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    Political Roundup: Opening day filings, find your new districts, Congressman Jim Cooper on Memphis

    Many of the incumbents on the August ballot showed up for the first day of the period to pull and file qualifying petitions to get on the ballot.

    By Bill Dries February 11, 2022
  • Education

    Sharpe Elementary to remain closed ‘until further notice’

    Tomorrow will be the sixth day that Sharpe will be closed since the storm.

    By Daja E. Henry February 09, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Liberty Park already booking events as construction hits halfway point

    The $56 million Memphis Sports and Event Center is the centerpiece of Liberty Park, which sits on the grounds of what was once the Libertyland theme park.

    By Bill Dries February 09, 2022
  • Metro

    How MLGW’s 10% is surviving: Living days without power

    The Daily Memphian asked for people still without electricity to share their stories. Many of them have lost loads of groceries, are living with neighbors or have reached financial limits after being forced to buy rooms at local hotels.

    By Jasmine McCraven February 10, 2022
  • South Memphis

    Better Community Summit to address violent crime

    The summit is one of five community summits Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Murphy, the Memphis Police Department and community leaders are taking part in to reduce violent crime in the city.

    By Yolanda Jones February 09, 2022
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: MLGW switches its SOP (and more lights on); Loews hotel project is off

    Elvis enters the metaverse, the city’s public housing is being sold and it’s pie day. 

    By Mary Cashiola February 09, 2022
  • Metro

    Six days out: Why 28,000 MLGW customers were still without power Wednesday

    MLGW pushes back its estimate to have all customers restored and begins looking to fix smaller outages. 

    Related story:

    Two MSCS schools closed Wednesday

    By Bill Dries, Julia Baker February 09, 2022
  • State Government

    Young Dolph could be commemorated with state Senate proclamation

    “Young Dolph was an inspiration to so many and taught me that whatever you do, just make sure you get paid for your hard work,” state Rep. Torrey Harris (D-Memphis) told The Daily Memphian, referencing the rapper’s song Get Paid.

    By Ian Round February 09, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    From Hurt Village to Uptown to where? Public housing residents forced, again, to move

    For the second time in a generation, residents are on the move as MHA “converts” public housing to privately managed properties.

    By David Waters February 09, 2022
  • Education

    Two MSCS schools closed Wednesday

    Two Memphis-Shelby County Schools will be closed Wednesday, Feb. 9, due to outages from last week’s ice storm. 

    By Daja E. Henry February 08, 2022
  • Education

    Germantown offering online learning academy statewide

    Germantown Municipal School District is offering its online academy to students across Tennessee in the fall. About 85 students attended Germantown Online Academy of Learning in its first year. 

    By Abigail Warren February 08, 2022
  • Education

    MSCS appoints interim chief of safety and security

    Carolyn Jackson is Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ first Black woman to serve in the role, a district statement said. 

    By Daja E. Henry February 08, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    More than 38,000 remain without power

    The utility missed its goal by about three percentage points, with more than 40,000 homes and businesses still without power as the temperature goes above freezing in the city.

    By Bill Dries February 09, 2022
  • Business

    Loews Hotel deal is off

    Talks of a Loews Hotel for Downtown extend as far back as 2018 when representatives of the luxury hotel chain first announced plans to build a 500-room hotel near the Renasant Convention Center. 

    By Rob Moore February 08, 2022
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: 12% remains without, and we’ve got wine by the Barrel

    Some see light at the end of the tunnel (or down their street), the Tigers plan to go after transfers and the County Commission ponders whether to fill state Sen. Katrina Robinson’s seat. 

    By Mary Cashiola February 08, 2022
  • Elections

    Brian Kelsey could face challenger in August primary

    The indicted state senator is seeking reelection but is expected to face opposition as he tries to retain his seat for District 31.

    By Abigail Warren February 08, 2022
  • Shelby County

    South Memphis economic development groups get $1 million county grant

    In other action, the commission approved funding for the Shelby County Sheriff’s office to up recruiting deputy jailers, environment justice initiatives and a continuation of several pandemic initiatives.

    By Bill Dries February 10, 2022
  • Shelby County

    County Commission mulls filling Katrina Robinson’s state Senate seat

    The commission debated Monday whether it should fill the District 33 seat Robinson was expelled from last week by fellow Senators. Part of the argument is whether it amounts to an endorsement of the Senate action.

    By Bill Dries February 07, 2022
  • Education

    MSCS to reopen all but seven schools

    A majority of Memphis-Shelby County Schools will reopen Tuesday, Feb. 8, following three days of weather-related closures. 

    By Daja E. Henry February 07, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Cohen asks Lee to seek federal disaster aid for city

    The push for a state request for federal aid comes as MLGW’s damage estimate from the ice storm has already exceeded the threshold for seeking assistance.

    By Bill Dries February 07, 2022
  • Metro

    As number of local power outages drop, repair difficulty increases

    As of 5:30 p.m. Monday, more than 60,000 MLGW customers remained without power out of the 140,000 or so who initially lost it. 

    By Jasmine McCraven February 07, 2022
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Power predictions, old movies and alley-oops

    How Steve Cohen survived redistricting, big improvements both in — and on the way to — DeSoto County and the Grizz go international. 

    By Mary Cashiola February 07, 2022
  • Elections

    Political Roundup: Big Ballot beckons candidates

    Contenders seeking a place on the ballot of more than 100 races and potentially hundreds of candidates can begin pulling and filing qualifying petitions Monday in the second of three elections this year. Meanwhile, the May county primary ballot continues to take shape with its own overlapping deadlines.

    By Bill Dries February 08, 2022
  • Shelby County

    County Commission to consider pandemic contracts

    The meeting Monday will also include votes on , environmental justice funding and a transportation consultant, plus other matters linked to the county’s share of federal American Rescue Plan Act funding.

    By Bill Dries February 07, 2022
  • Premium State Government

    How did Memphis’ Democratic congressional district survive redistricting?

    A brief history of the Voting Rights Act in Tennessee, and Shelby County’s protected congressional district.

    By Ian Round February 07, 2022

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