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    The Early Word: Hello to new state laws and goodbye to Coletta’s on Appling

    Court is back in session, gluten-free donuts are coming soon and we reflect on Ja Morant’s greatest hits. 

    By Bianca Phillips July 01, 2026
  • Metro

    The AM/DM podcast: All about the new Memphis Art Museum

    The grand opening is less than six months away. 

    By Mary Cashiola July 01, 2026
  • Premium Bartlett

    Job ready: Some Youth Villages students get hands-on with a forklift

    A group of residents at Youth Villages received training and certification in forklift operations — preparation for a potential career.

    By Michael Waddell July 01, 2026
  • Premium Education

    TCAP 2026: These 6 charts show how Memphis-area students stack up

    Compare scores on the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program tests by subject and student group for districts in Memphis and Shelby County.

    By Laura Testino July 01, 2026
  • Premium State Government

    Shooting, grooming and booking: New laws that take effect July 1 in Tennessee

    Here’s a look at some new state laws that may have slipped under the radar.

    By Brandon LaGrone II July 01, 2026
  • North Mississippi

    Former DeSoto County teacher sentenced for child pornography

    A former DeSoto County teacher will serve nine years in prison for possessing child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi announced Tuesday.

    By Aarron Fleming July 01, 2026
  • Shelby County

    201 Poplar reopening Wednesday but long-term questions remain

    Courts and offices that shut down for two days will resume regular operations Wednesday. But the renewed debate about the building’s condition — and what to do about it — continues.

    By Bill Dries July 01, 2026
  • Premium North Mississippi

    Breaking down Mississippi’s redistricting lawsuits

    Although Mississippi legislators have not yet moved to redistrict in light of Louisiana v. Callais, the state is facing multiple lawsuits over its current voting districts. Here is a breakdown.

    By Aarron Fleming July 02, 2026
  • Shelby County

    Trial date set in Tami Sawyer’s federal embezzlement case

    The trial date is tentative as Sawyer’s attorney is about to get an estimated 50,000 documents used by prosecutors to make their case against her.

    By Bill Dries June 30, 2026
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    The Early Word: Ja Morant is gone, and 201 Poplar is closed

    County taxes are going up, Coach Cal will get his roses and GG Jackson is here to stay.

    By Bianca Phillips June 30, 2026
  • The AM/DM

    The AM/DM podcast: Who’s on the Grizz’s new menu

    Three of the Memphis Grizzlies’ newest players have nicknames that refer to food, which could provide an easy opportunity for a Grizzlies meal deal at FedExForum. But what will it mean for the team’s standings?

    By Mary Cashiola June 30, 2026
  • Shelby County

    County Commission passes budget with new property tax rate

    Shelby County commissioners used extra decimal places Monday, June 29, in setting a new county property tax rate.

    By Bill Dries June 30, 2026
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    More funding needed for MATA, transit advocates say

    The declining Memphis transit system received more than $30 million in funding in the city’s recently approved budget. That’s more than it got last year. But MATA supporters say it’s not enough. 

    By Steve Bohnel June 30, 2026
  • Shelby County

    201 Poplar flooding could keep courts closed ‘until later this week’

    A water line break leaves the Walter L. Bailey Criminal Justice Center temporarily closed, forcing some courts to reschedule dates and pause operations. 

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    201 Poplar courts closed for ‘imminent health hazard’

    By Wallis Rogin June 29, 2026
  • Shelby County

    201 Poplar courts closed for ‘imminent health hazard’

    Signs on the doors of 201 Poplar say: “This building ‘must not be occupied’ until” the Health Department grants permission to reopen.

    By Wallis Rogin, Brandon LaGrone II June 29, 2026
  • North Mississippi

    A new law could create a list of immigrants illegally living in Mississippi

    The law set to take effect Wednesday is sparking alarm among immigrant advocates, who fear it could become a new tactic to target immigrants.

    By The Associated Press June 29, 2026
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    The Early Word: The ‘E’ is back in Elvis; Ardent fight is a broken record

    Young is shaking up his office, Millington’s racetrack reno is stalled out and you can help guide the future of Rainbow Lake.

    By Bianca Phillips June 29, 2026
  • Metro

    The AM/DM Podcast: New laws take effect, and fireworks fill the sky

    Also this week: The Memphis-Shelby County schools board tackles some hot topics.

    By Bianca Phillips June 29, 2026
  • Metro

    Daily Memphian wins first for investigative reporting in state press awards

    Contest judges called The Daily Memphian’s series on speeding a “fascinating read” and pointed to the stories’ sourcing and data as standout features.

    By Wallis Rogin June 29, 2026
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    Calkins: Elvis Presley lives! Or his sign does, anyway.

    “The bold, metal sign in front of the Visitor Center no longer says ‘LVIS PRESLEY BOULEVARD.’ But who fixed it? A quintessentially Memphis institution, of course.”

    By Geoff Calkins July 04, 2026
  • Metro

    This Week in Memphis: America turns 250, and new state laws take effect

    Also happening this week: The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board meets, and the MSCS takeover board does, too.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 28, 2026
  • Shelby County

    Shelby County Commission to take final vote on $2.71 property-tax rate

    The commission also votes on budget amendments, including a move away from plans by Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris to start planning on a new Treadwell K-8 school.

    By Bill Dries June 28, 2026
  • Metro

    How many Shelby County voters are moving among the 3 new congressional districts?

    Also in the political roundup: Washington’s affordable-housing standoff, the Ultimate Fighting Championship plot and A C Wharton Jr. warns Mickell Lowery about being mayor.

    By Bill Dries June 28, 2026
  • Midtown

    Overton Park Conservancy charts future for the ‘people’s park’

    The conservancy is asking for the public’s opinions on renderings of a new pavilion near Rainbow Lake, as well as options for improving the playground and boardwalk.

    By Wallis Rogin June 29, 2026
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    Calkins: A Little League team raised $50,000 for St. Jude. And the story gets even better.

    A Florida Little League team traveled to Memphis to deliver the money they’d raised, and play a game against Memphis Little League. Then they learned one of the opposing players was a St. Jude patient.

    By Geoff Calkins June 29, 2026

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