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  • Update Public Safety

    Motorist indicted in crash that killed Shelby County medical examiner

    The fatal crash occurred last September on Sam Cooper Boulevard near Mendenhall Road. 

    By Julia Baker March 29, 2022
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Collierville marker still honors Confederacy, Memphis honors Ida B. Wells

    Trolleys are being tested again on Madison Avenue, FedEx gets a new president and CEO and Collierville approves The Parke at Houston Levee mixed-use development.

    By Bianca Phillips March 29, 2022
  • Public Safety

    ‘Hands up! Don’t shoot': The forgotten Memphis police killing of Black teenager Larry Payne

    A half century later, family still fights for recognition to soften “a pain that will never go away.''

    By Laura Faith Kebede March 29, 2022
  • Elections

    Political Roundup: Walking local party lines

    As some Democrats pledge to try to censure Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland for endorsing a Republican candidate for state Senate in the August primaries, local Republicans have their own internal differences.

    By Bill Dries March 30, 2022
  • Shelby County

    County Commission approves paying cost overruns on juvenile detention center

    The $13 million in additional funding found from a group of seven county budget line items brings the total cost of the project to around $30 million including the $3 million the county paid for the Old Getwell building that is being renovated.

    By Bill Dries March 28, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Fourth Street becomes Ida B. Wells Street

    Signs for the permanent street renaming were unveiled Monday for a section of Fourth Street between Union Avenue and E.H. Crump Boulevard.

    By Bill Dries March 29, 2022
  • Downtown

    Testing underway for Madison Ave. trolley service

    Trolley service on Madison has been suspended since 2014, following two fires on two separate cars within six months of each other. 

    By Rob Moore March 28, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Strickland hopeful for local share of state sales tax revenue

    As the end of the current legislative session nears in Nashville, Strickland said his long-held goal of getting a share of the sales tax revenue is “inching along.”

    By Bill Dries March 28, 2022
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Tigers face charges, and some state lawmakers face FBI

    First Lady Jill Biden visits Ukrainian patients at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a state task force studies privately funded child care and the Memphis Grizzlies are on a roll. 

    By Bianca Phillips March 28, 2022
  • State Government

    General Assembly won’t tackle child care this year

    The economic effect of lack of access to child care is enormous, according to a Tennesseans for Quality Early Education report. In Memphis, the impact is $259 million annually in lost earnings and revenue.

    By Ian Round March 28, 2022
  • Premium Education

    Germantown’s namesake schools: Interpretations of 2013 deal differ

    As Germantown and Memphis-Shelby County School leaders debate the ownership and operation of three schools within Germantown city limits, they differ on a 2013 settlement’s role in the matter.

    By Abigail Warren March 28, 2022
  • Elections

    Brandon Weise joins Bartlett alderman race

    With longtime Alderwoman Emily Elliott stepping down in June, Brandon Weise has announced he will seek her seat in the Nov. 8 municipal election.

    By Michael Waddell March 28, 2022
  • Shelby County

    County Commission Scorecard: The making of a new school board member

    The County Commission Scorecard chronicles the three rounds of votes that made Charles Everett of Westwood the newest Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member representing District 6.

    By Bill Dries March 28, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    TN bill could endanger drinking water, protesters say

    “When I go to other states and taste their tap water, I’m repulsed by it,” said Makhia Smith, who’s among those eager to protect Tennessee from projects such as the Byhalia Pipeline. 

    By Alicia Davidson March 27, 2022
  • State Government

    Lee’s school funding proposal progresses despite corruption inquiry

    Amid an FBI investigation coming to a head, lawmakers found time to advance Gov. Bill Lee’s school funding overhaul.

    By Ian Round, Abigail Warren March 27, 2022
  • Downtown

    Watch: Downtown office needs shift as workers return

    Downtown Memphis Commission President Paul Young talks on Behind The Headlines about saving tax incentives for Class A office space, why incentives for residential development are still necessary despite a rise in rents and an RFP on Beale Street.

    By Bill Dries March 26, 2022
  • Update City of Memphis

    First Lady visits St. Jude, talks about Ukraine humanitarian effort

    More children with cancer are coming to the city from the Ukraine war zone next week. First Lady Jill Biden made the visit to St. Jude Friday afternoon and talked privately with four children and their families airlifted this past Monday from Poland to Memphis.

    By Bill Dries March 25, 2022
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Career fair seeks to help veterans find ‘better days’

    “We chose to come today because veterans need jobs just like any other normal person is looking for a job at any age,” said one human resources administrator.

    By Alicia Davidson March 25, 2022
  • Public Safety

    December trial date set for suspects in Phil Trenary slaying

    McKinney Wright and Quandarius Richardson will begin trial together Dec. 5 in the 2018 shooting death of Phil Trenary. 

    By Julia Baker March 25, 2022
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Strickland may face party censure, and the Grizzlies are going to the playoffs

    State Senate passes a bill that would prevent local governments from regulating pipelines, Memphis Tiger Josh Minott is entering the NBA draft and Westwood neighbors discuss new plans for the old Southwest Twin drive-in property.

    By Bianca Phillips March 25, 2022
  • State Government

    Tennessee cities could lose right to regulate some energy projects

    Rep. Kevin Vaughan (R-Collierville) proposed the bill, which has been approved the State Senate, to prevent moves such as Memphis City Council’s efforts to keep the Byhalia Connection Pipeline away from the city’s aquifer. 

    By Ian Round March 25, 2022
  • Elections

    Local Democrats call for censure of Strickland

    Strickland’s backing of Brent Taylor in the state Senate District 31 primary follows endorsements by Tennessee Republican U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty.

    By Bill Dries March 24, 2022
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: The Grizzlies show America our swagger, and Graceland loses a court battle

    Teachers at Kingsbury High School are asked to re-apply for their jobs, Soul & Spirits Brewery gets grant funds to build a patio and you can still get a meal for less than $10 at Neil’s. 

    By Bianca Phillips March 24, 2022
  • Education

    Teacher tour helps Junior Achievement open doors of entrepreneurship

    Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South took local educators on a tour of entrepreneurship hubs in Memphis Wednesday, March 23, to expand their knowledge on centers of opportunity for future graduates.

    By Alicia Davidson March 24, 2022
  • Update Metro

    Court rejects Graceland claim on FedExForum noncompete

    The Wednesday, March 23, ruling is the latest chapter in a legal saga that began in 2018 after Graceland sought to build a 6,200-seat arena in Whitehaven.

    By Bill Dries March 23, 2022

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