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  • Public Safety

    MPD chief meets with Biden to talk violent crime

    During the Monday meeting at the White House with Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis and other police chiefs, President Biden said federal, state and local coordination is essential to his violent crime strategy. 

    By Bill Dries July 12, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    City loses appeal of City Hall blacklist damages

    The city’s list of those allowed in City Hall only with a police escort grew to 81 in a wave of protests in 2016 and 2017.

    By Bill Dries July 12, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW begins proposal process for possible TVA break

    Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division began the process Monday, July 12, of soliciting proposals for possibly cutting ties to the Tennessee Valley Authority, its electric power provider for the past 80 years.

    By Bill Dries July 12, 2021
  • Education

    Health Department offers Saturday hours for school shots, records

    In addition to helping with back-to-school paperwork for kids, adults can get copies of birth certificates, and free COVID shots from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 17 at the health department.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 12, 2021
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Opera house looks to new home; senior facilities’ new struggle

    Opera Memphis plans to leave East Memphis; Collierville looks to create more of a destination; and local health experts say we’re at the start of another surge. 

    By Mary Cashiola July 12, 2021
  • State Government

    Uncertainty awaits Forrest bust in Nashville

    A required 4-month waiting period for the removal of a Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from the Tennessee Capitol building has expired, but if and when it will be removed is still uncertain.

    By The Associated Press July 12, 2021
  • Premium Education

    How Memphis got two teachers’ unions

    The two teachers’ unions in Memphis used to be one. But a battle over local control caused them to split.

    By Daja E. Henry July 12, 2021
  • Metro

    Memphis Friends of Israel rally against anti-semitism

    Many of those who gathered said their aim was to fight misinformation and misrepresentations of Jewish people, and make the case for Americans to see what Israel is about for themselves. 

    By Daja E. Henry July 11, 2021
  • Business

    Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship

    SpaceX’s Elon Musk, came to New Mexico to watch and congratulated Branson for a “beautiful flight.” SpaceX’s Inspiration4, a flight to inspire support for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, could blast off as early as September from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

    By Susan Montoya Bryan and Marcia Dunn July 11, 2021
  • Business

    TVA’s connection to a more complex water movement

    The Tennessee Valley Authority supplies electric power to Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division. But the possibility of MLGW leaving TVA is also a part of the issue with the city’s water supply and its safety.

    Related stories

    Out of the pipeline: The city's water movement and how it evolved

    What's next for the Memphis water movement

    By Bill Dries July 11, 2021
  • Metro

    What’s next for the Memphis water movement

    The short answer is more complexity and more ambition and probably more litigation.

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    Out of the pipeline: The city's water movement and how it evolved

    TVA's connection to a more complex water movement

    By Bill Dries July 11, 2021
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Out of the pipeline: The city’s water movement and how it evolved

    The Byhalia Connection Pipeline is over but a burgeoning environmental movement, with the city’s underground water aquifer at its center, remains. The road to that movement began with the rise of the city’s new activism several years ago, with some unexpected twists and turns along the way.

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    What's next for the Memphis water movement

    TVA's connection to a more complex water movement

    By Bill Dries July 12, 2021
  • Coronavirus

    Delta variant leads new Memphis area cases

    Health officials say Shelby County is at the beginning of a new surge of COVID cases, and the Delta variant is prevalent.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 12, 2021
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    Porter-Leath talks future without SCS

    On “Behind the Headlines,” Porter-Leath’s Rob Hughes discusses the future of preschool in Shelby County after the abrupt end to its partnership with Shelby County Schools. 

    By Daja E. Henry July 10, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Owens sentenced to three years in federal heroin case

    The son of one-time topless nightclub kingpin Danny Owens drew a sentence below federal guidelines for drug conspiracy.

    By Bill Dries July 09, 2021
  • Public Safety

    More charges against state Sen. Katrina Robinson possible, prosecutor says

    Despite the possibility of additional charges, a Sept. 13 trial date remains in place for now in the case against state Sen. Katrina Robinson on charges related to her business, The Healthcare Institute. 

    By Rob Moore July 12, 2021
  • Coronavirus

    New CDC guidance urges masks, other precautions for schools

    When distancing is not possible, schools are asked to layer other protections to cover the students 12 and under are not vaccinated.

    By Jane Roberts July 09, 2021
  • Metro

    About Town: Drinking in a win for the Aquifer

    After more than a year of debates and rallies, plans for the Byhalia Pipeline have been abandoned. But the battle left its mark on the city.

    By Abigail Warren July 16, 2021
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Where we are on the bridge and how the Butcher Shop may be medium well

    We’ve got pediatricians protesting, a huge new collection of music to hear, and the U of M and Larry Brown are Facebook official. Plus, we can drink from public water fountains again.

    By Mary Cashiola July 09, 2021
  • On the Record

    Incoming NCRM president sees role for museum in ‘critical race theory’ debate

    National Civil Rights Museum President Russell Wigginton said on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast that he hopes state education officials will consult with the museum as they set the guidelines for school systems to navigate the new state law banning teaching about systemic racism and how the history of race impacts the present.

    By Bill Dries July 09, 2021
  • Business

    New wellness center at U of M educational and functional

    The facility at the University of Memphis opened June 30 with a variety of amenities for students. 

    By Rob Moore July 08, 2021
  • Coronavirus

    New health directive offers minor changes

    The new directive omits recommendations on how drinking fountains were to be cleaned in the pandemic, eliminating confusion about whether they can be open. They can.

    By Jane Roberts July 08, 2021
  • Metro

    Coronavirus: Shelby County averaging 65 new cases per day

    On Thursday, July 8, the agency reported 88 new coronavirus cases.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 08, 2021
  • Metro

    Fewer than 10% of cases in vaccinated people, health department says

    The reproductive rate of coronavirus in Shelby County is now 1.22, the highest since June 25, 2020. The seven-day average positivity rate is now 4.5%, up from 2.9% on July 1, 2021.

    By Jane Roberts July 08, 2021
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: A bionic woman packs her bags and what Delta is doing to us

    Local health experts have new advice as Delta’s impact grows. Plus, we’re looking at the evolution of ‘the office,’ a Classic take and finding the key to someone’s heart. 

    By Mary Cashiola July 08, 2021

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