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  • Shelby County

    Commission chairman says Harris’ plan for MATA may not pass

    Shelby County Commissioners may not approve the plan by County Mayor Lee Harris to charge a countywide sustainability fee to fund public transportation, but Commission Chairman Mark Billingsley said Harris has forced the community to talk about funding the Memphis Area Transit Authority.

    By Linda A. Moore October 02, 2019
  • Education

    Rejected charter school applicants appeal to the state

    Five charter school applicants the Memphis school board denied two weeks ago for failing to meet new, tighter district standards on charter expansion have appealed the decisions to the state. neighborhoods are in need of better schools.

    By Laura Faith Kebede October 02, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Memphis violent crime down overall in 2018 but homicides increase, FBI stats show

    While violent crime decreased in Memphis last year, there were mixed results on other crimes in the city, according to the 2018 FBI Uniform Crime Report released this week. 

    By Yolanda Jones October 02, 2019
  • Metro

    Memphis-based Fogelman Properties completes $83M in September acquisitions

    Fogelman Properties recently announced the acquisition of two apartment communities – Lakeside at Arbor Place in Douglasville, Georgia, and Retreat at Steeplechase in Houston, Texas – totaling 636 units.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 02, 2019
  • Metro

    David Pickler receives national honors for education efforts

    David Pickler was given national recognition for his work as an advocate for education.

    By Abigail Warren October 02, 2019
  • Metro

    Job fairs hiring seasonal workers at FedEx, Williams-Sonoma

    FedEx and Williams-Sonoma will hire seasonal workers for the holiday peak during upcoming job fairs.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 02, 2019
  • Metro

    City Council moves toward car cellphone ban ordinance

    Memphis City Council members are moving toward an ordinance banning hand-held cell phone use in cars that will mirror state law on the matter.

    By Bill Dries November 12, 2019
  • Metro

    Council gives final approval to Uptown expansion

    Memphis City Council members have approved on third and final reading a change to the Uptown redevelopment area that includes all of Smoky City and New Chicago.

    By Bill Dries October 02, 2019
  • State Government

    Governor working on logistics for Memphis Medicaid block grant hearing

    Gov. Bill Lee confirmed Tuesday he is planning Memphis and Chattanooga public hearing dates on the state’s Medicaid block grant proposal. And he is not "not concerned about the legality" of the proposal.

    By Sam Stockard October 02, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Full-time city legal officer ordinance delayed after surprises in draft

    A proposed ordinance requiring the city’s chief legal officer to work full time for the city included a few surprises.

     

    By Bill Dries October 01, 2019
  • State Government

    Middle Tennesseans question Medicaid block grant proposal

    Middle Tennesseans challenged the state’s $7.85 billion Medicaid block grant proposal Tuesday, with U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper delivering the harshest rebuke, calling it a “radical” plan brought on by President Donald Trump.

    By Sam Stockard October 01, 2019
  • Metro

    ‘Father of identity theft’ convicted of stealing from the dead

    A 58-year-old Memphis man who nicknamed himself the “Father of Identity Theft” has been convicted after a week-long federal trial of aggravated identity theft in a scheme dating back five years.

    By Yolanda Jones October 01, 2019
  • Public Safety

    City asks to modify surveillance consent decree for a second time

    The City of Memphis has for a second time asked a federal judge to modify the 1978 consent decree that bars police from monitoring activities of protesters and activists.

    By Yolanda Jones October 01, 2019
  • Metro

    U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to speak at Rhodes College

    U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will deliver Rhodes College’s annual Constitution Day lecture on Thursday, Oct. 3.

    By Natalie Pilgrim October 01, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    City Council members talk over city’s chief legal officer post

    Memphis City Council members will talk more Tuesday in committee sessions about a proposal to require all city division directors to be full-time city employees.

    By Bill Dries October 01, 2019
  • State Government

    Rep. White pushing mandate to secure guns in cars

    State Rep. Mark White is working on legislation language to calm Republicans’ nerves over his bill requiring weapons to be secured when kept in vehicles and boats.

    By Sam Stockard October 01, 2019
  • Metro

    Third-party ad airs, adding mystery to end of city campaigns

    As the early-voting period neared its end, a third-party ad by the “Heartland Accountability Project” began airing Thursday with a message that begins with a voiceover saying “Memphis is more than Downtown.” It never endorses or attacks any candidate by name.

    By Bill Dries October 01, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Shelby County opens second veterans services office in Millington

    Shelby County opened the county’s second veterans services office at Millington City Hall Monday. There are 55,000 veterans living in Shelby County, more than any other county in Tennessee.

    By Linda A. Moore September 30, 2019
  • State Government

    Governor appoints three from Shelby County to Public Charter School Commission

    Gov. Bill Lee has selected three Shelby County representatives for his nine-member Public Charter School Commission charged with approving and overseeing charters across the state.

    By Sam Stockard October 01, 2019
  • Metro

    Memphis Breast Cancer Consortium and Common Table Health Alliance to host breast cancer health event

    MBCC and CTHA will host a breast cancer health event Oct.1 at Double Tree Hotel Memphis on 5069 Sanderlin Ave.

    By Natalie Pilgrim September 30, 2019
  • Education

    Two Memphis schools earn national honor for high performance

    Campus School and Maxine Smith STEAM Academy were recognized for their high scores on state and national tests. They were among six schools in Tennessee to earn the Blue Ribbon award this year.

    By Laura Faith Kebede October 01, 2019
  • Metro

    Southwest ends its relationship with Early College High School

    Southwest Tennessee Community College is cutting ties with the embattled charter school it partnered with to allow high school students to earn a diploma and an associate degree, according to a letter sent to the high school's parents.

    By Caroline Bauman September 30, 2019
  • Elections

    More than three-quarters of early voters were over age 50

    The data released Sunday also shows three early voters separated the city's top two early voting sites — one that drew a predominantly African American turnout, the other that drew a predominantly white turnout.

    By Bill Dries September 30, 2019
  • State Government

    State Attorney General goes it alone on execution dates

    Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery, in seeking execution dates for nine men including two from Memphis, apparently made a unilateral move in what one federal public defender is calling “mass execution.” Gov. Bill Lee is steering clear of the matter - at least until he is asked to grant clemency.

    By Sam Stockard September 29, 2019
  • Premium Metro

    Early-voting turnout highest since 2007 Memphis elections but not by much

    The 6,258 early voters Saturday followed a Friday surge of 7,196 that pushed the total turnout for the 14-day period to 361 more than in city elections four years ago. 

    By Bill Dries September 29, 2019

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