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  • Arts & Culture

    Trezevant Manor ushers in fall with fashion show fundraiser

    The show helps support the Trezevant Manor Foundation, which funds capital improvements at the senior living facility. 

    By Alicia Davidson September 22, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Kevin Ritz confirmed by U.S. Senate as new U.S. Attorney

    Ritz was recommended to the White House by U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis and succeeds Joe Murphy, who had been acting U.S. Attorney since February 2021.

    By Bill Dries September 22, 2022
  • Collierville

    Collierville residents injured in 2021 shooting sue Kroger

    Two residents wounded in the Sept. 23, 2021 shooting spree at Kroger in Collierville, have filed suit against the grocery store chain and the third-party company who hired the employee who went on the rampage.

    By Abigail Warren September 22, 2022
  • Education

    Former MSCS teacher indicted on crimes against children

    A former teacher at Oakhaven Middle School and Wells Station Elementary School has been indicted for crimes against children, according to a statement from Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

    By Aarron Fleming, Julia Baker September 23, 2022
  • Shelby County

    Halbert says ‘whistleblower’ status should make her immune to recall

    Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert reacts to talk of legislation lowering the number of signatures needed to force a recall election. She also continues to blame County Mayor Lee Harris’ administration for a backlog of license plates and tags that she says has been cleared up.

    By Bill Dries September 22, 2022
  • Shelby County

    Voters could recall Shelby County Clerk under proposed bill

    Under the current law, 15% of registered county voters have to sign a petition to get a recall question on the ballot. State Rep. Mark White (R-Memphis) wants to lower that to 1%.

    By Ian Round September 22, 2022
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Employee sues over Kroger shooting, and Marybeth Conley flips her life

    Local rape victim Alicia Franklin shared her story on “Good Morning America,” the Memphis Tigers basketball schedule has dropped and SOB is opening southeast of Beale.

    By Bianca Phillips September 22, 2022
  • Opinion

    Opinion: TVA’s proposal is terrible for Memphis and Shelby County

    MLGW has failed its fiduciary duties to its ratepayers. The ratepayers deserves a fair RFP. City Council should vote against the TVA contract until all questions are answered, even if it takes a few years.

    By Jim Gilliland Jr. September 22, 2022
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: How TV’s Marybeth Conley found God, love and a new mission — with an ex-con

    Twenty years after starting “Live at 9,” Marybeth Conley has found love, God and a new mission with a childhood crush — who happens to have served time for robbing a bank.

    By Geoff Calkins September 22, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Rape victim’s appearance on ‘Good Morning America’ prompts calls for reform

    As the woman who police think was raped last year by Eliza Fletcher’s alleged killer takes her story to a national audience on ‘Good Morning America,’ community leaders are demanding answers about law enforcement’s slow-moving investigation of the 2021 rape.

    By Marc Perrusquia, Ben Wheeler September 22, 2022
  • Metro

    Couple gets marriage license after ‘mass confusion’ at county clerk’s office

    It took some effort, but Connor Dunning and Catherine Wylie finally got their marriage license — with a little help from their friends — from the office of Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert this week. 

    By Alicia Davidson September 22, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Person of interest developed in series of possible arsons near Coro Lake

    The fire department is looking for a suspect named Delana Collier, who also goes by the name “DC.” 

    By Julia Baker September 21, 2022
  • Elections

    County Commission to form committee focusing on violent crime

    The ongoing discussion and debate were also present Wednesday, Sept. 21, as commissioners interviewed 30 attorneys who have applied to fill three vacant positions for judicial commissioners.

    By Bill Dries September 21, 2022
  • Metro

    MLGW hears public opposition to long-term TVA contract

    Several citizens publicly objected to a long-term contract between MLGW and the TVA, saying the utility shouldn’t lock itself into a deal that diminishes its negotiating power in a rapidly changing energy market. 

    By Keely Brewer September 21, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Employee sues Kroger after Collierville shooting

    The lawsuit alleges Kroger should have taken further measures to protect employees and customers during a September 2021 store shooting.

    By Abigail Warren September 22, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Charges dropped against Paula Raiford

    A pair of affidavits also reveal the details about what happened between Paula Raiford and the person she was accused of assaulting. 

    By Julia Baker September 21, 2022
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Rape victim sues MPD; Overton Square shop is up for grabs

    Downtown disco owner goes to jail, The Eye Center is getting a new look and the Memphis Fire Department is on the hunt for a possible arsonist.

    By Bianca Phillips September 21, 2022
  • Elections

    Canvassing groups tackle voter registration — and voter turnout

    The voter registration deadline for the Nov. 8 ballot gives a sense of urgency to the latest canvassing forays into the city to increase not only voter registration but voter turnout. 

    By Bill Dries September 20, 2022
  • Elections

    McKissack ‘enthusiastically considering’ bid for Memphis mayor

    The MSCS board chairwoman, who in August won a second four-year term, referred to the board’s $480,000 severance package for superintendent Joris Ray as a “challenge” in which the school board showed leadership.

    By Bill Dries September 26, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Memphis Fire Department investigating series of possible arsons in Coro Lake area

    Since June, the MFD has responded to eight different fires in a neighborhood on the eastern side of Coro Lake. 

    By Julia Baker September 21, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Lawsuit alleges negligence by Memphis police in 2021 rape case

    A new lawsuit against the City of Memphis alleges that MPD officers failed to follow up on leads from a 2021 rape and asserts a proper investigation might have prevented Eliza Fletcher’s death. 

    By Marc Perrusquia September 20, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Owner of Downtown disco arrested

    The owner of Paula & Raiford’s Disco in Downtown Memphis was charged with misdemeanor assault Thursday, Sept. 15, according to Shelby County Criminal Justice records.

    By Alicia Davidson September 21, 2022
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Mayor wants clerk’s office open longer, and BluffCakes is opening soon

    Former Tiger is arrested on gun charges, teachers’ union leader calls contracts “enslavement” orders and we learn how much money FedEx executives make. 

    By Bianca Phillips September 20, 2022
  • Bartlett

    Former librarian to seek Bartlett school board seat

    Aislinn McEwen has concerns about books coming under scrutiny in school libraries and has included it as a major platform in her run for a seat on the Bartlett City Schools Board of Education.

    By Michael Waddell September 20, 2022
  • Elections

    City Court Judge special election field holds at nine

    Between the Sept. 14 deadline to file qualifying petitions with the Shelby County Election Commission and this past Sunday’s deadline for candidates to withdraw the field stayed the same in the last judicial race of this election year.

    By Bill Dries September 20, 2022

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