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  • Shelby County

    County Commission rearranges $2.25 million of ARPA funding

    Left unresolved is $7.9 million in ARPA spending for FedExForum that commissioners delayed action on. 

    By Bill Dries November 15, 2021
  • Shelby County

    County mayor and sheriff pay raise proposal does poorly in test vote

    The 21% raises garnered only two yes votes and two no votes in the first of three readings with seven county commissioners abstaining. The final vote is set for Dec. 20 and will take nine votes to be approved.

    By Bill Dries November 15, 2021
  • Education

    All 1,000 appointments filled at SCS child vaccination event

    Shelby County schools will vaccinate about 1,000 of its students between the ages of 5 and 11 at the Board of Education this Friday and Saturday, according to the district. 

    By Daja E. Henry November 15, 2021
  • Coronavirus

    New anti-mandate legislation on hold ahead of court hearing

    Germantown Municipal School District reverses course, returns to masking Tuesday. 

    By Ian Round November 16, 2021
  • Public Safety

    MPD adds SCORPION unit to crime-fighting arsenal

    Memphis Police launches a new crime strategy to deal with ongoing violence. 

    By Yolanda Jones November 16, 2021
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: A new Ford focus, planning for a ‘Klean’ event

    A toilet paper maker looks to the future, new laws ban COVID mandates and U of M athletes win two, lose one over the weekend. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 15, 2021
  • Shelby County

    County Commission takes first of 3 votes on pay raise for mayor and sheriff

    The commission also votes Monday, Nov. 15, on $10.8 million in indirect federal American Rescue Plan Act funding delayed when the commission approved a budget for using most but not all of the federal funding.

    By Bill Dries November 15, 2021
  • Metro

    Political Roundup: Lee says pandemic and related litigation continue

    Gov. Bill Lee was in East Memphis for a local political fundraiser Friday, just before signing five new laws from a special session of the Tennessee Legislature and allowing a sixth bill to become law without his signature. 

    By Bill Dries November 15, 2021
  • Public Safety

    More community forums on crime set for coming week

    Two more community forums aimed at gaining public input about violent crime are planned this week.

    By Yolanda Jones November 15, 2021
  • Metro

    Bus transit ‘not fun', novice riders find

    Five Houston High juniors scheduled a ‘Bus Day’ and traveled across the city on MATA buses to learn what it’s like for those who rely on public transportation every day. 

    By Frida Qi November 14, 2021
  • Metro

    More good news for Haywood County: A hospital reopens

    Brownsville’s hospital, closed since 2014, could have an economic ripple effect of nearly 700 jobs in the area and ease pressure on the local emergency medical services.

    By Ian Round November 14, 2021
  • Suburbs

    Suburban schools shift to masks optional

    Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Lakeland and Millington cited COVID-19 legislation signed by Gov. Bill Lee that removes schools’ ability to require face coverings

    By Abigail Warren November 13, 2021
  • Shelby County

    Listen to Redistricting 101 with the County Commission’s consultant

    Darrick Harris, the consultant to the Shelby County Commission on redistricting, talked with The Daily Memphian about the path to the new district maps approved Nov. 8. 

    By Bill Dries November 13, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    Ready to embrace a lifetime of hidden love

    “I’m coming out,” 74-year-old Herschel Gilbreath says of his decision to come out as a gay man during a celebration Saturday at OUTMemphis.

    By Frida Qi November 14, 2021
  • Premium Shelby County

    Redistricting numbers: Creating Cordova’s district and splitting Germantown

    A precinct-by-precinct look at the recent redrawing of County Commission district lines, how the Cordova district was created and what the data says about the county’s politics — past and present.

    By Bill Dries November 13, 2021
  • Behind The Headlines

    Watch: Weirich pushes for truth in state sentencing laws

    Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich talked on “Behind The Headlines” of her concerns about guidelines judicial commissioners use in determining who should be released while they await trial and the second take on a juvenile assessment center.

    By Bill Dries November 13, 2021
  • Update Suburbs

    Students must continue masking despite new laws, judge says

    Schools throughout Shelby County will likely continue masking despite sweeping COVID-19 laws that went into effect late Friday afternoon.

    By Abigail Warren November 12, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    Lee signs bans on most COVID mask, vaccine mandates to become law

    Gov. Bill Lee Friday, Nov. 12, allowed widespread bans on COVID-related mandates to become law — some with his signature and some not.

    By Ian Round November 13, 2021
  • Shelby County

    County surcharge on unvaccinated employees suspended

    Shelby County had announced plans to assess a $25 per pay period surcharge against county employees who did not get vaccinated for COVID by a July deadline.

    By Bill Dries November 12, 2021
  • Education

    CBU appoints interim president

    Christian Brothers University appointed David Archer, an associate professor and director of the MBA program, as its interim president, following the Nov. 5 departure of Jack Shannon.

    By Daja E. Henry November 12, 2021
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Megasite is Memphis no longer; chef returns to Bluff City for Bog & Barley

    A big change at the megasite, the area’s longest-running vaccination site is shutting down and two employees have retired after new information is revealed about I-40 bridge inspections. 

    By Mary Cashiola November 12, 2021
  • Premium State Government

    State drops ‘Memphis’ from Megasite name

    Memphis Regional Megasite of West Tennessee: The Haywood County site no longer includes a reference to the city of Memphis. Now, it’s officially the Megasite of West Tennessee.

    By Ian Round November 12, 2021
  • Metro

    2 ArDOT bridge engineers retire following I-40 report

    Leadership change comes as the Federal Highway Administration releases its assessment of Arkansas’ bridge inspection program, providing a list of 18 recommendations that hint at a variety of shortcomings.

    By Matt Stroud and Benjamin Hardy November 12, 2021
  • Bartlett

    Never forget: A day to honor and salute our veterans

    With a respectful, patriotic nod, local Veterans Day events recognized the commitment of those who served in the military.

    By Michael Waddell, Abigail Warren November 12, 2021
  • Metro

    Pipkin vaccination site to close at the end of November

    Last week, the area hit a milestone of more than one million COVID-19 vaccines administered. 

    By Jasmine McCraven November 12, 2021

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