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    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
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    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
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    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
  • Elections

    County Commission Scorecard: Settling an old score in a new term

    The Commission Scorecard tracks votes on an attempt to change who investigates ethics complaints and selection of a new chairman and chairman pro tempore at the first meeting of the term.

    By Bill Dries September 19, 2022
  • Metro

    Strickland, mayors celebrate lower Mississippi River basin program

    “Simply put, the Mississippi River corridor is America’s original Main Street — and it should be treated as such,” said Greenville, Mississippi mayor Errick Simmons.

    By Keely Brewer September 19, 2022
  • Education

    Union leader calls MSCS teacher contracts ‘enslavement’

    In a lawsuit filed last month, the Memphis-Shelby County Education Association said teachers were asked, even “threatened,” to sign contracts without job descriptions or salary amounts.

    By Aarron Fleming September 19, 2022
  • Shelby County

    Harris cites new problems in county clerk’s office, urges extended hours

    “Unfortunately, over the course of the last several weeks there have been many reports of new operations and customer service issues at your offices,” the county mayor wrote in the memo to Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert. 

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    County Clerk’s office closes to public for second weeklong ‘blackout’

    By Bill Dries September 19, 2022
  • Education

    School board chair plans run for Memphis mayor

    Michelle McKissack is currently chairwoman of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board and is looking at a potential run for Memphis mayor.

    By Bill Dries September 19, 2022
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    The Early Word: Rape victim says MPD didn’t care; plus, Kontji has an app for you

    FedEx Corp. CEO says we could be headed for a global recession, LeMoyne-Owen College is boosting its visibility and we look at how tax sales can leave families homeless.

    By Bianca Phillips September 19, 2022
  • Shelby County

    County Clerk’s office closes to public for second weeklong ‘blackout’

    County Court Clerk Wanda Halbert said the weeklong closing to the public, which begins Monday, Sept. 19, is necessary to clear a backlog of car titles. It’s the Shelby County Clerk’s second closing in a month. 

    By Bill Dries September 19, 2022
  • Metro

    During the pandemic, many evictions and foreclosures were halted; local tax sales weren’t

    The Institute for Public Service Reporting found that, between August 2020 and February 2021, the height of the pandemic, local governments auctioned off nearly 1,700 tax-delinquent properties, about a fourth of which seem to be owner-occupied homes. 

    By Jessica Jaglois September 19, 2022
  • Premium Business

    Kontji Anthony’s new app helps consumers locate hard-to-find items

    Youdle, a mobile-friendly, web-based platform that helps connect consumers with the goods they need, is currently in the development and beta testing phase. 

    By Christin Yates September 19, 2022
  • Premium Education

    As college enrollment declines nationwide, U of M looks to new plan

    “As an industry, higher education has not really had to work that hard,” University of Memphis president Bill Hardgrave said. “Those days are over.”

    By Aarron Fleming September 19, 2022
  • Exclusive Public Safety

    Report poses fresh questions about 2021 Cleotha Henderson rape inquiry

    As information emerges linking Eliza Fletcher’s alleged killer to a 2021 rape, the rape victim and two retired detectives are questioning what more could have been done to solve the case.

    By Marc Perrusquia, Ben Wheeler September 19, 2022
  • Exclusive Public Safety

    ‘They didn’t care’ — Rape victim blames police for inaction

    Exclusive: A woman who said she was sexually assaulted by Cleotha Henderson, aka Cleotha Abston, the same man accused of killing Eliza Fletcher, says Memphis Police Department didn’t make solving her case a priority.

    Related story:

    Report poses fresh questions about 2021 Cleotha Henderson rape inquiry

    By Marc Perrusquia, Ben Wheeler September 19, 2022
  • Opinion

    Four years after launch, The Daily Memphian continues to grow

    The successes we’ve had — along with our continued desire to improve, to expand, and to work even harder — are possible because of so many readers like you.

    By Eric Barnes September 20, 2022

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