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  • City of Memphis

    Waste Connections vote reveals city council conundrum

    Before rejecting plans this week to reconfigure the Waste Connections facility in Whitehaven, several Memphis City Council members said the decision is probably not the best outcome for area homeowners.

    By Elle Perry, Bill Dries July 06, 2019
  • Criminal Justice

    Second arrest in Hernando armed robbery linked to Brandon Webber

    A 22-year-old man who police say was with Brandon Webber when he allegedly committed a violent armed robbery in Hernando last month has been arrested in connection with the incident.

    By Yolanda Jones July 06, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Politics Podcast: County Mayor Lee Harris and County Commissioner Eddie Jones

    Shelby County's mayor talks about his first budget and the County Commission's budget committee chairman breaks down the dollar figures for the new fiscal year.

    By Natalie Van Gundy July 05, 2019
  • Metro

    Pet adoption service fees reduced to $10 this month

    Memphis Animal Services is offering adoption service fees of only $10 through July during its “Summer of Love” promotion.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 05, 2019
  • Metro

    Shelby County FCU opens Midtown branch

    Shelby County Federal Credit Union has opened a new branch office in Midtown at 3245 Poplar Ave.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 05, 2019
  • Metro

    Feds OK contract between charter school network, Catholic diocese

    The federal guidance removes the final hurdle for Compass Community Schools to open its six campuses across Memphis on July 31 in former Catholic school buildings.

    By Laura Faith Kebede July 05, 2019
  • Metro

    Summer reading camps are popular, getting results – and in peril

    Read to be Ready camps first opened in 2016, and Tennessee has expanded the program annually with funding from the U.S. Department of Human Services. But state officials learned in January that the federal grant now has to be used for child care programs.

    By Kathryn Palmer, Marta W. Aldrich August 26, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Developers selected by city for South City and Binghampton sites

    The owner of 115 Union and The Pocket bar will develop city land south of Clayborn Temple. Elmington Capital of Nashville will develop the Tillman Cove apartment complex land in Binghampton.

    By Bill Dries July 04, 2019
  • Metro

    RED, WHITE & BOOM!

    The Fourth ended with rockets blazing in the dark and independent bursts in neighborhoods that went late into the night.

    By Jane Roberts July 05, 2019
  • State Government

    Coley says accused Wayne County rep a ‘drag’ on Republicans

    With a special session of the Legislature set in late August, state Rep. Jim Coley is calling embattled Rep. David Byrd a “drag” on the Republican Party. An expulsion resolution against Byrd is likely at the session.

    By Sam Stockard July 04, 2019
  • Suburbs

    Sparks of Freedom

    Against a backdrop of perfect summer weather and patriotic spirit in the air, an estimated 8,000 people turned out Wednesday night for Bartlett’s annual “Star Spangled Fireworks Extravaganza.”

    By Michael Waddell July 04, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Shelby County money for MATA now in city of Memphis’ hands

    Shelby County government has $2.5 million waiting for MATA, but only if two county commissioners are given voting seats on the MATA board. One city councilman said what county government is asking for is “unprecedented.”

    By Linda A. Moore July 04, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Lemonade and mopeds frame re-election summer for City Council

    Three of the 13 council members are term-limited. The other 10 each face potential challengers in the summer campaigns on their way to the Oct. 3 election day.

    By Bill Dries July 03, 2019
  • Metro

    Memphis Zoo adds VIP valet parking

    The Memphis Zoo has added a new VIP Valet parking option for visitors.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 03, 2019
  • State Government

    House Democrats seek expansive probe into Casada’s expenses

    A day before the Fourth of July and with an August special session looming, House Democrats are calling for a wide-ranging investigation into the expenses of resigning Speaker Glen Casada.

    By Sam Stockard July 03, 2019
  • Metro

    Lighting company to open first U.S. store in Memphis

    An Italian lighting company with international reach will soon be opening its first retail store in the United States in Memphis at 3043 Broad Ave.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 03, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Instant-runoff voting probably a no-go for 2019 city elections

    The debut of instant-runoff or ranked-choice voting in Memphis probably won’t happen with the 2019 Memphis elections.

    By Bill Dries July 11, 2019
  • Metro

    Smokey Robinson sings with St. Jude patients for fundraising campaign

    Smokey Robinson, who has written dozens of compositions that stand the test of time, joins some St. Jude Children's Research Hospital patients in a new endeavor. 

    By Jared Boyd July 03, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Graceland’s $75 million expansion moves forward

    The provisions put to rest nearly five months of changing terms, distrust and behind the scenes bargaining around an $80 million expansion of Graceland.

    By Bill Dries July 03, 2019
  • Business

    Methodist Le Bonheur suspending court collections

    Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis is suspending court activity during a review of its delinquent bill policies and concerns raised by lawmakers.

    By Sam Stockard July 02, 2019
  • Metro

    Monitoring team in MPD surveillance launch website, announce public forum

    Monitoring team in MPD surveillance court case announces community forum, launches website where public can get updates on police reform efforts. 

    By Yolanda Jones July 02, 2019
  • Metro

    U of M Research Park joins national prescription meds consortium

    The University of Memphis UMRF Research Park today became the second node in a nationwide consortium of prescription repositories, health care organizations and higher education institutions to reclaim medications and track prescription waste.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 02, 2019
  • Metro

    Camper re-elected president of NOBEL Women

    House Minority Leader Karen Camper has been re-elected president of the National Organization of Black Elected Women and has been honored by Rainbow PUSH.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 02, 2019
  • Metro

    Crye-Leike inks partnership with University of Memphis Athletics

    Crye-Leike Real Estate Services has partnered with the University of Memphis Athletics to become the Official Real Estate Company of the Memphis Tigers.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 03, 2019
  • State Government

    Rucho decision has ‘no inconsistency’ with 1962 ruling

    The landmark 1962 U.S. Supreme Court ruling Baker vs. Carr, out of Shelby County, is still standing after last week’s ruling by the high court in another redistricting case — Rucho vs. Common Cause, according to Memphis attorney John Ryder.

    By Bill Dries July 02, 2019

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