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Metro Graceland’s operator is bowing out in October after three years as manager of Paisley Park, the Minnesota private estate and studio complex of the late musician Prince. -
State Government Casada appointed to Elections & Finance panel amid state audit of accounts
Despite facing a state audit of his campaign and PAC expenditures, state Rep. Glen Casada, who resigned the House Speaker’s post amid scandal, will serve on a subcommittee that handles campaign finance legislation.
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Premium Public Safety Monitoring team meets with court over progress of MPD sanctions
Court gets update from monitoring team tasked with making sure Memphis Police Department complies with 40-year-old consent decree. Activists say city, police still have work to do.
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Metro Baxter Leach, iconic sanitation worker, dies
Baxter Leach, one of the remaining participants of the historic 1968 sanitation workers strike, has died.
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Public Safety Norris finds questions and comparisons in new life as a federal judge
Former state Senate Majority Leader and Shelby County commissioner Mark Norris said Tuesday he finds some parts of his work as a judge idyllic. Other parts make him question whether the solutions legislators attempt are working on a large scale.
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City of Memphis TVA proposes new transmission line between Freeport substation and Allen plant transmission lines
The Tennessee Valley Authority is proposing to build 2.7 miles of new transmission line on the Memphis side of the Mississippi state line.
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Shelby County Shelby Farms Park: Heat stroke the cause of death for two dogs
After public concern that toxic algae may have led to the deaths of two dogs who died shortly after swimming at Shelby Farms Park, park officials say veterinarians have ruled heat stroke as the cause of both deaths.
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State Government Hardaway guarantees House Judiciary will hold hearings on Byrd
Named to the House Judiciary Committee by new Speaker Cameron Sexton, state Rep. G.A. Hardaway says the panel will hold hearings on embattled state Rep. David Byrd no matter what the state attorney general opines.
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Shelby County Shelby County Commission approves $15/hour ordinance, wants study on SCS worker pay
An ordinance that puts the minimum pay for Shelby County workers at $15 an hour was passed by the County Commission on final reading Monday, along with a resolution that asks Shelby County Schools to conduct a salary study for the people they employ at under $15 an hour.
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Metro County Commission amends how it names facilities
The Shelby County Commission on Monday voted to again change how properties are named, hired a marketing expert and created a program to give veterans their own parking spaces at county facilities.
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Metro County Commission looks for podcast help
The Shelby County Commission contracted to hire a local small business for podcast help on Monday. -
Metro County Commission creates parking spots for vets
The Shelby County Commission created on Monday a program to give veterans designated parking spots. -
Public Safety Shelby County Juvenile Court eliminates fees for families
Shelby County Juvenile Court, along with other county officials, announced Aug. 26 that the court will waive the debt, detention fees and court costs for families of children housed at the detention center.
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Education Memphis leaders create student grading rules that apply across the district
The new rules mean tests will account for 40% of a high school student’s grade, classwork 35%, projects 10%, homework 10%, and class participation 5%. And it will be the same whether it’s an algebra class in Whitehaven or a biology class in Frayser.
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Business WWII veteran returning to France to visit wartime sweetheart
Ninety-eight-year-old K.T. Robbins of Olive Branch will return to France next month with Forever Young Senior Veterans. While the other 13 vets, ages 93 to 102, visit Battle of the Bulge sites, Robbins will split off for a second reunion with his wartime sweetheart in France.
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Metro Germantown HELPS founder honored by state
The state senate voted on a resolution to honor Kristina Garner Friday. Garner founded Germantown HELPS to help flood affected homeowners following the June 7 flood.
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Elections Herenton’s Long Legacy
Former mayor Willie Herenton is the city's longest-serving mayor and its first elected African-American mayor, with a colorful legacy. His bid to return after a decade away is the next chapter in that legacy.
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Shelby County Pay for county’s private security guards under scrutiny
Shelby County government can't require contracted security company Clarion Security to pay its employees a $15 an hour minimum, but it can in the future ask how much companies pay their workers before they're hired.
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Premium State Government Federal, state authorities probing possible House voucher vote bribes
Even with a new House Speaker taking office, federal and state agents are still looking into allegations former Speaker Glen Casada made illicit offers in return for voucher votes this spring.
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City of Memphis Herenton calls on supporters to win mayor’s race with early vote dominance
Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton told a women's rally that he wants to guard against election fraud. Meanwhile, contender Tami Sawyer rips Herenton and Mayor Jim Strickland for attending the local GOP's Lincoln Day Gala.
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Shelby County Lee touts ‘conservative values’ at Lincoln Day gala, Kustoff calls impeachment ‘giant time suck’
The local Republican party will win elections again, the chairman of the Shelby County GOP vowed Friday at the party’s annual Lincoln Day Gala.
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Premium City of Memphis Friends, foes trade barbs on plans for Tom Lee Park’s transformation
Owners of 70 Downtown businesses signed off on a June 26 letter to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland supporting Tom Lee Park transformation, but critics are keeping the heat on.
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Education U of M closing outdoor pool to make way for rec center improvements
The University of Memphis is closing its Olympic-size outdoor pool as part of additions and renovations. Friday was the last day of use for the pool.
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Public Safety Former legislator charged in theft, impersonation case
Former state legislator Bretran Thompson was arrested on theft and impersonation charges after a woman accused him of taking her money to draw up a contract. He was not qualified because he was disbarred from practicing law in 1996.
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Education Tennessee replaces its voucher-friendly House speaker with a voucher opponent
Sexton has strong ties to public education. He attended schools in Knox County before graduating in 1989 from Oak Ridge High School in neighboring Anderson County. His mother was a kindergarten teacher for more than 30 years, and his grandfather was a principal.
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