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  • Education

    U of M commits to $15 an hour minimum wage by June 5

    Union workers have fought for increased wages at the University of Memphis for several years.

    By Jane Roberts January 21, 2021
  • Financial Services

    Shelby County is poster child in national eviction study

    The county’s large-scale evictions, relatively affordable housing and median unemployment rate make it representative of hundreds of communities in the nation. 

    By Jane Roberts January 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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  • Update Health Care

    Reproduction rate at epidemic low; other stats encouraging

    “We want to remind people that we saw that it was necessary to change the health directive in response to changes we are seeing in the data,” Dr. Bruce Randolph said. “We are making progress. There is a downward trend in a lot of our metrics.”

    By Jane Roberts January 26, 2021
  • Germantown

    COVID-19 vaccination site planned for Germantown

    The new site will be the first in Shelby County outside of Memphis.

    By Abigail Warren January 21, 2021
  • Coronavirus

    Watch the Jan. 21 Shelby County COVID-19 Task Force Briefing

    The Shelby County Health Department reported 14 new coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday, Jan. 21.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 21, 2021
  • Metro

    Coronavirus: Cases slowly falling, but 14 deaths added to total

    After two days with no new deaths attributed to the coronavirus, the Shelby County Health Department reported 14 on Thursday. 

    By Elle Perry January 21, 2021
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Is a school showdown looming? Plus, limited series from ABC looks for locals

    The Grizzlies’ majority owner earns an incentive, Justin Timberlake and Stax students bring Memphis to the world, and we could be dancing in the streets (with members of our own families).

    By Mary Cashiola January 21, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Martavious Banks settles police shooting lawsuit for $200,000

    The city settled a civil lawsuit filed by Martavious Banks, who was shot by a police officer during a chase and traffic stop in 2018. Some officers in the case turned off their body cameras during the incident. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 21, 2021
  • State Government

    Tennessee legislators begin advancing bills in education special session

    Tennessee legislators began a special session on education Wednesday, Jan. 20, by advancing three bills to Senate committee and five others to subcommittees, including two bills that would raise teacher pay.

    By Ian Round January 20, 2021
  • Shelby County

    Commission advances ban on Trump honors, condemnation of Capitol attack

    The resolutions were discussed as commissioners watched the presidential inauguration while working through committee agendas. The full commission votes on the matters Monday.

    By Bill Dries January 20, 2021
  • Shelby County

    Sawyer’s call for six-month PILOT moratorium finds little support

    Sawyer wants to examine the ground rules for awarding the most-used tax incentive in Memphis economic development and the results of past or ongoing PILOTs.

    By Bill Dries January 20, 2021
  • Update Health Care

    Health Directive No. 17 loosening restrictions issued

    No businesses are specifically closed under the new directive, but restrictions remain and individuals are asked to play larger role in tamping down community transmission.

    By Jane Roberts January 20, 2021
  • Real Estate

    Agency supports, praises 3 adaptive-reuse Edge projects

    The Center City Development Corp. approved $80,000 exterior-improvement grants to help developers revive three vacant buildings scattered in the Edge District, gave support to a renovation at a key intersection in the South City neighborhood, created a new grant program, and forgave a batch of existing loans.

    By Tom Bailey January 20, 2021
  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus: More than 33,000 vaccinated in Shelby

    The agency plans to release the information every Wednesday.

    By Elle Perry January 20, 2021
  • Shelby County

    County Commissioners approve legal expenses in wrongful death lawsuit

    In a brief special meeting Wednesday, Jan. 20, Shelby County commissioners approved a $300,000 transfer of funds to pay legal expenses in a wrongful death lawsuit.

    By Bill Dries January 20, 2021
  • Education

    New bill aimed at urban school districts: Give students 70 days of in-person education or else

     If it passes, Tennessee’s two largest school systems would have to reopen quickly to meet that threshold.

    By Laura Faith Kebede, Marta W. Aldrich January 20, 2021
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Waiting for restrictions to be lifted; finding Rihanna

    A light wind from a Bluff City business, new charges for a local politician and a Capitol rioter’s Memphis backstory.

    By Mary Cashiola January 20, 2021
  • Public Safety

    MPD officer charged with kidnapping, slaying man resigns

    A Memphis police officer charged with murder and kidnapping has resigned. MPD released his personnel files Tuesday, showing two incidents during his two years on the force. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 19, 2021
  • Elections

    Days before inauguration come with changing political calculations for local legislators

    Here are the moves the city’s four representatives in Washington, D.C. have made in the historic gap between certifying the Electoral College vote and Wednesday’s inauguration, with a Capitol insurrection in between and plenty of political volatility still around.

    Related story: Cohen draws fire for National Guard questions and Boebert sighting

    By Bill Dries January 20, 2021
  • Health Care

    Heads up! Second-dose vaccine notices coming this week

    Nearly 1,000 people in Shelby County due second doses could start receiving them in the last week of January.

    By Jane Roberts January 20, 2021
  • Public Safety

    State senator charged in new federal fraud complaint

    The criminal complaint alleges Robinson and two others swindled money from someone who thought he was paying tuition to attend Robinson’s health care school. 

    By Bill Dries January 20, 2021
  • High School Sports

    A few more fans allowed at Tennessee high school basketball games

    Governor’s new executive order also applies to wrestling matches.

    By John Varlas January 19, 2021
  • Metro

    Kustoff self-quarantines after contact with COVID-19, tests negative

    Kustoff announced Tuesday he will self-quarantine and continue working remotely.

    By Bill Dries January 19, 2021
  • Elections

    Cohen draws fire for National Guard questions and Boebert sighting

    The Memphis Democrat took fire the day before the presidential inauguration for comments about the political leanings of National Guardsmen and an outspoken Republican Congresswoman from Colorado.

    By Bill Dries January 19, 2021
  • EXCLUSIVE Metro

    From Memphis to Capitol attack: How Richard Barnett ended up inside Pelosi’s office

    Richard Barnett, the man charged with seizing Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Capitol riot, was born and raised in Memphis and worked briefly as a firefighter here before moving in his 30s to Northwest Arkansas.

    By Marc Perrusquia January 19, 2021

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