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  • State Government

    Elected official recuperating after catching COVID-19

    House Minority Leader Karen Camper is recuperating at her Memphis home under the care of a physician after contracting COVID-19.

    By Sam Stockard August 20, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Owens pleads to federal heroin conspiracy charge

    The son of onetime topless nightclub kingpin Danny Owens is one of five people charged last year with running a heroin and fentanyl dealing operation in the city as Owens allegedly was planning to open a Memphis nightclub.

    By Bill Dries August 21, 2020
  • The Early Word

    Heart burn over football, social media on the job and how to let loose during the pandemic

    It's Thursday, Aug. 20, and we're talking about churches on Summer Avenue, late-night coronavirus chats and the MLGW board's power moves. 

    By Mary Cashiola August 20, 2020
  • Health Care

    Flu season looms, usual benchmarks offer little guidance

    Masking and social distancing greatly damped flu in the Southern Hemisphere over the summer. But it also means there was little to go on in what the Northern Hemisphere flu vaccine should include.

    By Jane Roberts August 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City Council Scorecard: The veto and the override

    The City Council Scorecard also looks at a police reform measure that fell short of seven votes and failure of Graceland's plan to open a manufacturing plant with a vocational school in Whitehaven.

    By Bill Dries August 19, 2020
  • Education

    Shelby County Health Department impressed by Collierville Schools

    Three Shelby County Health Department Employees toured Collierville Schools Tuesday.

    By Abigail Warren August 19, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Judge says MPD did not comply with social media sanctions

    Judge rules that Memphis Police Department did not comply with social media sanctions when conducting online searches during police investigations. 

    By Yolanda Jones August 20, 2020
  • State Government

    Sons of Confederate Veterans claim State Capitol Commission has no authority over Forrest bust

    A Sons of Confederate Veterans lawsuit against the state contends the State Capitol Commission has no authority over the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest and that a vote to relocate it should be “null and void.”

    By Sam Stockard August 19, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus: Average daily case rate drops between two-week periods

    The most recent daily positivity rate also fell below 10%. 

    By Elle Perry August 19, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Protect Our Aquifer challenges TVA power contracts

    Environmental advocates including Protect Our Aquifer have sued TVA, saying new agreements for power distributors weren't properly reviewed for environmental impacts before they were put in place in 2019.

    By Wayne Risher November 10, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW board moves to speed up review of TVA exit options

    As expected, the utility is moving to a request-for-proposal process that would seek specific proposals from electric power suppliers that could replace the Tennessee Valley Authority.

    By Bill Dries August 19, 2020
  • Metro

    Rhodes College ranks high for community service

    Rhodes College has 100 community partners across Memphis and more than 80% of its students are engaged in community service.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 19, 2020
  • Metro

    Council approves church demolition moratorium

    Any demolition permit for a church on Summer Avenue that is 50 years old or older would have to get Memphis City Council approval for the next six months.

    By Bill Dries August 21, 2020
  • Metro

    U of M adult literacy project receives $1.4 million grant

    Web-based program can be used by adults anyway in the nation.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 19, 2020
  • The Early Word

    A veto on your veto, the city of the future, and how schools will handle outbreaks

    It's Wednesday, Aug. 19, and The Walk is redefining mixed-use, the Memphis City Council isn't backing down, and our coronavirus reproductive rate has dropped below one. 

    By Mary Cashiola August 19, 2020
  • Education

    No provisions in place to alert general public to COVID-19 cases in schools

    The Shelby County Health Department is not tracking the number of COVID-19 cases in the schools nor is it requiring schools to report cases. 

    Related: Like Shelby County, COVID-19 reporting among schools statewide is random

    By Jane Roberts, Bill Dries, Sam Stockard, Abigail Warren, Omer Yusuf August 19, 2020
  • Premium Public Safety

    Activist claims MPD placed camera outside family’s house

    Union and community activist Antonio Cathey alleges the Memphis Police Department is spying on him after he discovered a camera outside his grandmother’s house. 

    By Yolanda Jones August 19, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Next step in MLGW-TVA relationship is probably request for proposals

    The MLGW board meets Wednesday and is likely to get a recommendation from its CEO to find a firm to field price quotes and other specific options toward either staying with TVA or what life after TVA looks like.

    By Bill Dries August 18, 2020
  • Education

    Like Shelby County, COVID-19 reporting among schools statewide is random

    School districts throughout the state are taking different approaches to reporting COVID-19 cases. Some are prepared to notify parents and the public about outbreaks, while others are only notifying the parents of children who may have come into contact with a positive case.

    By Sam Stockard August 19, 2020
  • Elections

    Akbari joins ‘rising stars’ to back Biden in DNC keynote

    State Sen. Raumesh Akbari concentrated on women’s issues in her portion of the keynote address backing Joe Biden in a virtual Democratic National Convention Tuesday night, Aug. 18.

    By Sam Stockard August 19, 2020
  • Public Safety

    First Memphis police officer dies of COVID-19 complications

    Memphis police officer Bobby Montgomery worked for MPD for 17 years and was remembered as a "gentle giant" who loved the community and being an officer. He died Sunday, Aug. 16 of complications from COVID-19. 

    By Yolanda Jones August 18, 2020
  • State Government

    Fulmer: Vols could play at Neyland with 25% capacity

    When Southeastern Conference teams begin playing a 10-game conference-only schedule Sept. 26, the University of Tennessee Volunteers could play football in Neyland Stadium this season with only 25,000 fans.

    By Sam Stockard August 18, 2020
  • Metro

    FedEx sets pay premium for Memphis hub

    FedEx said a premium pay program is coming to the Memphis and Indianapolis hubs as it gears up for peak season.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 18, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Mayor vetoes, council overrides on residency question

    The veto and override came on a full day of council discussion and debate about police reform in general, including a vote on a resolution opposing the presence of the federal Operation LeGend in the city and U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant's meeting with the council.

    By Bill Dries August 18, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City Council rejects Graceland plan for Graves Elementary

    The Memphis City Council voted down plans Tuesday, Aug. 18, for a manufacturing facility and vocational school at the old Graves Elementary School site in Whitehaven. The project was the latest stage of an expansion of Graceland's presence in Whitehaven that includes a hotel-resort and an entertainment complex.

    By Bill Dries August 18, 2020

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