U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen was among the Democratic majority voting for the bill, and Rep. David Kustoff was among the 126 Republicans who voted for it.

The 2007 Memphis elections saw Willie Herenton elected mayor for the fifth time and the largest turnover of Memphis City Council seats in the 55-year history of the mayor-council form of government.

“Memphis will continue losing population as it has for the last three years if we do not get a handle on out-of-control crime. And our policies are moving in the wrong direction.”

More than three-fourths of those who participated in an email survey said they want to move Memphis in May’s annual barbecue contest to Liberty Park.

A judge ends Michael Oher’s conservatorship, Le Bonheur is expanding and the Grizzlies waive two players.

Also on the commission agenda Monday, Oct. 2, are locations for a group of 30 surveillance cameras in the district of commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. One of the cameras is to be placed across the street from where he lives.

The Memphis Tigers kick off basketball season, and a judge is expected to rule on whether to separate trials for three of the five former officers accused in Tyre Nichols’ death.

TennCare says the majority who lost health coverage are eligible but fell through the cracks due to “procedural” reasons, such as failing to update their contact information after moving.

More than 65 men took off Saturday, Sept. 30 from West Cancer Center, for the 13th annual 525-mile bike trek in five days to Rosemary Beach, Florida. The trip is a fundraiser for West Cancer Foundation.

For the past several months, The Daily Memphian staff created maps, timelines, data visualizations and other interactive elements for the series about the 50th anniversary of busing. Here are some observations.

The new STEM program at KIPP Collegiate School isn’t just helping students in the here and now, says Chief of Schools Lischa Brooks, adding: “We’re thinking about their tomorrow.” 

A year-old program to get children in poverty into pre-kindergarten classes earlier is part of a discussion on “Behind The Headlines” that took in larger questions.

Robert Clark, 58, of Travis County, Texas, is charged with nine counts of mail fraud. Clark’s indictment alleges that he began the scheme around December 2019. 

DeSoto County Schools reflect good showing for the annual accountability ratings from the state Department of Education.

None of the other 13 Memphis mayoral candidates on the ballot were in six figures, but these four spent six-figure sums on their campaigns throughout the summer.

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Election season’s final act starts as curtain goes down on early voting

The last day of early voting is Saturday, Sept. 30, at 18 sites across the city. Next, the Oct. 5 election day will close out the campaigns for Memphis mayor and all 13 seats on the Memphis City Council. 

A local judge said Friday, Sept. 29, she will end the conservatorship over Michael Oher, the retired NFL football player whose life story rose to prominence through the 2009 film “The Blind Side.”

Through the program, donors are matched with children 12 and under, and adults 65 and older, who are in need of new clothing and/or toys for Christmas gifts. 

A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled 2-1 that the transgender plaintiffs did not have a constitutional right to gender-affirming care as minors, saying courts should get out of the way of “thoughtful debates” within state legislatures.

Forecasted temperatures are hovering in the low to mid-90s — about 10 degrees higher than average for this time of year. 

FedExForum shooting suspect has been arrested, an ADA has been suspended and Mango’s offers gas station gourmet.

The sixth and final chapter of The Daily Memphian’s series on the 50th anniversary of court-ordered busing within Memphis City Schools looks at the end of busing for integration, the legacy of Plan Z and its impact on Memphis in the 21st century.

An ongoing renovation of the historic church was paused Thursday, Sept. 28, for a look at new stained-glass images of the city’s turmoil in the 1968 sanitation workers’ strike.

MPD reported that three suspects armed with handguns robbed an employee who was putting cash into the ATM outside the bank.

The shooting happened during a Lil Baby concert Sept. 7 and resulted in critical injuries to one man.