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    The Wolf River Conservancy and Ducks Unlimited partnered to protect 700+ acres of wetlands in Collierville, Piperton and Rossville.

    By Dima Amro November 29, 2025
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    Need ideas for gifts this season? We’ve got you covered. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 28, 2025
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    Students currently enrolled in the program can renew beginning on Dec. 9.

    By Melissa Brown November 30, 2025
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    Task Force officers arrested a murder suspect. The Daily Memphian was along for the ride.

    “There’s so many people in this world who didn’t know we touched their lives because it didn’t happen to them,” Karolina Duda said of potential crime victims. The Daily Memphian rode along with Supervisory Deputy Duda to observe the on-the-ground work of the Memphis Safe Task Force.

    By Aarron Fleming November 30, 2025
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    ‘We needed to answer:’ From church kitchens to city streets, volunteers serve holiday meals to the hungry

    Memphians across the city spend part of their Thanksgiving holiday helping to feed the hungry.

    By Jody Callahan November 30, 2025
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    St. Mary’s trio designs, builds, programs ‘Turkeybot’

    Lauren Rogers, head of the Upper School at St. Mary’s said the school has a “moral obligation” to staunch the widening gender gap in STEM education.

    By Laura Testino November 27, 2025
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    Defense pushes back on claim Lindsey Whiteside sentence was won by fraud

    Defense attorneys for Lindsey Whiteside have offered a counterargument against the prosecution claims the former coach and youth pastor should be resentenced.

    By Brandon LaGrone II November 30, 2025
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    Memphis company penalized for Clean Air Act violations

    The company will pay a $150,000 fine and enter a probation program that subjects it to unannounced inspections by Environmental Protection Agency personnel. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 26, 2025
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    The AM/DM podcast: Dating, apps and the Bluff City

    If you’re single and not “on the apps,” you’re not really trying to find love. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 26, 2025
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    The Early Word: New charges in St. George’s case, assaults on Task Force

    Judges tell sheriff and clerk to get it together, Belly Acres goes belly up in Bartlett and Richmond wants to be MSCS’ leader for the long haul.

    By Bianca Phillips November 26, 2025
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    Richmond wants to stay in charge at Memphis-Shelby County Schools

    “I’d love to have the permanent superintendent role,” interim Memphis school Superintendent Roderick Richmond said during a recent interview on WKNO-TV Channel 10’s “Behind The Headlines.” 

    By Laura Testino December 01, 2025
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    14-year-old charged with rape in St. George’s case, police say

    Teenager charged with aggravated rape in one of two alleged assaults at St. George’s Independent School in recent weeks, becoming the second person arrested in the investigation.

    By Jody Callahan November 26, 2025
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    Judges order Clerk’s, Sheriff’s offices to fix delays

    The Sheriff’s and the General Sessions Court Clerk’s offices must fix issues causing case delays, according to a judges’ order obtained by The Daily Memphian.

    By Aarron Fleming November 25, 2025
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    11 face federal charges after interactions with Task Force officers

    All of the men were charged after altercations with officers during attempted traffic stops, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee said. Traffic stops have increased since the Task Force began.

    By Aarron Fleming November 25, 2025
  • State Government

    State now has until December to appeal National Guard ruling

    The Tennessee National Guard is likely to remain in Memphis until at least early December, as the state has yet to appeal an injunction blocking the deployment. 

    By Samuel Hardiman November 25, 2025
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    DeSoto school board asks lawmakers to revive bill that could remove one of its own members

    This move comes as board member Michele Henley faces sustained pressure for supporting convicted former youth pastor Lindsey Whiteside.

    By Brandon LaGrone II November 25, 2025
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    The Early Word: Bondi talks crime decline, and Edey takes a hit to the head

    Mom sues MSCS for handcuffing her kid, Sexton says Shelby County should pay for its own jail and the city’s library director is checking out.

    By Bianca Phillips November 25, 2025
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    The AM/DM podcast: In an open carry state, here’s how a gun becomes illegal

    The Memphis Safe Task Force has seized more than 400 guns during its time in Memphis, in what could be a major milestone in reducing violent crime. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 25, 2025
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    Memphis 7-year-old illegally handcuffed, pushed into school bookcase, lawsuit claims

    “I heard my son scream,” a Memphis mother said in an interview with The Daily Memphian. School staff told her that they handcuffed her child for their own safety: “I was like, ‘Over a 7-year-old?’”

    By Laura Testino November 25, 2025
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    Sexton says funding for new jail ‘up on the locals to do that locally’

    The Tennessee House speaker, who attended U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s news conference Monday, Nov. 24, was asked what the state’s appetite was for funding a replacement to 201 Poplar. 

    By Samuel Hardiman November 24, 2025
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    Pam Bondi, Bill Lee tout crime decline 56 days into Memphis Safe Task Force

    “The numbers tell the story themselves. They are undeniable,” said U.S. Attorney General Bondi, who traveled to Memphis on Monday, Nov. 24.

    By Samuel Hardiman November 25, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    The city adds to its finance team, but the search is on for a new library director

    Memphis found a new deputy chief financial officer. Now, the city must find a new leader for its library division as Keenon McCloy retires after 18 years. 

    By Bill Dries November 24, 2025
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    The AM/DM podcast: Setting your holidays up for success

    Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips discuss everything from some of The Daily Memphian’s recipe offerings to family traditions to what restaurants are open on Thanksgiving Day. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 24, 2025
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    The Early Word: Ford runs his mouth; what’s up with county money woes?

    Hyde Park won’t be getting a grocery store soon, a new bourbon is ducking in and we flashback to 1997 when royalty was on Beale.

    By Bianca Phillips November 24, 2025
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    ‘How about we cut you off as the chair?’ — Ford tirade aimed at County Commission chairwoman

    Also in the roundup: Amber Huett-Garcia opens Commission campaign, Marie Feagins’ bid for county mayor and Steve Cohen on a successor.

    By Bill Dries November 24, 2025

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