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City of Memphis
The path to end the city’s large public housing projects was a 20-year journey that brought city leaders to a tent last week near the corner of Vance and Lauderdale. -
Criminal Justice
Two teens in stolen truck crash charged, connection to Trenary slaying still unclear
Memphis police have charged two teenagers who were found in a stolen pickup truck matching the description of the one seen fleeing the scene where Greater Memphis Chamber president and CEO Phil Trenary was shot and killed Thursday night. -
City of Memphis Report finds broader economic development plan needed
The city-county Economic Development Growth Engine organization known primarily for granting tax incentives to businesses coming to or expanding in Memphis should be empowered to pursue a broader economic development strategy, according to a new report that compares EDGE to efforts in four other cities. -
Criminal Justice
Suspects in custody; unclear if connected to Trenary’s slaying
Memphis Police Department officers chased a vehicle matching the description of the truck fleeing the scene of Phil Trenary’s slaying and took two men into custody on Friday, Sept. 28. -
Metro
Greater Memphis Chamber president and CEO Phil Trenary shot and killed Downtown
Greater Memphis Chamber president and CEO Phil Trenary was shot and killed Thursday, Sept. 27, on Front Street south of G.E. Patterson near Central Train Station. -
Downtown 17 schools in Tennessee’s turnaround district remain priority schools six years after first takeovers
Most of the schools that were taken over by Tennessee’s turnaround district remain on the state’s priority list six years after the intervention efforts began. -
Education
At least 5 Memphis schools now risk a state takeover
While Memphis mostly received good news when the state listed its most underachieving schools last week, at least five Shelby County schools appear to be at risk of state takeover. -
Criminal Justice
Officers’ personnel records released in Banks shooting
Personnel records of the three Memphis police officers involved in the shooting that critically wounded Martavious Banks earlier this month shed some light on their work history, including the fact this is the second time one of the officers has turned off his body camera during an incident. -
City of Memphis
Police shooting reaction goes beyond call for TBI investigations
Memphis police brass were about four minutes into Power Point slides at a Tuesday, Sept. 25, City Council committee session before council members shut down the presentation that tallied the hours of police camera recordings and number of cameras in patrol cars. -
City of Memphis
Dulberger says EDGE small part of economic development
The leader of the city-county Economic Development Growth Engine says EDGE is willing to change, but Reid Dulberger was quick to add that changes to the formal approach to growing the Memphis economy won’t address the dominant challenges. -
Criminal Justice
Activists continue to demand answers in wake of Memphis officer-involved shooting
As Martavious Banks remains on life support after being shot by a Memphis police officer Sept. 17, his family and activists marched to the Memphis Police Association office Wednesday afternoon after it was revealed that one of the officers involved in the shooting is the son of the head of the police union. -
Metro Early-voting sites, hours set
All of Shelby County’s 27 early-voting sites will open on Oct. 17, the first day of the early-voting period before the Nov. 6 election. Early voting runs through Nov. 1. -
City of Memphis City working group looks for direction on EDGE
The city’s working group on economic development is about to compare notes on the attributes of a “perfect” economic development organization. -
Criminal Justice
Police name 3 officers in Banks shooting
Memphis police released the names Wednesday, Sept. 26, of the three officers involved in the Sept. 17 South Memphis traffic stop and shooting of Martavious Banks. -
Education
Free tuition at U of M Global expands to FedEx Indianapolis hub
FedEx’s free tuition offering for hub workers has reached Indianapolis, where more than 3,500 employees are eligible to pursue degrees at the University of Memphis' online offering, U of M Global. -
State Government
Blackburn, Bredesen hammer each other in first debate
Marsha Blackburn and Phil Bredesen didn’t waste any time getting after each other in their first U.S. Senate debate. -
State Government UT names Boyd interim president despite opposition
Randy Boyd didn’t vault into a new job as the University of Tennessee interim president without opposition Tuesday. -
City of Memphis Council approves de-annexations of Rocky Point, Southwind/Windyke
The Memphis City Council gave final approval Tuesday, Sept. 25, to the de-annexations of the Rocky Point and Southwind/Windyke areas of the city. -
State Government Bredesen says during debate he won’t vote for Schumer
Former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen said during the first U.S. Senate debate Tuesday night he would not vote for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer if elected, shrugging off criticism from U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn that he would be in the liberal New Yorker’s pocket. -
State Government
State leaders ignore calls to drop out of Obamacare lawsuit
A Christian group pleading with Tennessee leaders to drop out of a lawsuit seeking to overturn the Affordable Care Act could be compared to a tree falling in the forest. -
State Government Gubernatorial candidates take on vocational training
Pointing toward Tennessee’s failure to attract a major automotive plant to the Memphis Regional Megasite, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Karl Dean is backing better and more accessible workforce development statewide. -
Education Shelby County Schools nets $4 million for school safety, security
Shelby County Schools will receive nearly $4 million this year and smaller systems across the county will net tens of thousands of dollars as part of Tennessee’s Safe Schools Act. -
Education Burt named new SCS chief academic officer
Antonio Burt, principal at one of Shelby County Schools’ first Innovation Zone schools and leader of priority and I-Zone schools, is the new chief academic officer for SCS. -
Education
Luter named to fill vacancy on Germantown school board
With children in the Germantown Municipal School District, a leadership role in two of the suburb’s churches and a background of education in her family, the Rev. Rebecca Luter believes she brings the necessary traits to her new role on the suburb’s school board. -
Shelby County
Harris appoints former councilman to run Office of Re-entry
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has appointed former Memphis City Council member Harold Collins to serve as administrator and executive director of the Shelby County Office of Re-Entry, according to a news release Tuesday.
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