About Us | Contact Us | Email Preferences | Help

Subscribe
Memphis Events Metro Business Opinion Sports Arts & Culture Food Suburbs Neighborhoods Podcasts Obituaries Newsletters
City of Memphis Shelby County State Government Education Criminal Justice Elections Spirit of Memphis The Early Word On the Record Behind The Headlines
Add Daily Memphian to Home Screen

Metro

  • City of Memphis
  • Shelby County
  • State Government
  • Education
  • Criminal Justice
  • Elections
  • Spirit of Memphis
  • The Early Word
  • On the Record
  • Behind The Headlines
  • Education

    UT President Joe DiPietro leaving office in November

    University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro is set to leave active service in mid-November, three months before he will officially retire as head of the state system.

    By Sam Stockard September 19, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Summers out, Morris in as new Juvenile Court coordinator

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is making a change in who runs the county’s memorandum of agreement with the U.S. Justice Department for changes in Memphis-Shelby County Juvenile Court.

    By Bill Dries September 19, 2018
  • Business

    Tiger territory: Big new sign envisioned for University District

    The University of Memphis president is at it again, pushing for big, iconic structures to define the campus and its surrounding neighborhoods.

    By Tom Bailey September 19, 2018
  • Spirit of Memphis

    ‘It’s like the Royal Wedding of St. Jude’

    This is a boy-meets-girl story, with complications. Because what love story for the ages ever came off without some complications? And so: Boy gets cancer. Girl gets cancer, too. Boy loses right arm, at age 7, but discovers his inner lefty. He takes up golf, and even plays on the baseball team. “I played first base and centerfield,” he says, with pride. “I wasn’t the kid in right field who ate grass. I was part of the team.”

    By David Williams September 19, 2018
  • City of Memphis

    Ford, Fisher on different sides of instant-runoff voting

    Most of the 50 citizens at a Hickory Hill town hall meeting Monday, Sept. 17, came to talk and complain about city garbage and trash pick-up. There were so many complaints the host, City Council member Patrice Robinson, began setting up a meeting just to talk about the city’s solid waste services, which are in the process of changing.

    By Bill Dries September 18, 2018
  • Shelby County

    County Commission, mayor attempt to rebuild relationship

    As a new chapter in Shelby County government is being written, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and the County Commission have an opportunity to improve the strained relationship between the two branches of government.

    By Omer Yusuf September 18, 2018
  • State Government

    Legislative panel looks to cut open records exemptions

    Open records advocates believe they’re on the verge of major victories in eliminating and changing exceptions to Tennessee laws to offer a more transparent look at how government runs.

    By Sam Stockard September 18, 2018
  • Shelby County

    ‘Every Day in School’ program works with schools, parents to reduce truancy

    Siblings were truant at a Shelby County school last year because they had to share a uniform.

    By Yolanda Jones September 18, 2018
  • State Government

    Salinas says incumbent Kelsey out of touch with Senate District 31

    Democratic state Senate candidate Gabby Salinas, a three-time cancer survivor, moved with her family to the United States from Bolivia as a child to seek treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

    By Sam Stockard September 18, 2018
  • Metro

    Blackburn removes photo with U of M spirit squad after request from athletics officials

    Republican Senate nominee Marsha Blackburn removed a picture Monday, Sept. 17, of her with the University of Memphis Spirit Squad posted on her campaign Facebook page.

    By Bill Dries September 17, 2018
  • Metro

    State suspends liquor license of Purple Haze nightclub

    Purple Haze, a Downtown Memphis nightclub that announced last week it was closing indefinitely after four people were shot there, has now had its liquor license suspended by the state.

    By Yolanda Jones September 17, 2018
  • Bartlett

    Rikard retiring from Bartlett police chief post

    Bartlett Police Chief Gary Rikard, leader of the suburban department for 11 years, will retire Dec. 31.

