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  • South Memphis

    MATA launches new transit service

    Riders can reserve a pick-up or drop-off ride within the designated service area by phone.

    By Omer Yusuf July 31, 2021
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Oh, snap: This week’s best photos

    Gotta love those Redbirds, but you may prefer one of these other photos from The Daily Memphian. Cast your vote for the best one.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 31, 2021
  • State Government

    It’s a great weekend to go shopping

    Stock up on school supplies, clothes and shoes this weekend. Tennessee’s tax-free holiday continues through Sunday, but Mississippi’s ends at midnight Saturday. The Volunteer State is also exempting most food items (except candy!) from sales tax.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 30, 2021
  • Metro

    Eastbound Hernando DeSoto Bridge lanes to reopen early

    The Tennessee Department of Transportation plans to move up the reopening of eastbound lanes of traffic on the Hernando DeSoto Bridge to Saturday evening, July 31.

    By Bill Dries July 30, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Police make first arrest in last year’s spate of child homicides

    The accused killer of young Jadon Knox is behind bars, and up to $50,000 in rewards from the U.S. Marshals Serve remains on the table for information leading to arrest in the homicides of eight youngsters last year.

    By Yolanda Jones July 30, 2021
  • Sports

    Jessica Ramsey advances to Olympics shot put final

    Ramsey, who works at Insomnia Cookies and trains at Bartlett, qualified on her third throw.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 30, 2021
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: The Pipkin to persist and surprises from the Grizz

    Local leaders don’t expect to enact another mask mandate, a group of dancers prove their metal and the Grizz look to Spain, again. 

    By Mary Cashiola July 30, 2021
  • Metro

    Daily Memphian creates investigative team

    The Daily Memphian will hire three investigative reporters and an investigative editor, adding to its newsroom of more than 35 journalists. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 30, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    City Council requires masks, limits attendance at sessions

    A week after welcoming the public back to its sessions at City Hall, the Memphis City Council is reinstituting pandemic measures starting with the Tuesday, Aug. 3, committee sessions and the full meeting of the council later in the day.

    By Bill Dries July 29, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    Consolidation talk returns 11 years after last voters nixed last effort

    The first step would be a commission to draft a charter for a combined city of Memphis and Shelby County government covering Memphis and unincorporated Shelby County but not the six suburban towns and cities. 

    By Bill Dries July 29, 2021
  • State Government

    Tennessee Republicans remain low-key on call for vaccination

    While many Republican leaders nationwide are now calling more strongly for COVID vaccinations in light of the Delta variant, Tennessee’s leading Republicans have remained more muted.

    By Ian Round July 29, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Homicides up 14.6% over year ago

    The city is on track to exceed last year’s record 332 homicides. Violent deaths are up 14.6% in 2021 compared to the same time period last year.

    By Yolanda Jones July 29, 2021
  • Metro

    No new mask mandates, for now

    The next health directive will offer clearer guidance on when and where to mask, but Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said he does not expect additional restrictions or mask mandates at this time.

    By Abigail Warren July 30, 2021
  • Coronavirus

    Watch the COVID-19 Task Force briefing

    Watch live as the Shelby County COVID-19 Task Force addresses the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 29, 2021
  • The To-Do List

    The To-Do List: Live music, hoops, stargazing

    This week Lucero frontman Ben Nichols will play a solo acoustic birthday show and septuagenarian gospel artist Elizabeth King, flanked by some ace Memphis sidemen, will perform a live score to a pioneering work of Black cinema. 

    By Chris Herrington July 30, 2021
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Bridge Monday, and we’re looking for coverings

    Big changes for the Liberty Bowl, a special exhibit at the National Civil Rights Museum and a hero’s welcome for the Hernando DeSoto? 

    By Mary Cashiola July 29, 2021
  • Metro

    City Council Scorecard: The impact of Memphis 3.0 where commercial and residential meet

    The Council Scorecard follows the saga of a used car lot in Raleigh that has come to symbolize the complexity of trying to move toward less-intense commercial development on major roads that have neighborhoods just behind them.

    By Bill Dries July 29, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    No local guidance on what CDC advice means for Shelby County

    Decision on masking mandate rests with the county mayor’s office. Aside from a tweet endorsing the CDC guidelines Wednesday, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris refused comment.

    By Jane Roberts July 28, 2021
  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus: Shelby County averaging 274 new cases per day

    As of 5 p.m. July 21, there were 162 COVID-19 positive people in area hospital beds.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 28, 2021
  • Arts & Culture

    NCRM plans for 30-year anniversary

    The National Civil Rights Museum plans to mark its 30th anniversary in late September with a “community celebration.”

    By Bill Dries July 28, 2021
  • Metro

    TDOT: Bridge reopens eastbound by Monday morning

    Eastbound traffic will resume by Monday, Aug. 2, and westbound lanes will reopen Friday, Aug. 6. Crews will continue some work on the Hernando DeSoto Bridge even after the span across the Mississippi River resumes.

    By Bill Dries July 29, 2021
  • Memphis Tigers Football

    Tigers Football Insider: Memphis in a good spot with vaccination numbers

    As the Tigers experienced last season, a COVID outbreak can potentially setback a season.

    By Steven Johnson July 28, 2021
  • Metro

    Hernando DeSoto Bridge to reopen starting Sunday

    The Tennessee Department of Transportation is expected to announce a more specific reopening schedule Wednesday, July 28.

    By Bill Dries July 28, 2021
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: CDC says masks are back; One Beale revealed

    We’ve got trade tea and golf tees, exceptions that may prove the rules and a group of students get a Gap year. 

    By Mary Cashiola July 28, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    Cordova town hall focuses on increasing police force

    A comprehensive traffic study is planned for incorporated Cordova, but crime was the main topic of discussion Tuesday evening. 

    By Rob Moore July 28, 2021

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