Shelby County Commissioner Brandon Morrison defends her conservatism while opponent Jordan Carpenter targets what he calls “dangerous ideologies” and “perversion.”

Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis has again fallen victim to theft, this time when appliances were stolen from her new East Memphis home.

Attorneys for rape victims suing the City of Memphis presented new allegations contending that kits were indeed destroyed.

The Memphis City Council approves One Beale financing and moves to hire an energy consultant, Arlington passes a moratorium on new gas stations and the Memphis Grizzlies lose to Utah Jazz. 

Wanda and Chip Washington are back at work four months after their paired kidney exchange.

Should we stay or should we go? The decision still lacks a dollar figure and relies on the MLGW board agreeing to let the council’s consultant get a look at the various proposals.

“This is not something we have taken lightly,” said Memphis COO Doug McGowen. “The world has changed and the Loews hotel is not coming. Those are two things that have caused us to act.”

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In addition to the voting-expansion resolution, Council action included the Liberty Park contract, more time for Parkside at Shelby Farms and the end of the latest consolidation push.

Lucy Elementary lies in Millington. It’s one of four Memphis-Shelby County Schools campuses affected by pending legislation.

Steve Mulroy said the ethnic makeup of the Shelby County District Attorney’s office does not reflect the city. Dist. Atty. Amy Weirich disputed this, saying her office has made an effort to increase diversity. 

Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy is honored on the anniversary of his death, the so-called “3Gs” bill passes in the state House and police are honing in on distracted drivers. 

The economic development items are part of a council agenda that could see the formal end of a city-county consolidation bid and the end of council discussion of police and fire residency requirements.

The state House of Representatives moved on legislation Monday that could transfer three Germantown schools out of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district. But, does Germantown want the schools or the property? 

The National Civil Rights Museum commemorated the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, April 4. The recordings of King’s sermons resonated with the times as one of those in his inner circle returned for what has become an annual pilgrimage.

The intersection just east of the Memphis-Arkansas Bridge was a major choke point last year when the I-40 bridge was closed.

A busload of area police officers got a firsthand look Monday at the many dangerous distractions that capture the attention of drivers.

President Bill Hardgrave hopes the University of Memphis can become the exclusive partner for Ford’s Blue Oval City. 

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Bill Hardgrave begins his tenure at a critical point for the Memphis athletics program. The push to join the ranks of the Power Five conferences and the Independent Accountability Resolution Process investigation (IARP) of the basketball program loom. 

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A lawsuit is filed over early voting locations, The Bar-Kays’ James Alexander gets his own street and we look at why your new license plate is late. 

Robert Griffin, a former Memphis in May official, joins a growing field of candidates seeking to replace Emily Elliott in Bartlett alderman Position 2.

The Millington track is considered by many a safe place to race. But regulars worry that drag racers will move to the streets if plans to sell the track and build a warehouse move forward.

April marks the deadline to register to vote in the May 3 elections, the filing deadline for the August ballot, and the start of early voting ahead of the May 3 election day.

Growing out-of-state enrollment and declining in-state enrollment are due in part to the looming “enrollment cliff” and the university’s improved prestige and R1 status.

The Daily Memphian readers chime in to share their experiences, which sometimes involve mail delivery issues. But County Clerk Wanda Halbert says there are other problems within county government. 

MLK PrayWalk: An Interfaith Prayer Service and Walk of Hope started with a gathering at St. Peter’s Church and concluded on the grounds of the National Civil Rights Museum.