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  • City of Memphis

    66 pull qualifying petitions for Memphis election

    Ten of the 13 City Council members are expected to seek a return to the body on the Oct. 3 ballot. Eight incumbents already have their petitions circulating ahead of a July 18 deadline to file.

    By Bill Dries May 29, 2019
  • Metro

    John Gary Williams, frontman of Stax’s The Mad Lads, dies at 73

    Memphis native John Gary Williams, who recorded for Stax as a part of The Mad Lads and as a solo artist, was found dead in his home. The 73-year-old's soul music legacy stands at the intersection of the Black Power movement and the Vietnam War.

    By Jared Boyd May 29, 2019
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Waters: A couple say farewell to Memphis after ‘grueling but healing’ work on the Lynching Sites Project

    Randall Mullins and Sharon Pavelda founded a project to identify and memorialize lynching sites in Shelby County, and helped create a community of supporters, from the National Park Service to the local NAACP, preachers and politicians, activists and academics.

    By David Waters May 29, 2019
  • Suburbs

    Dyer withdraws from superintendent search as Collierville board sets meeting

    Collierville's superintendent search is narrowed to four after Russell Dyer said he is no longer pursuing the job.

    By Abigail Warren May 29, 2019
  • Metro

    FedEx Logistics launches employment program with Mississippi Valley State

    FedEx Logistics announced Wednesday the launch of a new Historically Black Colleges & Universities employment program at Mississippi Valley State.

    By Natalie Pilgrim May 29, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Research reveals social factors that influence swimming

    Research reveals social factors that account for large discrepancies in the way people in the U.S. connect with swimming. 

    By Jared Boyd May 29, 2019
  • Metro

    Building permit filed for Uptown brewery Soul & Spirits

    A building permit has been filed for construction of a new microbrewery, Soul & Spirits, in Uptown.

    By Natalie Pilgrim May 29, 2019
  • Metro

    Memphis school board approves $1.4 billion budget

    The Shelby County Schools budget includes two major parts: the general operating fund that pays for day-to-day expenses, including teacher salaries and classroom initiatives, totaling $1.04 billion; and the remaining $360 million capital budget for new schools and building maintenance.

    By Caroline Bauman May 29, 2019
  • Metro

    International Paper selling India-based paper business

    International Paper announced Wednesday it will sell its India-based paper business, International Paper APPM Limited, to West Coast Paper Mills Limited. 

    By Natalie Pilgrim May 29, 2019
  • Metro

    Alice Marie Johnson to speak at National Civil Rights Museum June 3

    Alice Marie Johnson, the Memphis woman who was granted clemency last June after serving more than 21 years in prison, will share her story June 3 at the National Civil Rights Museum.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 29, 2019
  • Suburbs

    Collierville School Board interviews five finalists for superintendent

    Collierville Schools has interviewed five finalists for the district's next superintendent. The candidates are a mix of educators with experience in Collierville as well as ones who would be new to the system.

    By Abigail Warren May 29, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Harris survives attempt to remove him as local Democratic chairman

    The vote at a special party meeting Tuesday evening in Hickory Hill marks what amounts to the second confidence vote in Michael Harris since he ran unopposed for chairman at the April local party convention.

    By Bill Dries May 28, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Receiver plans to stabilize Aretha Franklin’s home to buy time

    A new plan for Aretha Franklin's birthplace home in Memphis would be to stabilize it, but only as a shell until other potential uses for the property materialize.

    By Elle Perry May 28, 2019
  • State Government

    Coley looks back on his work after announcing he won’t seek re-election

    Bartlett Republican Jim Coley will not seek another two-year term in 2020 after a recent diagnosis with early stages of dementia.

    By Sam Stockard May 28, 2019
  • Criminal Justice

    Sherra Wright’s lawyers withdraw request for out-of-town jurors

    Sherra Wright’s lawyers withdrew their request for jurors from outside Shelby County to hear the murder charges against their client in the death of Lorenzen Wright, the NBA player who was Wright’s ex-husband. 

    By Jared Boyd May 28, 2019
  • Metro

    FedEx issues apology for mishandling Huawei Technologies packages

    FedEx issued an apology Tuesday for mishandling packages destined for Huawei Technologies amid accusations the company deliberately diverted four parcels addressed to the Chinese tech giant's offices in Asia.

    By Natalie Pilgrim May 28, 2019
  • Suburbs

    Shelby County could distribute municipal school funds monthly; districts owed millions

    School districts in suburban Shelby County municipalities are beginning to receive payments from the county on a more regular basis. The money represents millions owed to the districts for capital projects.

    By Abigail Warren May 28, 2019
  • State Government

    Museum denizens were appropriate onlookers for Casada vote

    A funky chicken, a creepy penguin and a half-naked bear-woman stood sentinel outside the meeting room at 21C Museum Hotel, where House Republicans debated the fate of House Speaker Glen Casada.

    By Sam Stockard May 28, 2019
  • Metro

    Memphis banks to host second Better Credit, Better Communities Fair

    More than a dozen local banks are coming together for a free event to offer credit and financial counseling to Memphians.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 07, 2019
  • Metro

    Hundreds gather to honor fallen and missing veterans

    The West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery hosted a Memorial Day ceremony attended by hundreds of people to honor fallen and missing veterans.

    By Abigail Warren May 27, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Family of fallen Memphis soldier recognized with Gold Star

    This Memorial Day carries a special meaning for LaQuita Darnell, a year after her daughter died in a National Guard training accident.

    By Sam Stockard May 27, 2019
  • Metro

    Community reacts to sudden death of Bloomfield pastor Ralph White

    Rev. Ralph White, the pastor of Bloomfield Full Gospel Baptist Church, died suddenly on Saturday. 

    By Abigail Warren May 27, 2019
  • Business

    Memphis budget season offers different path to resolution

    The city council still has some difficult decisions to make. But past budget seasons show there is also still some compromise possible between what the mayor proposed and what the council decided last week.

    By Bill Dries May 25, 2019
  • Downtown

    Marker honors role of Chinese in Memphis history

    The marker south of Beale Street marks the site of a Chinese association founded in Memphis in the 1920s. It is also a testament to the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act that remained in place for 60 years in America.

    By Bill Dries May 25, 2019
  • State Government

    Tennessee Supreme Court disbars Memphis lawyer

    The Tennessee Supreme Court has disbarred Memphis attorney Paul James Springer.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 25, 2019

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