Germantown water is back, the MPD is under investigation (again) and Kelsey’s sentencing is delayed (again).

“What we hope is that integrating our camera systems throughout the city through a public and private sector partnership will be a force multiplier for our city as it relates to solving crimes and investigating crimes,” MPD Chief Davis told attendees.

For 29 years, Tim Simpson has been on News Channel 3 telling Memphis viewers about the weather, advising them when a storm is headed their way and when to seek shelter. Now he’s retiring. 

Leaders discuss ongoing juvenile court problems and grand jury delays during Thursday’s County Commission public safety meeting.

The parking lot is the first part of a broader plan to end overflow zoo parking on the Overton Park Greensward sometime next year and turn more than 17 acres of zoo land to the Overton Park Conservancy.

Attorney Ben Crump said Tyre Nichols’ family is grateful the DOJ “heard their cries for accountability.”

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Colvett pulled out of what is now an 18-candidate race at Thursday’s deadline for candidates to withdraw from the October Memphis ballot.

All of Germantown was cleared to flush their pipes and resume normal water usage Thursday afternoon. 

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As the first day of school and tax-free weekend approach, organizations, including the Memphis Police Department and Memphis Public Libraries, are helping students prepare with free school supplies.

Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Civil Rights Division said that the investigation is not tied to one specific incident or unit of MPD.

Kelsey is now scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 11 at 1 p.m. in federal court in Nashville.

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Some Germantown residents can flush their water lines, Salt | Soy is merging with Alchemy and the aquifer is looking like a snack.

With the start of a new school year less than two weeks away, Shelby County Health Department and partners will host a number of free clinics to get local families up to speed on required childhood immunizations. 

An “event” at a Memphis substation led to power outages in North Mississippi, low water pressure in parts of the Bluff City and flaring at Valero Energy Corp.’s local refinery. Now, the Shelby County Health Department is monitoring the situation for potential health impacts. 

Here’s a look back at the timeline that led to former state Sen. Brian Kelsey’s expected sentencing hearing Thursday, July 27, on two campaign-finance felonies.

Rate increases funded research, which showed MLGW’s concerns were warranted. It found there are more holes, or breaches, in the aquifer’s protective clay layer than previously thought.

 The city expects to be finished flushing Wednesday, but it has not provided a date of when water may be restored. 

Germantown resident Ron Spence has a red cup over his kitchen sink handle so he doesn’t inadvertently turn it on. “Once a day feels like forever in this situation,” he said. 

Downtown has a new neighborhood, the Tigers lose a transfer and a sculpture garden is coming to Binghampton. 

Eight candidates were invited to the debate, which will be broadcast on WKNO/Channel 10 at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 15 and livestreamed on both wkno.org and on The Daily Memphian. 

An estimated 8,000-9,000 people amassed at Crosstown Concourse Sunday for the event. By the event’s end at 9 p.m., 90% to 95% of the food vendors had completely sold out.

A burn-off at the Valero Refinery in Southwest Memphis coincided with an unspecified substation problem, that resulted in a voltage to drop across the service area.

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In addition to infrastructure, the council approved two more years on the Memphis Showboats contract and discussed a late-term reappointment to the MLGW board by outgoing Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland.

Memphis Light, Gas and Water wrapped up its week-long recovery efforts Tuesday, July 25, after restoring power to all but 17 customers, who should be restored soon. 

“I just disagree,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said of Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy during a phone interview on Tuesday. “We have a different philosophy.”

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