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  • Downtown

    Riverfront group names acting CEO

    The Memphis River Parks Partnership is conducting a national search for someone to replace former CEO and President Carol Coletta. 

    By Jody Callahan January 16, 2025
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Germantown gets a First, and a second freeze is on the way

    MATA doesn’t say no to Transpro, Crowne Plaza’s future is up in the air and the Grizzlies get a much-needed win.

    By Bianca Phillips January 16, 2025
  • Metro

    Another Arctic blast on horizon for Memphis area

    The Mid-South should prepare for a chilly MLK Day holiday, with polar air that will last through at least the middle of next week.

    By MemphisWeather.net January 16, 2025
  • Neighborhoods

    HopeWorks breaks ground on housing to help men turn the page after prison

    On Wednesday, Jan. 15, HopeWorks broke ground on Next Story, a new $3.6 million short-term housing facility near Binghampton for men transitioning from prison into society.

    By Aisling Mäki January 15, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    MATA board votes to install consultants at top of bus system

    The board voted seven to one to approve the contract with Transpro.

    By Samuel Hardiman January 15, 2025
  • State Government

    Governor calls special session on school vouchers, immigration

    Critics of Tennessee’s voucher proposal allege the program is financially unsustainable in the long term and will siphon funds away from public schools.

    By Benjamin Smith January 15, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Woman charged in Graceland auction fraud case appears in federal court

    The criminal case against the woman accused of trying to sell Graceland in a fraudulent auction could end in April.

    By Aarron Fleming January 16, 2025
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Feagins fires back, and Mahogany exits East Memphis

    COGIC peaces out again, The Cooper becomes a first and we look at what goes wrong when the Grizzlies play the Rockets.

    By Bianca Phillips January 15, 2025
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: Five board members want to oust Feagins. They’re making her a martyr instead.

    Geoff Calkins: Whatever you think of the job Feagins has done, it can’t possibly be as bad as the job the board has done in trying to fire her. Instead of persuading the community that Feagins has to go, they have rallied the community to her side. 

    By Geoff Calkins January 20, 2025
  • Education

    Public shows support for Feagins during school board meeting

    Community members show up to support Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 14, 2025
  • Developing Education

    Play by play: What was said during MSCS’ superintendent evaluation committee

    During the first part of the meeting, Superintendent Marie Feagins responded passionately to all three claims levied against her by the school board.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 21, 2025
  • Education

    U of M receives $5M gift for internship program

    A portion of the gift will go toward an endowment to fund certain internships in perpetuity. 

    By Jane Roberts January 15, 2025
  • Shelby County

    Commission starting budget season early

    The early start to county budget hearings is an attempt to resolve some of the friction between county elected officials and the Mayor Lee Harris’ office.

    By Bill Dries January 14, 2025
  • Metro

    COGIC moves its largest event from Memphis to St. Louis

    The Church of God in Christ held its annual event in St. Louis from 2010 to 2019. It returned to Memphis in 2022.

    By Sophia Surrett January 15, 2025
  • Education

    Proposed bill would allow recall of school board members

    Under a proposed bill, an elected official could face a recall election if someone collects enough signatures from registered voters within their jurisdiction.

    By Samuel Hardiman January 14, 2025
  • Education

    Feagins and MSCS: Superintendent calls charges false, divisive

    In a fiery and detailed rebuttal to claims of wrongdoing, Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins called accusations from the school board “false.”

    Related content: 

    Play by play: What was said during MSCS’ superintendent evaluation committee

    Public shows support for Feagins during school board meeting

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 21, 2025
  • Education

    Students at one school walk out to support Feagins

    Scores of middle school students attended a 15-minute walkout on Tuesday, Jan. 14, in support of Superintendent Marie Feagins, who is facing a proposed ouster from the school board.

    By Laura Testino January 14, 2025
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Principals v. Feagins; County Commission v. MSCS board

    Grizz can’t shake Rockets, xAI wants to work with local companies and we’ve got a preview of the Tennessee General Assembly’s hot topics.

    By Bianca Phillips January 14, 2025
  • Premium Education

    Email shows early tensions between Feagins, school leaders

    Feagins, currently under the scrutiny of a proposed ouster, has been celebrated for what some call bold efforts. But the reality of her changes appear to have had a more complex impact on schools and students.

    By Laura Testino January 14, 2025
  • Premium Education

    What to know as MSCS reconvenes to discuss Feagins

    Deliberations among board members may reveal whether any of them have been persuaded by local or state-level pressures to resolve differences and keep Feagins in the seat.

    By Laura Testino January 14, 2025
  • Premium North Mississippi

    Horn Lake mayoral candidates: Republicans

    Current Aldermen Danny Klein and Dave Young have qualified to face off in the municipal Republican primary election on April 1. Planning Commissioner Jimmy Stokes is seeking the office as a Democrat.

    By Rob Moore January 14, 2025
  • Shelby County

    County Commission OKs no-confidence vote in MSCS board

    The no-confidence resolution, aimed at board members who voted to fire Marie Feagins, also includes a “governance plan” to improve the school board’s relationship with the superintendent. The commission voted not to hold up funding for a new Frayser high school.

    By Bill Dries January 13, 2025
  • Premium Metro

    D.C. Scorecard: What Memphis’ elected officials are saying ahead of Trump’s second term

    U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, has called on the Senate to reject several of Trump’s appointees, including Robert Kennedy Jr

    By Bill Dries January 14, 2025
  • Premium State Government

    Four key issues to watch in upcoming Tennessee legislative session

    Education, reproductive rights, immigration and tough-on-crime were in the spotlight last year. This year, the same topics will likely reemerge alongside new legislation focused on bail-bond reform, grocery taxes, school vouchers and more.

    By Benjamin Smith January 13, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Veteran Memphis police officer dies

    The officer served the Memphis Police Department for 37 years. 

    By Aarron Fleming January 14, 2025

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