Suspect who allegedly solicited Young Dolph’s murder is indicted, MLGW puts off its power vote and we’ve got your fall Memphis music playlist.

The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office alleges Hernandez Govan solicited the killing and put it into motion. 

There are not enough questionable ballots in the Hernando referendum for a 1% tax on prepared foods to overturn the results, a DeSoto County election officials says.

The Commission Scorecard covers October votes on a change to county ethics rules, filling a vacancy on the MSCS board, Election Commission funding and the new commission’s relationship with County Clerk Wanda Halbert.

People across the country are rallying behind Kylah Spring, a University of Kentucky freshman from Memphis, after a video of her being assaulted on campus went viral.

It is still unknown how the 24-year-old inmate died. 

With the anticipated arrival of Ford’s BlueOval City to West Tennessee, the Arlington school district is working on a curriculum to better prepare students for those type jobs.

The TBI — and the political leaders who fund it — became the targets of scrutiny this summer after The Daily Memphian reported on a rape kit that connected Eliza Fletcher’s alleged killer to a 2021 rape.

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.