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    The Early Word: Lit down; drink up; and holiday goodness

    It’s Wednesday, Dec. 4, and today Stax Music Academy and a special guest will announce details of its 20th anniversary. 

    By Mary Cashiola December 04, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Residency for Shelby County employees is up for debate at commission committee meeting

    The Shelby County Commission's general government committee will discuss ways to tighten employee residency requirements or getting rid of them all together on Wednesday.

    By Linda A. Moore December 04, 2019
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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.

    Magnolia Homes
  • Metro

    City Council gives nod to Loews, Union Row and Pinch moves

    City Council members approved development milestones Tuesday, Dec. 3, in three major Downtown development projects.

    By Bill Dries December 03, 2019
  • Metro

    Council approves convenience store, delays car wash

    Plans for a Frayser convenience store with gas pumps drew opposition at the Tuesday, Dec. 3, City Council session from the owner of a Valero convenience store on an opposing corner.

    By Bill Dries December 03, 2019
  • Metro

    Fairgrounds redevelopment plan wins council OK

    City Council members, without debate, approved Tuesday, Dec. 3, the plan for redevelopment of the Fairgrounds.

    By Bill Dries December 05, 2019
  • Metro

    City Council approves Memphis 3.0 plan

    The City Council gave final approval Tuesday, Dec. 3, to the Memphis 3.0 land use and development guidelines on which the council had delayed action numerous times since the spring.

    By Bill Dries December 05, 2019
  • Metro

    Council votes down solid waste fee hikes, delays MLGW rate hike vote

    A solid waste fee rate hike was voted down by the City Council Tuesday in its next to last session of the year and of the current council's term.

    By Bill Dries December 04, 2019
  • State Government

    Casada says ‘nothing secret’ about grant fund, but some not convinced

    Former House Speaker Glen Casada says he reached out to Gov. Bill Lee’s office to request creation of a $4 million rural grants fund that received wide support by the Legislature, noting there was “nothing secret” about the money. But some Republican leaders didn't know the grant fund existed, including state Rep. Ron Gant of Fayette County.

    By Sam Stockard December 03, 2019
  • Metro

    Leadership Memphis looking for Change Maker nominees

    Know people who make others’ lives better? Nominate them for Leadership Memphis Change Maker Awards. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 04, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Police discuss road closures, traffic for St. Jude Marathon and AAC game

    Memphis police, St. Jude and city officials discuss traffic, road closures and public safety during Saturday's marathon and the American Athletic Championship championship football game. 

    By Yolanda Jones December 03, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    City gets $5.6 million federal grant for lead paint abatement program

    The City of Memphis has $5.6 million, most of it in federal funding, to test for and remove lead paint from up to 350 single-family homes and multi-family housing units in the city and county built before 1978.

    By Bill Dries December 03, 2019
  • Metro

    Former Germantown Middle majorette coach indicted for theft

    Former Germantown Middle School majorette coach was indicted for theft after holding a one-day summer camp and pocketing the money without the permission of Shelby County Schools.

    By Abigail Warren December 03, 2019
  • Education

    MLK Prep makes several staff changes, names new principal

    Frayser Community Schools officials are hopeful the changes will help the high school return to the progress it made during the 2015-16 school year. 

    By Omer Yusuf December 03, 2019
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Another Downtown grocery store; Tim Howard’s new job?

    Today is Giving Tuesday, and our gifts include a possible all-time volume record for FedEx, two billion-dollar developments and a reported new job for soccer star Tim Howard. 

    By Mary Cashiola December 03, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Council takes final vote on solid waste fee hike, Fairgrounds development

    The decisions at Tuesday’s council session would remove two items from the agenda of the council that leaves office at the end of the month. Other items are straddling the New Year’s line between the council leaving office and the new council that takes office in January.

    By Bill Dries December 03, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Smith talks poverty, equity and ‘scope creep’ at Chamber as he exits

    Richard W. Smith, the outgoing chamber board chairman and FedEx Express vice president, defended the use of tax incentives for economic development gains during an extended "Behind The Headlines" interview.

    By Bill Dries December 03, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Homicide victims remembered at ‘Season of Remembrance’ event

    Families and friends pay homage to homicide victims during the ninth-annual Season of Remembrance event hosted by Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich and her staff. 

    By Yolanda Jones December 02, 2019
  • Metro

    Robinson to receive council’s Humanitarian Award

    Dr. Kenneth Robinson will receive the 2019 Memphis City Council Humanitarian Award on Dec. 3. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 02, 2019
  • Metro

    Frayser Christmas Parade scheduled for Saturday

    The 12th annual Christmas parade includes separate band, float and car competitions. 

    By Omer Yusuf December 07, 2019
  • State Government

    Kelsey client fighting for ‘dark money’ cause

    State Sen. Brian Kelsey, under FBI investigation for alleged federal campaign finance violations, is representing an Illinois organization in a lawsuit against Montana’s governor to bolster the cause of "dark money" groups.

    By Sam Stockard December 03, 2019
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: New hotels; solving poverty; and next weekend

    Good morning, it’s Monday, Dec. 2, and today a Downtown board will discuss almost $500 million in incentives for two billion-dollar Downtown development projects. It's also Cyber Monday, which is a big deal for global logistics companies.

    By Mary Cashiola December 02, 2019
  • Health Care

    Memphis’ poor housing exacerbates lead exposure

    Experts say 200,000 homes in Memphis are at risk for lead exposure due to age and lead paint. 

    By Jane Roberts December 02, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Memphis updates rules on security system false alarms

    False alarms will become more costly for Memphis homeowners and businesses in 2020. Under new rules designed to cut down on false alarms, permits will no longer be renewed by alarm companies -- individuals and businesses must do it themselves -- and false alarms after the first one will cost $140.

    By Yolanda Jones December 02, 2019
  • Metro

    The Memphis 200 Chapter 3: Alice Mitchell, Overton Square, Piomingo and the Memphis Chicks

    The third of our four-part survey of the 200 people, places and events that have made Memphis what is was, what it is and what it could be. 

    By Bill Dries December 02, 2019
  • Metro

    Lee says no final decisions yet on how to use $732M buildup of funds for needy

    During a visit to Memphis Sunday for a Rosa Parks Day proclamation, Gov. Bill Lee said he is willing to work with legislators on the best use of federal TANF funding that will likely include some kind of reserve funding level.

    By Bill Dries December 02, 2019

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