The trial date setting came about a month after the one-year anniversary of Rhodes College student Drew Rainer’s slaying, and the trial is scheduled to take place nearly two years after his death. 

The Franklin L. Haney Co. said MLGW’s bid review process was biased toward TVA and it asked that its proposal be rescored. 

New legal opinion says mayoral candidates don’t have to live in Memphis, Hernando mayor questions tax vote and the Grizzlies win with help from their friends.

The Daily Memphian’s “On The Record” podcast takes a closer look at the unofficial results in the Tuesday Nov. 8 election.

Unlike typical lawsuits, the plaintiff are not seeking monetary damages nor possession of the property. Instead, they are asking a court to deem the blighted sites a public nuisance. 

The texts read, “This is a test from the City of Memphis Mass Communication system that will contact you during… Reply with Yes to confirm receipt or…” followed by a link. 

“The city of Memphis needs more affordable housing, but we want quality, affordable housing. We don’t want to treat people like they are second-class citizens,” Presiding Bishop J. Drew Sheard said.

Attorney Allan Wade — in a legal opinion from last week made public Wednesday, Nov. 9 — said a 1996 amendment to the city charter makes living in the city a qualification to hold the office, not run for the office.

“Most of us sort of live in our little world where everything is always the same. The leaves change, and the grass grows, but when a river drops like this … there’s a real sense of discovery — a sort of magic.” 

“Right to work” will become part of the state Constitution, Varonica Cooper is the new city court judge and the Dream Hotel is closer to reality. 

Hernando voters reject 1% tax earmarked for parks and recreation. Meanwhile, two school board candidate win offices in Tuesday’s election.

Chris Ford returns to an alderman’s seat in Millington as several other members of the board returned to office in unopposed elections Tuesday.

David Parsons wins Bartlett mayoral election to replace long-time Mayor A. Keith McDonald, who is retiring.

Cooper is an attorney at the Cooper Law Firm. She has been in private practice for 25 years.

Incumbent aldermen will remain in their positions in Collierville. An incumbent won reelection, and a mother won a four-way race for an open school board seat.

For the second time since August, the Memphis City Council District 4 seat has a new representative.

Democrat Steve Cohen and Republican David Kustoff were heavily favored to win reelection and did. But which party will be the majority in the U.S. House is still in doubt.

In Shelby County returns, the closest contest among the four was Amendment 1, which made the state’s “right to work” law part of the Constitution.

Incumbent candidates for every state legislative seat in Shelby County won reelection, and no open seats flipped from one political party to the other. Former Rep. Barbara Cooper won despite her death last month.

A third of the county’s voters showed up to vote in the last election of 2022 — and most of them voted early or absentee. The early vote totals told the story of what the rest of the night would be like. 

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declared an early victory Tuesday, Nov. 8, long before most votes were counted.

Roman, who previously served as Lakeland vice mayor, was elected to the city’s top position Tuesday, Nov. 8, as six candidates are unopposed in the election

Mike Palazzolo and Mary Anne Gibson win without opposition. There will be no change to Germantown’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

Voters across the region showed off their “I Voted” stickers, criticized the election process, and weighed in on Gov. Bill Lee online.

The 114th annual Holy Convocation of the Church of God in Christ kicked off at Mason Temple Tuesday, Nov. 8. COGIC Bishop Jerry W. Macklin said of Memphis: “It feels good to be home.”