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  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: A great loss to Memphis; fighting intimidation with relocation

    With several commissioners absent, Shelby County residents get back a penny, although it may be short-lived. Plus, the crack is gone and if you’re looking for livers, we found them. 

    By Mary Cashiola June 22, 2021
  • Shelby County

    County Commission drops one-cent hike in property tax rate

    The absence of four county commissioners, including three of the “yes” votes for the $3.45 property tax rate set two weeks ago, was crucial to undoing the tax hike. However, the issue is likely not over.

    By Bill Dries June 22, 2021
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    Join Magnolia Homes for their 15th annual Live Life Well® event

    With more than 40 years in the homebuilding industry, Magnolia Homes is celebrating 15 years of its Showcase of Homes event, held the weekends of Sept. 19-21 and Sept. 26-28 in four of its communities.

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  • Spirit of Memphis

    Multitalented Cates ‘put the whole package together’

    Work colleague Simon Wadsworth recalls George Cates’s extraordinary attention to detail that went far beyond the balance sheet.

    Related stories: 

    Civic leader George Cates killed in airplane crash

    George Edward Cates: 1937-2021

    By Tom Bailey July 12, 2021
  • Education

    Students, educators reflect on school in time of COVID

    We asked teachers and students how their educational experiences have shifted in the past school year, as they navigated changing start dates, completely virtual schooling, vaccinations and meeting with classmates on-screen.

    By Daja E. Henry June 22, 2021
  • Update Transportation & Logistics

    Fractured beam removed as bridge repairs make progress

    Contractors are making “significant progress” on repairs to the Hernando DeSoto Bridge, the Tennessee Department of Transportation reported in an update Monday, June 21. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 22, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Relocation program to help protect crime victims, witnesses

    Shelby County Dist. Atty. Amy Weirich, law enforcement and advocates announced a new relocation program to be offered to victims and witnesses of crime who may be intimidated or afraid to testify in criminal cases. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 21, 2021
  • Real Estate

    Civic leader George Cates killed in airplane crash

    Memphis civic leader, philanthropist and real estate entrepreneur George E. Cates was killed Monday when the single-engine plane he piloted crashed near Jackson, Tennessee.

    Related stories:

    Multitalented Cates ‘put the whole package together’

    George Edward Cates: 1937-2021

    By Tom Bailey July 04, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    Construction begins on women’s shelter at former inspection station

    The Hospitality Hub undertaking Downtown, on land donated by the city and funded by private donors along with the city and county governments, is next to the Hub’s intake area for the homeless.

    By Bill Dries June 21, 2021
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: New hero emerges at the Brooks; help wanted everywhere else

    The pandemic’s paradox is workers then and now; plus, how an earlier outbreak is still helping Memphis almost 30 years later and we need to slow down. 

    By Mary Cashiola June 21, 2021
  • Premium Business

    The Great Resignation: Workers leave old jobs for new priorities

    As America comes out of the pandemic, workers are embracing the opportunity for career change while employers large and small scramble to adjust to a new paradigm. 

    By Don Wade June 21, 2021
  • Premium Public Safety

    Penalty for drag racing increases next month as MPD cracks down

    Even Anthony Smith, who was a drag racer in the ‘Street Outlaws: Memphis’ TV series, says there’s a problem. ‘These kids now are out here ... cutting doughnuts and shooting guns in the air, and that ain’t the drag racing we do.’

    By Yolanda Jones June 21, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    City Council Scorecard: Tax hike fizzles and monorail funding hits a brick wall

    The scorecard tracks the key votes that closed out the city’s budget season, including cutting off a proposed property tax hike before it got to the floor.

    By Bill Dries June 21, 2021
  • On the Record

    Summer learning-loss camps offer kids fun ways to catch up

    Summer program offers more enjoyable ways for Arlington and Lakeland students to keep pace or catch up on studies after a tough academic year.

    By Michael Waddell June 21, 2021
  • Shelby County

    County Commission takes final vote on penny tax hike

    The tax rate vote will mark the end of county government’s budget season. The commission also votes on moving items from the current fiscal year into the new fiscal year that begins July 1.

    By Bill Dries June 21, 2021
  • State Government

    Four rookie lawmakers reflect on legislative session

    First-term Tennessee legislators Heidi Campbell, John Gillespie, Torrey Harris and Eddie Mannis say they’ve learned to be tough but find friends across the aisle as well.

    By Ian Round June 20, 2021
  • On the Record

    Harris proposes county ethics reforms

    Some of the changes proposed and outlined on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast address issues that came up in the allegations made against county commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. in an independent investigation made public last month in The Daily Memphian. 

    By Bill Dries June 20, 2021
  • Premium Coronavirus

    How precautions and protocols have changed during the pandemic

    Messaging about COVID-19 precautions still isn’t keeping pace with evolving information about the virus, including that it readily spreads via smaller airborne particles. 

    By Don Wade June 20, 2021
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Calkins: At the height of his career, Mike Glenn stepped away from FedEx to care for his daughter. It’s a story of sacrifice and love.

    When Mike Glenn retired from FedEx at the height of his career in 2016, the news release said it was to “transition his focus full time to his family.” This is the story behind that decision, one that is hard and beautiful all at once.

    By Geoff Calkins July 12, 2021
  • Arts & Culture

    Juneteenth festivities celebrate and reflect on progress

    Hundreds gathered at Health Sciences Park for the second day of the weekend-long celebration. Juneteenth events were also scheduled at Fourth Bluff Park, Orange Mound Tower and LeMoyne-Owen College.

    By Omer Yusuf June 20, 2021
  • Behind The Headlines

    The case for property tax hikes in the suburbs

    Collierville Mayor Stan Joyner and Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald talked on “Behind The Headlines” about property tax hikes passed and up for a final vote, respectively, in the cities they lead and why the estimated share of federal ARPA funds in each of their cities took a tumble in the latest estimates.

    By Bill Dries June 19, 2021
  • Education

    Drive-thru scholarships: ‘Cream of the crop’ awarded $2,000 each

    Two nonprofits organized a colorful way to hand over scholarship checks of $2,000 each to 104 girls and young women on Friday, June 18.

    By Tom Bailey June 19, 2021
  • Education

    LeMoyne-Owen reopens for first time since pandemic began

    LeMoyne-Owen welcomed back students — prospective or current — for the first since the campus closed last March at the COVID-19 pandemic’s beginning; a moment that brought joy and excitement to staff and faculty at Memphis’ only HBCU.

    By Omer Yusuf June 18, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Cerelyn ‘C.J.’ Davis sworn in as Memphis’ police chief

    Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis was sworn in as Memphis’ police chief Friday, June 18. She is the first woman to be named chief in the city’s history. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 18, 2021
  • Music

    Memphis nonprofits benefit from MacKenzie Scott donations

    Two Memphis nonprofits — Collage Dance Collective and Memphis Music Initiative — recently received grants from MacKenzie Scott, billionaire philanthropist and ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. 

    By Rob Moore July 25, 2021
  • Arts & Culture

    About Town: Film studio can help city reel in movie projects

    If it all comes together the undeveloped intersection of Elvis Presley Boulevard and Holmes Road in Whitehaven could be home to the second-largest Black-owned film studio in the U.S. within a few years.

    By Omer Yusuf June 24, 2021

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