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  • State Government

    Homeless camps could be cleared from state roads if bill becomes law

    The bill requires TDOT to work with local communities to create a policy regarding the collection and disposal of personal property used for camping near or around state and interstate highways.

    By Benjamin Smith March 06, 2025
  • Shelby County

    Commissioners weigh moratorium on program at heart of Ford indictment

    The grant program that allots each county commissioner $200,000 is at the heart of federal bribery and tax-evasion charges against Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr.

    By Bill Dries March 05, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW looks to bring solar, battery storage onto the grid

    Memphis Light, Gas and Water could generate electricity for the first time in decades. 

    By Samuel Hardiman March 05, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    If MLGW moves headquarters, utility will stay Downtown, CEO says

    Memphis Light, Gas and Water’s massive operations could change in the coming years, shifting the city’s industrial geography and potentially opening up key real estate for other uses. 

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    MLGW looks to bring solar, battery storage onto the grid

    By Samuel Hardiman March 05, 2025
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    The Early Word: Crime expert feels safe here, and Ford Jr. is off the job for now

    Germantown may annex a sliver of land, the old Jerry’s Sno Cones is coming down and the Tigers clinch the AAC’s No. 1 seed.

    By Bianca Phillips March 05, 2025
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    How much time is Edmund Ford Jr. facing?

    The Shelby County commissioner has pleaded not guilty to charges of alleged bribery and attempted tax evasion, and he faces a maximum of 40 years in federal prison. Though, if convicted, he likely would not see that much time behind bars.

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    Edmund Ford Jr. placed on leave from city job

    Ford Jr. steered more money to nonprofits, documents show

    Inside proposed ethics changes for county government

    Harris wants to suspend Ford Jr. from making more county grants

    By Aarron Fleming March 05, 2025
  • Premium Public Safety

    Memphians ‘too hard on themselves,’ city crime consultant says

    In his first interview since he came to Memphis last year, public safety consultant Fausto Pichardo said citizens should expect a further reduction in violent crime as the the police department builds cases against gang members.

    By Samuel Hardiman March 07, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Autopsy confirms inmate’s cause of death

    Sherman Weakley, 22, died by suicide, according to his official autopsy.

    By Aarron Fleming March 04, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Edmund Ford Jr. placed on leave from city job

    Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr., who was indicted last week, has been placed on leave without pay from his city job, the City of Memphis said Tuesday, March 4. 

    By Samuel Hardiman March 05, 2025
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Ford Jr. gave more grants; plus, new life for Houston’s

    Cordelia’s Market gets new owners, the Grizzlies can’t stop losing in the final seconds and the Ostrander Award show may not go on. 

    By Bianca Phillips March 04, 2025
  • Shelby County

    Inside proposed ethics changes for Shelby County government

    The proposals include ballot questions for voters countywide in 2026 and an attempt to bring to life the dormant Shelby County Ethics Commission — or abolish it.

    By Bill Dries March 05, 2025
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    Ford Jr. steered more money to nonprofits, documents show

    Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright identified three additional instances where Ford steered county funds to nonprofits federal investigators associated with an alleged kickback scheme.

    By Laura Testino March 04, 2025
  • Premium Collierville

    Collierville pays off MSCS settlement early, freeing up funding

    “All future dollars will be spent right here in Collierville, and no more will have to go to another entity,” Collierville Schools Superintendent Russell Dyer said.

    By Abigail Warren March 03, 2025
  • Education

    Tennessee House approves bill restricting cellphones in schools

    A bill requiring Tennessee school districts to adopt a policy prohibiting students from using cellphones and other “wireless communication devices” during instruction time passed in the state House of Representatives Monday.

    By Benjamin Smith March 03, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Former board chair of inmate oversight indicted on rape charges

    Vanessa Murtaugh, 46, was indicted Feb. 27 for statutory rape by an authority figure and aggravated statutory rape. 

    By Aarron Fleming March 03, 2025
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    New hip-hop record connects Memphis, St. Louis

    “This project is a reflection of that shared experience — two cities with so much talent and so much to say. ... Memphis and St. Louis are both places where success doesn’t come easy, but that’s exactly why it’s so worth it.”

    By Elle Perry March 03, 2025
  • Shelby County

    Harris wants to suspend Ford Jr. from making more county grants

    Mayor Lee Harris also said he wants to meet with attorneys and other elected officials to see if further steps need to be taken.

    By Bill Dries March 03, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Memphis gynecologist charged with conducting unnecessary medical procedures

    The gynecologist did not tell patients that he was re-using the devices, prosecutors said, and also billed Medicare and Medicaid as if the procedures were necessary.

    By The Associated Press March 03, 2025
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Memphis really does recycle, and Tigers take down old rivals

    Edmund Ford Jr. was indicted on federal charges, state lawmakers want to make it harder to get high and the Grizzlies have a nail-biting weekend. 

    By Bianca Phillips March 03, 2025
  • Premium Metro

    Ready for spring? Outlook favors warm and wet conditions

    Spring conditions create a situation in which strong to severe thunderstorms thrive, bringing the threat of torrential rain, high wind, large hail and, in some cases, tornadoes.

    By MemphisWeather.net March 03, 2025
  • Premium City of Memphis

    Ask the Memphian: Yes, Memphis, your city does actually recycle

    Despite what many Memphians believe, the city does in fact recycle. But better efforts from Memphians could help successful recycling, officials said.

    By Jody Callahan March 20, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    This Week in Memphis: Calvary Waffle Shop opens; Tony Allen film debuts

    Also happening this week: Shelby County marks the fifth anniversary of the first local COVID-19 case, and Daylight Saving Time begins.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 03, 2025
  • State Government

    Bills could eliminate hemp industry in Tennessee entirely

    Two bills seeking to restrict the sale and manufacture of hemp-derived cannabinoids in Tennessee passed through the state House of Representatives Criminal Justice subcommittee last week.

    By Benjamin Smith March 03, 2025
  • Metro

    Guns to Gardens event transforms firearms into implements of peace

    The Guns to Garden program aims to dismantle firearms, then remake them into useful items such as garden tools. On Saturday, dozens of people turned in their weapons in exchange for gift cards.

    By Jody Callahan March 07, 2025
  • Premium Shelby County

    Here are the nonprofits tied to Edmund Ford Jr.'s alleged bribery scheme

    While the indictment does not name the nonprofits, The Daily Memphian analyzed meeting minutes from the Shelby County Board of Commissioners and the Memphis City Council to determine which nonprofits were likely involved.

    By Samuel Hardiman, Laura Testino March 03, 2025

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