The Aug. 20 meeting became contentious as Memphis City Council members responded to a presentation from MATA’s Interim CEO. 

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Some vote totals changed in the certified Aug. 1 election results for Shelby County. Meanwhile, the Shelby County Election Commission certified the list of candidates in five sets of suburban races on the Nov. 5 ballot.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Peer Power Foundation’s long-standing contract, which has received renewed focus following an Aug. 8 confrontation between MSCS’ superintendent and the foundation’s board co-chair, remains unsigned.

The agency’s interim CEO said significant cuts are coming unless it receives additional funding. MATA also stopped operations on the Main Street trolley line.

The council also gets an update on the Memphis Area Transit Authority, finalizes city charter change amendments for the Nov. 5 ballot, and votes on a Whataburger restaurant on Union Avenue.

Donahue lived in New York with his wife, actress Marlo Thomas, daughter of Danny Thomas, founder of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

The program operates on restorative justice principles, so sentences range from community service to restitution to even writing apology letters to parents.

A Parkway Village rally for the Memphis delegates showed the challenges Democrats face in turning out the votes in the November election. 

The City of Memphis is expanding its down payment assistance program to help more educators move to and live in Memphis. 

Also happening this week: The U of M hosts groundbreaking for stadium upgrades, and The Daily Memphian launches a new foodie event.

State Rep. Gloria Johnson, the Democrat challenging Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn on Nov. 5, talks about her campaign and the change in the Democratic presidential ticket on The Daily Memphian’s “On The Record” podcast.

A survey of Memphis residents finds 17% don’t know who Mayor Paul Young is, and 35% have never heard of Interim Police Chief C.J. Davis. 

The new head of security for Memphis-Shelby County Schools abruptly resigned Saturday after an email sent Friday night from an MSCS board member questioned whether he had been accused of misappropriating funds at his previous job.

The University of Memphis owns the countless hours on its label, High Water Records.

Tina Sullivan talked on “Behind The Headlines” about her 12 years as Overton Park Conservancy’s first executive director and what’s next for the greensward as she prepares to step down.

After xAI’s supercomputer came online, the Elon Musk-founded artificial intelligence startup revamped its plans for a greywater facility to include other large water users.

A problem on the Election Commission’s website led a state House candidate to conclude she won her race when she lost the lead in the last batch of votes by the unofficial results.

Colby Towles, 34, was indicted on two counts, one for attempted murder and another for aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer stemming from his arrest in March.

The suit was filed by the family of Deion Byrd, an inmate at the Shelby County Jail who died after being stabbed by another inmate at 201 Poplar.

“The goal is really, looking statewide to see how we can improve accessibility to jobs. And then if the solution works, the lesson learned in one city may be applied to another city.”

“This defendant allegedly used a brazen scheme to try to defraud the Presley family of their interest in this singularly important landmark,” said Kevin Ritz, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee.

Chris Kirk leads the FESJC with a hole-in-one, the Grizz schedule drops and the Baklava Lady gets her own place.

Along with a new I-55 roundabout and new bridge, plans for a pedestrian walkway to connect Crump Park with Martyrs Park are also on the table.