City Council Scorecard: Vote pumps brakes for Broad Ave. gas station
The City Council Scorecard looks at how the votes lined up on the second rejection in three months for a convenience store with gas pumps at Broad Avenue and Tillman Street.
The City Council Scorecard looks at how the votes lined up on the second rejection in three months for a convenience store with gas pumps at Broad Avenue and Tillman Street.
County election commission does its first extensive precinct realignment in two decades.
“We will continue to promote and protect the health of Shelby County citizens and residents,” Dr. Taylor said.
The latest COVID-19 Task Force briefing begins at noon, Thursday, Jan. 27.
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Mayor Jim Strickland is promising higher pay for police officers, what spurs Ja Morant on and we’re clocking speeders ourselves.
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton discusses the controversial redrawing of House district lines on The Daily Memphian’s “On The Record” podcast.
Republican state senators question whether everything on the list is truly needed.
During four days, from weekday afternoons to weekend nights, The Daily Memphian took a radar gun to five locations in Shelby County and recorded the speed of 240 drivers.
In addition to the pay raises, Strickland again called for changes in state laws, particularly around gun crimes, and doubled down on his earlier declaration that the local criminal justice system is a “revolving door.”
The Health Department reported 852 new cases in a month that has seen reported daily increases of more than 3,000.
Alderwoman Mary Anne Gibson will seek a third term in Germantown.
A 20-year-old Memphis man was shot and killed by a SCSO SWAT officer during a standoff and chase in Cordova, Wednesday, Jan. 26. John Hunt died on the scene.
A Bartlett commercial strip is part of a larger trend, a Cordova country club plans a more resort-style development and Whataburger is off the table in Collierville.
Two North Memphis KIPP schools that were recommended to close will stay open, Memphis-Shelby County Schools decided in Tuesday’s board business meeting.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools, as the board voted to be called Tuesday evening, decided on a slew of changes that will have hundreds of students start next school year somewhere different.Related Story:
Additional candidates have filed petitions for the upcoming May primaries.
No appointment is needed.
The first of the year’s elections is the May county primaries, with early voting starting in mid-April.
Plus, a vax center reopens, Ja Morant ascends and we’re talking noods.
State Rep. John Gillespie, a Memphis Republican, intends to make it easier to prosecute drag racers with an offense more severe than mere reckless driving.
Shelby County commissioners voted Monday, Jan. 24, to make a return of federal oversight of Memphis-Shelby County Juvenile Court a part of its legislative agenda in Washington D.C.
The commission’s Democratic majority approved a $25,000 grant to fund a playground at the center in Midtown. People on both sides of the abortion issue had a lot to say before the vote.
Several organizations have said the maps are a textbook example of gerrymandering and will lead to diminished voting power for people of color.
It will offer first, second and third Pfizer doses to people age 12 and older.