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  • Premium City of Memphis

    Analysis: Which path forward will the stadiums deal take?

    The city has several scenarios for how the stadium-funding debate could go moving forward.

    By Samuel Hardiman September 03, 2023
  • Mayor's race Elections

    In bid for mayor, Paul Young is out to change the city’s reality

    Young thinks he is more prepared to hold the office than any other new mayor in the city’s history. 

    By Samuel Hardiman September 03, 2023
  • Premium Opinion

    Calkins: Tom Lee Park is now officially open — and it’s spectacular

    Nearly every good thing in Memphis has had to overcome fierce opposition. See Shelby Farms and the Grizz. So it’s no surprise that change didn’t come easy for the new Tom Lee Park. But the new place looks spectacular.

    By Geoff Calkins September 05, 2023
  • Downtown

    The place to be: Tom Lee Park reopening brings Memphis together

    After a five-year rollout plan that highlighted a well-documented demolition and a $61 million renovation, Memphis’ signature public park makes its return.

    By Kambui Bomani September 02, 2023
  • Mayor's race Elections

    Van Turner has had plenty of stops on path to mayor’s race

    The life of the attorney and former Shelby County commissioner has taken him to Atlanta, Knoxville, D.C. and Japan. He returned to Memphis more than 20 years ago and found a path to elected office.

    By Bill Dries September 02, 2023
  • Downtown

    Redesigned Tom Lee Park ready for debut

    Nearly three years after work began on the $62 million redesign, the Downtown Memphis space along the Mississippi River will have a formal opening Saturday, Sept. 2. Here’s what to expect.

    By Bill Dries September 01, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Native Memphian appointed to lead Tennessee’s highest court

    The court selected Holly Kirby to serve in the role for a two-year term, effective Sept. 1, the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts announced Aug. 31.

    By Aarron Fleming September 01, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Additional suspect arrested in ‘broken bottles’ theft ring

    The suspect allegedly stole more than $10,000 worth of “gaming accessories” from a GameStop at 6223 Winchester Road in Hickory Hill, according to an affidavit.

    By Aarron Fleming September 02, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Layoffs hit education department at Memphis Zoo

    Workers say about 25 employees were affected, although a statement from the zoo did not specify the number. 

    By Ben Wheeler September 01, 2023
  • Memphis Tigers Basketball

    Penny Hardaway talks Mikey Williams, DeAndre Williams at new Tom Lee Park court

    The Memphis head coach took time out of what’s been a busy offseason for the Tigers to inaugurate the outdoor, technicolor basketball court at the newly renovated Tom Lee Park.

    By Parth Upadhyaya September 01, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Everything changed after Liza’s death, but Memphis keeps running

    After Eliza Fletcher’s kidnapping and killing last year, local runners' sense of security was forever changed. One woman said she had always thought she would outrun anyone who meant her harm, but she knows now that’s not true.

    By Bianca Phillips September 01, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Actress and TV host Sherri Shepherd to emcee Healthier 901 Fest

    Shepherd, an Emmy-nominated and NAACP Image Award-winning talk show host, sitcom actress and comedian, will co-emcee the Healthier 901 Fest at Shelby Farms Park on Saturday, Sept. 2. 

    By Aisling Mäki September 01, 2023
  • Mayor's Race Elections

    The War for Peace: Mayoral candidate Michelle McKissack wants a safer Memphis for all

    Michelle McKissack, who hopes to become the first woman to be mayor of Memphis, remembers growing up in a city where crime was not a constant concern.

    By Don Wade September 01, 2023
  • Shelby County

    ‘We have a crime crisis right now:’ DA’s office hosts public-safety summit

    “I think the consistent message from all of us and several others … is that we all recognize that we have a serious crime problem,” DA Mulroy said.

    By Julia Baker August 31, 2023
  • Behind The Headlines

    Paul Young says MLGW plan needs time. (And maybe more money.)

    Memphis Mayoral contender Paul Young also talked on “Behind The Headlines” about “stopping the bleeding” from violent crime as the next mayor’s top priority of the next mayor. 

    By Bill Dries August 31, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Former MPD officer sentenced in excessive force case

    The sentencing decision was announced Thursday in a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee. 

    By Aarron Fleming August 31, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Appeals court upholds Pervis Payne sentencing decision

    The Tennessee Criminal Court of Appeals has affirmed a 2022 ruling from a local judge, allowing former death row inmate Pervis Payne to serve his two life sentences concurrently, making him eligible for parole in four years. 

    By Aarron Fleming August 31, 2023
  • South Memphis

    South Memphis EtO facility plans to relocate

    The attorney representing Sterilization Services said in a recent letter that the company will leave its Florida Street facility before next May. 

    By Keely Brewer August 31, 2023
  • Education

    U of M announces security improvements ahead of Eliza Fletcher run

    Lighting and surveillance improvements are the first phase of a $5 million investment to improve security on campus and surrounding area. 

    By Jane Roberts September 01, 2023
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Judge may stop the Brooks; Toast could raise Jackson Ave.

    MIM will honor France (again), Joe Cooper is living his dream with the Tigers and DOJ meeting attendees say MPD has a culture problem. 

    By Bianca Phillips August 31, 2023
  • Premium Education

    Chapter Two: Busing begins

    This second part of The Daily Memphian’s oral history series marking the 50th anniversary of Plan Z begins with prophetic words from McRae’s December 1971 ruling that set the stage for Plan A’s implementation.

    By Bill Dries September 26, 2023
  • mayor's race Elections

    Walking with Willie Herenton as he makes another bid for mayor

    Memphis mayoral candidate Willie Herenton remains certain voters will propel him back into the office he held for five terms between 1992 and 2009 and that his hold on the electorate is still near complete.

    By Samuel Hardiman August 31, 2023
  • Update North Mississippi

    DeSoto deputy suffers non-critical injuries during two-state pursuit

    The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department, Walls police and Memphis police were all involved in a chase Wednesday night that began in Mississippi and ended with one arrest in Tennessee. Four other suspects remain at large.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 31, 2023
  • Public Safety

    ‘I’ve got a video, too:’ DOJ hosts community meeting on MPD investigation

    Multiple attendees told Department of Justice employees that the Memphis Police Department has a culture problem, one that has persisted for years.

    By Ben Wheeler August 31, 2023
  • Public Safety

    City of Memphis’ VIP program aims to reduce gun violence

    The program, which started in 2022, partners with several local charter schools and hospitals to steer at-risk individuals away from engaging in gun violence.

    By Aarron Fleming August 30, 2023

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