    By Clay Bailey September 17, 2018
  • State Government

    Bredesen defends his wait-and-see stance on Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh

    Democratic U.S. Senate contender Phil Bredesen met a crowd of 500 at Rhodes College Thursday, Sept. 13, that consisted mostly of supporters on what was originally planned as a debate with Republican rival Marsha Blackburn. Blackburn would not commit to the debate.

    By Bill Dries September 17, 2018
  • Metro

    Memphis Police Department’s response on interrogations

    In response to weeks of questioning by Marc Perrusquia, director of the Institute for Public Service Reporting, about the Memphis Police Department’s long reluctance to record custodial interrogations, MPD spokeswoman Karen Rudolph released the following statements via email. The final statement repeated the Institute’s questions and provided answers.

    By Marc Perrusquia September 16, 2018
  • Metro

    Defense attorney questions memory, notes vs. recorded interrogation

    During the murder trial last year of defendant Brandon Taylor, defense attorney Gregory Carman and Memphis Police Department homicide detective Fausto Frias engaged in a testy exchange.

    By Marc Perrusquia September 16, 2018

  • About 10819 results

    1 … 430 431 432 433
    RSS
Meaningful news delivered to you each week

Coverage of the key happenings in our city including city hall, education, and more.

Enter your e-mail address

You are already signed up

Opt out

Manage Your Email Subscriptions

Trending Now

  1. Sports
    Former St. Agnes golfer set to tee it up at U.S. Women’s Amateur
  2. Opinion
    Sanford: Election outcome was emphatic message of rejection to the GOP
  3. Memphis Tigers Basketball
    Tigers land commitment from international basketball prospect
  4. On the Record
    Numbers shift in unofficial vote totals day after election
  5. Behind The Headlines
    New Rhodes College president kicks off three-year residency requirement, copes with dorm delays
Get The Daily Memphian Email Edition

Email Editions

Sign up for our morning and evening editions, plus breaking news.

Enter your e-mail address

You are already signed up

Opt out

Manage Your Email Subscriptions

Memphis Events

Metro

  • City of Memphis
  • Shelby County
  • State Government
  • Education
  • Criminal Justice
  • Elections
  • Spirit of Memphis
  • The Early Word
  • On the Record
  • Behind The Headlines

Business

  • Real Estate
  • Financial Services
  • Health Care
  • Transportation/Logistics
  • Movers and Shakers
  • Ford Megasite

Opinion

  • Otis Sanford
  • Dan Conaway
  • Guest Columnists
  • Chris Herrington
  • Letters to the Editor

Sports

  • Memphis Grizzlies
  • Geoff Calkins
  • High School Sports
  • FedEx St. Jude Championship
  • Grizzlies Podcast
  • Memphis Tigers Basketball
  • Memphis Tigers Football
  • Tigers Podcast

Arts & Culture

  • Visual Arts
  • Performing Arts
  • Music
  • The To-Do List
  • The Sidebar
  • Memphis Events

Food

  • Reviews
  • News and Features
  • Jennifer Biggs
  • Recipes
  • Sound Bites
  • Table Talk
  • $10 Deals

Suburbs

  • Arlington
  • Bartlett
  • Collierville
  • Germantown
  • Millington
  • Lakeland
  • North Mississippi

Neighborhoods

  • Downtown
  • Midtown
  • North Memphis
  • East Memphis
  • South Memphis
  • About Town

Podcasts

  • Sound Bites
  • On the Record
  • Behind The Headlines
  • The Sidebar
  • Grizzlies Podcast
  • Tigers Podcast

Obituaries

    Newsletters

      • Log In
      • About Us
      • Contact Us
      • FAQ
      • Work With Us
      • Privacy Policy
      • Email Preferences
      • Subscribe
      Become a subscriber to keep reading.
      Help Log In
      © 2022 The Daily Memphian | Contact Us | FAQ | Additional Subscription Options | Work With Us | About Us | Privacy Policy