigers give away the game to Tulane and Macy’s plans closings and layoffs.
“We have some huge rainfall deficits that have built up, not only over the last year but the last few years,” said the director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Midwest Climate Hub.
Catholic education leaders believe the Jubilee Schools wouldn’t have closed if the state government had paid a portion of the families’ tuition. That’s why they support Gov. Bill Lee’s proposed Education Freedom Scholarship Act, which would make private school vouchers much more widely available.
The Shelby County Health Department is charged with protecting and promoting environmental health, but advocates say the agency is not doing enough to keep the area’s air and water safe.
Also happening: Voices for a Safer Tennessee hosts a discussion on gun reform, and two Broken Bottles suspects are in court.
Customers are requested to stop dripping faucets and refrain from going to get their car washed. That will help save 10 million gallons of water a day, Doug McGowen said at a press conference Sunday, Jan. 21. College campuses in the area closed again MondayRelated stories:
Area schools close Monday as snow, ice struggle to thaw
All six suburban school districts, Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Immaculate Conception Cathedral School made the decision to close schools Monday, Jan. 22.
University of Memphis responded Saturday to the city’s ongoing water crisis, as both U of M, Christian Brother University and LeMoyne-Owen campuses will remain closed Monday, Jan. 22.
The University of Memphis’ Center for Applied Earth Science has hired a professor known for using data to guide long-term planning for infrastructure.
At least 15 city employees traveled to the Caribbean island for a recruiting fair last July. The event, designed to attract police officers and employees for other hard-to-fill jobs, failed to attract a single candidate.
For the first time in about a week, temperatures are expected to rise above freezing Jan. 21 and officials say that will likely reveal more water main breaks and help them gauge the full extent of damage.
Recent winter weather coupled with MLGW’s indefinite boil-water advisory is making life a little bit more challenging for restaurants as they have to figure out what to do about food, drinks and even the restrooms.
MLGW’s water customers remain under a precautionary boil-water advisory.
Some of the 120 prosecutors working in the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office make as much as $70,000 more than their colleagues who work next to them.
Roshun Austin and Archie Willis III of the Klondike Partners development group talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the financial hoops the adaptive reuse of Northside High School has had to jump through.
“We will be working on this for the next few days,” MLGW President and CEO Doug McGowen said.
Water pressure has continued to drop Friday, Jan. 19, for some Memphis Light, Gas and Water customers. Related story:
Macy’s plans to lay off both retail and corporate employees.
The City of Memphis is using all of its available resources to improve road conditions, but low temperatures are hindering those efforts. Here’s the city’s priority roads for snow plowing and treatment Olive Branch declares state of emergencyRelated stories:
Memphis Tourism buys Memphis in May HQ, Mississippi paves the way for $2B EV battery plant and we’ve got tips on which streets may be safest in this weather.
Strickland vetoed a referendum ordinance that would ask voters whether the Memphis City Council could set its salary and the salary of mayor-appointed directors. The council believes the veto was done improperly.
On a cold and miserable night — a night when fans were urged to stay home — the Tigers blew a 20-point lead to lose to South Florida. And then Penny Hardaway hinted at ominous chemistry issues within the team.
The $1.5 million sale expands office space for Memphis Tourism, which keeps its office just 120 feet away and allows Memphis in May to remain in its headquarters after a year of big changes in the festival.