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  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus: New cases below 100, but tests low, too

    In addition to the 82 new cases, the Health Department also reported one new related death.

    By Elle Perry September 02, 2020
  • Business

    Peabody lays off 57 workers

    The Peabody has formally laid off 57 workers who had previously been off the job on furloughs, as COVID-19 continued to ravage the hospitality and tourism sector.

    By Wayne Risher September 02, 2020
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    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 Public Safety

    Mike Williams retiring as Memphis police union leader, taking job with General Sessions Court Clerk

    Mike Williams, longtime police union leader, is retiring from the department. He has taken a job as CAO for General Sessions Court Clerk-elect Joe Brown. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 02, 2020
  • Business

    U of M ranks first time in WSJ/Times Higher Education world ranking

    U of M also a finalist for Association of Public and Land-grant Universities annual Innovation & Economic Prosperity awards.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 02, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Writings on the wall, Gosling and ‘Gray Man,’ and a return to school?

    What's going on in Memphis? A community orchard is in the works, MLGW is flipping the switch and what's happening at Raffe's Deli? 

    By Mary Cashiola September 02, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Ruling expected Sept. 16 in Pervis Payne DNA case

    Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Paula Skahan is expected to rule Sept. 16 whether DNA testing in the Pervis Payne murder case can be conducted. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 03, 2020
  • Metro

    Changes in The Walk on Union financing approved

    Memphis City Council members have approved a change in the financing of the multi-use Walk on Union project, changing a tax increment financing district, or TIF district, to a payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, arrangement.

    By Bill Dries September 01, 2020
  • Elections

    Kustoff says November election results could take a while

    The Germantown Republican says he thinks mail-in absentee voting could be manipulated and said recent changes in postal service began during the Obama administration.

    By Bill Dries September 01, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City Council approves changes to renaming process

    The approval of the ordinance Tuesday is part of the council's larger debate about the Black Lives Matter Movement. Several other resolutions from that larger discussion were also approved by the council.

    By Bill Dries September 01, 2020
  • Education

    State Department of Education plans on sharing COVID-19 school data

    The state’s Department of Education is expected to announce details Thursday about a plan to share COVID-19 school data, said Commissioner Penny Schwinn.

    By Omer Yusuf September 01, 2020
  • Business

    U of M may increase on-campus classes Sept. 14

    With coronavirus cases dropping, the University of Memphis may bring more students back to campus as early as Sept. 14, though the university says it may not be able to accommodate all faculty requests to return classes to campus.

    By Jane Roberts September 01, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    ‘It was torture’ — Video shows MPD officer repeatedly stunning a handcuffed suspect with Taser

    Officer Otto Kiehl received a 10-day suspension but the case is one of several serious incidents of police abuse not sent to prosecutors to weigh possible criminal charges.

    By Marc Perrusquia, Christopher Fulton September 01, 2020
  • Health Care

    Rising transmission rate worrisome as Labor Day weekend approaches

    Plus, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris on Tuesday announced $5,000 in funding for Senior Tech Connect, a new county program that will connect long-term care facilities with technology so residents can see their families.

    By Jane Roberts September 01, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Davy Crockett golf course could give way to community orchard

    The tentative plan by the city parks and neighborhoods division includes mountain-bike trails around the borders of the 18-hole golf course and walking trails with workout equipment.

    By Bill Dries September 01, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Watch the Shelby County COVID-19 Task Force Briefing

    As of 5 p.m. Monday, there were 215 COVID-positive people in area hospitals, according to the Tennessee Healthcare Resource Tracking System; 87 of those were in ICUs. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 01, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Levitt Shell, Graceland tagged with BLM, anti-police graffiti

    Levitt Shell officials say the pandemic has left them in dire financial straights and vandalism is devastating. Graceland was also tagged with graffiti.

    By Linda A. Moore, Jared Boyd September 03, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Number of COVID-positive patients in area ICUs drops to new low

    About 24% of area ICU patients were either COVID-positive or suspected of having the virus and about 7% of acute care patients were either COVID-positive or suspected of having the virus.

    By Elle Perry September 01, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW halts utility cutoffs for another two weeks

    The announcement came Tuesday as Memphis City Council members called for a better accounting of the various funds that help those behind on utility bills.

    By Bill Dries September 01, 2020
  • Education

    Superintendent sets bar for reopening classrooms: daily case counts in single digits

    The threshold is not as strict as a demand from teacher protesters who called for keeping all classes online until the county reported no new coronavirus cases for 14 days.

    By Laura Faith Kebede September 01, 2020
  • Update Public Safety

    Former MPD homicide detective indicted for misconduct

    Eric Kelly, a former Memphis Police Department detective who retired after admitting having sexual contact with a murder suspect, has been indicted on three felony counts.

    By Marc Perrusquia September 01, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: 901 Day, pageant queens and Rhodes lab makes discovery

    To help celebrate 901 Day, we're talking Memphis' murals, a tiny subdivision, and when the Tigers will play again. 

    By Mary Cashiola September 01, 2020
  • Health Care

    Student-made COVID-19 treatments at Rhodes fill pipeline

    Assistant professor Shana Stoddard is helping students design antiviral compounds for COVID-19, raising the bar for what remote learning can be.

    By Jane Roberts September 01, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Police reform discussion continues at City Council

    The council has two final votes scheduled as part of its ongoing discussion of police reform and a discussion of a third measure to create an online portal for the public to see some details of complaints of police misconduct.

    By Bill Dries September 01, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Christ Community moving drive-thru COVID testing

    Those interested in being tested are asked to pre-register by either texting Test2020 to 91999 or by calling (901) 842-3160.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 31, 2020
  • Public Safety

    NAACP, lawmakers and clergy urge Weirich to test DNA in Pervis Payne case

    The NAACP, lawmakers, clergy and criminal justice advocates urge Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich to test DNA evidence in the Pervis Payne case. 

    By Yolanda Jones August 31, 2020

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