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    With his sense of fairness, Brother Terence integrated CBHS

    The oldest Lasallian Brother in the United States, Brother Terence McLaughlin, who integrated Christian Brothers High School in 1963, died Sunday. He was 102.

    By Jane Roberts May 29, 2025
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    Stuck in a dead-end job? Consider Tech901

    With affordable tuition and help with job placement, Tech901 often attracts career changers, people who are underemployed or stuck in jobs without growth — including many college grads.

    By Christin Yates May 26, 2025
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    How Memphis police salaries have increased since 2016

    Memphis police officers are poised to secure a 5% pay raise.

    By Samuel Hardiman May 26, 2025
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    This Week in Memphis: Lester center opens; Hospitality Hub looks north

    Also happening this week: Memorial Day is Monday, and there’s a reception for the work that replaced Midtown’s Union Centre blue-dog paintings.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 26, 2025
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    Midtown’s Fantastic Fans is closing, but the Fan Doctor will make house calls

    “Once it passes into history,” said a fan, “we will have lost another unique part of what makes Midtown, Midtown.” 

    By Nick Lingerfelt May 25, 2025
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    Political Roundup: ‘Move 201 Poplar’ and then ‘put a major hotel there’

    Memphis City Council member Dr. Jeff Warren dipped his toe across the city-county dividing line when he waded into a discussion about building a new jail instead of a new Regional One Health campus.

    By Bill Dries May 25, 2025
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    Four of 5 suspects named in latest MPD operation are not in jail

    Operation Rolling Thunder resulted in 160 arrests, including 50 known gang members, according to the Memphis Police Department. But MPD only revealed names of 49 people who it said were arrested during the operation.

    By Aarron Fleming May 25, 2025
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    Rain delay impacts Showboats crowd, but Yacht Club stays faithful

    A three-hour weather delay before the start of Saturday’s game and a loss to the Arlington Renegades didn’t deter fans who say Showboats are the best entertainment value in town.

    By Frank Bonner II May 24, 2025
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    Memphis in May’s Great American River Run goes virtual

    Medals will be sent out for the top times, but the cash prizes will not be given.

    By Michael Waddell May 24, 2025
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    Will city stay committed to police reforms after DOJ changes position?

    Following the U.S. Department of Justice’s scathing report highlighting police abuses of power, Memphis Mayor Paul Young said the city would not enter into any federal consent decree with the DOJ.

    By Bill Dries May 24, 2025
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    Make-A-Wish child will swim with ‘piggies and sharkies’

    The Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council Make-A-Wish Golf Tournament is the largest donor event to Make-A-Wish Mid-South outside of events curated by the nonprofit. 

    By Dima Amro May 23, 2025
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    Local stars shine bright at high school theater awards

    The Orpheum High School Music Theatre Awards took place Thursday, May 22, at the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown Memphis.

    By Alys Drake May 23, 2025
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    TBI identifies man killed in Bartlett police shooting

    TBI’s investigation into the shooting is still ongoing, at the request of Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy.

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    TBI investigating fatal shooting by Bartlett police officer

    By Michael Waddell May 23, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Trial date for Ezekiel Kelly delayed

    The man accused in a citywide shooting spree in September 2022, in which he allegedly killed three people and wounded three others, will return to court in July to receive a new trial date.

    By Aarron Fleming May 23, 2025
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    Kids get in museums for free with new summer pass

    The summertime Art for All digital pass gives kids free, unlimited entry to a dozen Memphis area museums. It joins the physical Art for All card that offers one-time admission to 30 attractions all year long.

    By Sarai Bennett May 30, 2025
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    The Early Word: University hotel closes, and fire follows Clayborn leader

    City Council wants to slash MATA funding, Riverside Drive is going on a diet and we’ve got the tea, er, juice on a new shop at Crosstown. 

    By Bianca Phillips May 23, 2025
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    Memphis mayor, council clash over ‘poor budgeting’

    New budget proposal relies on rosy projections, cutting MATA funding in half and extending ongoing hiring freeze.

    By Samuel Hardiman May 23, 2025
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    TBI investigating fatal shooting by Bartlett police officer

    A Thursday evening confrontation between a person armed with a knife and Bartlett police led to a fatal shooting, officials said.

    By Jody Callahan May 23, 2025
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    U of M ‘exploring options’ as it closes Holiday Inn for renovations

    The closure, which was a surprise to at least one group planning an October event at the hotel, comes as the school’s contract with the current hotel vendor comes to an end. 

    By Jane Roberts May 22, 2025
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    Tennessee man is executed for killing his wife and her two sons

    Tennessee has executed Oscar Smith for the 1989 murder of his estranged wife Judith Smith and her sons Jason and Chad Burnett.

    By The Associated Press May 22, 2025
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    D.C. Scorecard: How Memphis’ reps voted on Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

    The scorecard tracks how the city’s representatives voted in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill now goes to the U.S. Senate where the state’s two U.S. senators have already indicated they favor it.

    By Bill Dries May 22, 2025
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    Historic Clayborn Temple director’s home caught fire weeks before church blaze

    Before the April 28 fire at the Downtown church, there were fires at the Memphis home of the nonprofit’s leader and another in East Tennessee at a property owned by her family.

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    Clayborn Temple fire was arson, MFD says

    By Bill Dries May 22, 2025
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    Riverside Drive will remain closed for a few months

    A stretch of Riverside Drive will be closed to allow for the construction of what it is calling a road-diet conversion.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 22, 2025
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    The Early Word: Clayborn fire was intentional; DOJ drops MPD probe

    Patel calls Memphis the ‘homicide capital,’ cops bring the Thunder in crime crackdown and the new Regional One is a few steps closer.

    By Bianca Phillips May 22, 2025
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    Shaping Frayser’s future: Libertas breaks ground on middle school campus

    Construction begins on the public Montessori school’s $7.5 million expansion, revamping Southwest Tennessee Community College’s former Gill Campus building into a middle school with a kitchen and workshop for students.

    By Laura Testino May 22, 2025

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