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  • City of Memphis

    Jennifer Sink could leave Memphis City Hall for MLGW

    Memphis City Attorney Jennifer Sink could soon leave her post at City Hall and join MLGW as general counsel.

    By Samuel Hardiman June 21, 2023
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    The Early Word: Survey says crime is bad; Lakeland church is fed up

    DCS tried to take Sequoia Samuels away, MPD wants Tasers and FedEx revenue is down (again). 

    By Bianca Phillips June 21, 2023
  • Metro

    Meet The Daily Memphian’s summer 2023 interns

    This is the fourth cohort of interns to land at The Daily Memphian since the site relaunched its internship program following the onset of COVID-19.

    By Elle Perry June 21, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Community thinks crime is ‘much higher’ than 5 years ago

    The Daily Memphian commissioned a scientific poll to reveal both city and county residents' perceptions of local crime, and the results are in.

    By Aarron Fleming June 22, 2023
  • North Mississippi

    Southaven Police Department achieves state accreditation

    “It’s a big deal,” Mayor Darren Musselwhite said of the Southaven Police Department being accredited with the Mississippi Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission.

    By Beth Sullivan June 20, 2023
  • Education

    Protesters angered by loss of MSCS vice chair, canceled meeting

    Community activists from the Momentum Memphis Coalition called for action outside the MSCS school board.

    By Alicia Davidson June 20, 2023
  • Public Safety

    MPD asks for body-camera upgrades, Tasers in new budget

    The technologies could help reduce human error, chief says. 

    By Ben Wheeler June 20, 2023
  • State Government

    Judge strikes down Arkansas ban on gender-affirming care for minors

    The law prohibited doctors from providing gender-affirming hormone treatment, puberty blockers or surgery to anyone under 18. It also prohibited doctors from referring patients elsewhere from such care. 

    By The Associated Press June 20, 2023
  • North Mississippi

    81 cars broken into overnight at Baptist DeSoto, nearby hotels

    “We take every precaution to minimize and deter theft and provide a safe campus for our patients, visitors and employees,” BMHCC public relations manager Kimberly Alexander said in a statement. “Unfortunately, we are not immune to crime.”

    By Beth Sullivan June 20, 2023
  • Public Safety

    DCS tried to take 4-year-old away, mom’s bail set at $500K

    Brittney Jackson has been charged with aggravated child neglect, abuse of a corpse and making a false offense report in the death of Sequoia Samuels. 

    By Samuel Hardiman, Aarron Fleming, Ben Wheeler June 20, 2023
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    The Early Word: City Council sticks to status quo; Geoff Calkins moves on

    Collierville cop gets arrested, Tyus Jones could be traded and Elwood’s Shack sells tomatoes for a cause. 

    By Bianca Phillips June 20, 2023
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    Here’s what changed in the Memphis City Council’s fight over redistricting

    A final vote on council attorney Allan Wade’s map is expected June 27. 

    By Samuel Hardiman June 20, 2023
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    Calkins: I’ve covered Memphis sports for 27 years. Now it’s time for something else.

    “I came to Memphis 27 years ago to cover sports, but, starting today, I’m going to be writing about something else. And I’m going to need your help.”

    By Geoff Calkins June 20, 2023
  • Education

    U of M raises tuition, citing inflation and declining enrollment

    An almost 3% increase represents the University of Memphis’ highest tuition hike in nearly seven years.

    By Aarron Fleming June 19, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW disables outage texts as thousands still without power

    MLGW customers received a text Sunday that said, “due to the number of outages, outage-update texts are disabled.”

    By Nick Lingerfelt June 19, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Bonner and Gibson file qualifying petitions for October election

    Mayoral contender Frank Colvett has pulled his petition, making him the last of the declared contenders to take the first step toward getting on the ballot.

    By Bill Dries June 19, 2023
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Elwood’s Shack owner’s Texas tomatoes raise money for Special Olympics

    With the opening of his second Elwood’s Shack location at 4040 Park Ave. delayed until mid-July, Tim Bednarski realized he had more tomatoes than he could handle.

    By Liaudwin Seaberry Jr. June 19, 2023
  • North Mississippi

    Out-of-county enrollment in DeSoto County Schools will be a misdemeanor

    The DeSoto County Board of Supervisors began the process of cracking down on non-residents who file false information to benefit from the county’s services, particularly schools.

    By Beth Sullivan June 19, 2023
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    The Early Word: Ja can’t play for 25 games, but you can play pickleball in Collierville

    High tea comes to Collierville, Carmeon Hamilton has a new HGTV show and Downtown parking garages go digital.

    By Bianca Phillips June 19, 2023
  • Premium Public Safety

    TBI: Local police, courts slow to submit criminal information for background checks

    The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says staffing, grants and tech upgrades would help it enter backlogged criminal information into the background-check system.

    By Ian Round June 19, 2023
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Tone celebrates Juneteenth

    Tone celebrates Juneteenth with a festival on its Orange Mound Tower grounds on Jun 18, 2023.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 19, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Thousands lost power in Memphis, full restoration not until Wednesday

    MLGW said in a press release Sunday that most customers should have power by Tuesday evening “unless severe weather returns to our area.” The utility expects full restoration by Wednesday night.

    By Nick Lingerfelt June 18, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    Memphis celebrates community, culture and businesses at Juneteenth festival

    More than 100 vendors were stationed at Health Sciences Park in the Medical District as Memphians took part in the City of Memphis’ Juneteenth fest. 

    By Alicia Davidson June 19, 2023
  • North Memphis

    Juneteenth roots run deep in Douglass neighborhood

    “Douglass is exactly 40 acres and was given to a freed slave by his former slaveowner and that family still lives in Douglass,” said organizer Kathy Yancy-Temple. “My family were freed from this very land, and we have families that go back six, seven, even eight generations here.

    By Alicia Davidson June 19, 2023
  • Downtown

    St. Mary’s Cathedral seeks $25,000 to help restore facade

    The cathedral’s structure, which was built between 1889 and 1926 in the Gothic Revival style, is undergoing a $1.4 million renovation.

    By Rob Moore June 19, 2023

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