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    Half a foot of snow predicted for Mid-South Friday

    Snowfall is expected to begin overnight Thursday into Friday morning and continue throughout the day Friday.

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    MLGW ready for winter weather, Doug McGowen says

    By MemphisWeather.net January 09, 2025
  • State Government

    Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee tours Memphis’ xAI facility

    Lee was joined on the tour by Lt. Gov. Randy McNally and Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton — but not xAI founder Elon Musk. 

    By Bill Dries January 09, 2025
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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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    House speaker talks state’s ‘nuclear options’ if MSCS board fires Feagins

    “You cannot accept anymore that the lowest performing school system in our state is in Shelby County,” State House Speaker Cameron Sexton said while in Memphis. “There’s too many people. There’s too many new jobs coming in. It’s too important for our success.”

    By Bill Dries January 09, 2025
  • Health Care

    Rape Crisis Center to expand forensic nursing staff, training with DOJ award

    Shelby County Crime Victims and Rape Crisis Center has been named a center of excellence for its forensic nursing program and will receive funding from the U.S. Department of Justice to train more nurse examiners. 

    By Aisling Mäki January 11, 2025
  • Shelby County

    Plaintiff testifies in Ja Morant ‘Stand Your Ground’ hearing prior to closing arguments

    Lawyers for Ja Morant and Joshua Holloway gave closing arguments Wednesday, Dec. 8, in a yearlong civil immunity hearing that will determine whether the Memphis Grizzlies point guard is immune from suit.

    By Aarron Fleming January 09, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW ready for winter weather, Doug McGowen says

    Memphis Light, Gas and Water CEO Doug McGowen said the utility has been working to insulate key equipment during the cold. 

    By Samuel Hardiman January 08, 2025
  • Shelby County

    ‘Let’s get our school system in order,’ county commissioner says

    The Shelby County Board of Commissioners is moving toward creating a “governance plan,” which would set goals for both the elected school board and Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins.

    By Bill Dries January 08, 2025
  • Update Metro

    More than 10,000 MLGW customers without power Wednesday morning

    The utility’s outage map showed about 33 outages and more than 10,000 customers without power within the Interstate-240 loop. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 08, 2025
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Music plays on at Lafayette’s, and a wing deal goes bad

    Marchers remember Tyre Nichols, the Landers Center head is fired and owners of a Cooper-Young sober home file a lawsuit.

    By Bianca Phillips January 08, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Marchers call for justice, hold vigil in the cold for Tyre Nichols

    Groups huddled in the cold in view of the police Skycam that caught much of the grisly action on Castlegate Lane in Southeast Memphis on Jan. 7, 2023.

    By Jane Roberts January 08, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Gun-control ordinance, ironically a ‘trigger’ law, clears first vote at City Council

    None of the provisions can take effect until or unless state laws are changed to permit the provisions in the ordinance.

    By Bill Dries January 07, 2025
  • Premium Metro

    Recovery-home operators sue Memphis, Shelby County

    The operators have been trying to open a recovery home in Cooper-Young since last summer.

    By Jody Callahan January 08, 2025
  • Premium Shelby County

    Memphis wing restaurant owes Grizzlies star $365K

    An independent arbitrator ruled the restaurant owes Ja Morant money for breaching a deal it had with the basketball star.

    By Aarron Fleming January 07, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW: xAI’s massive expansion a long way from connecting to grid

    “It is a physics problem, not a political problem, on how much energy can be provided here,” MLGW CEO Doug McGowen told the Memphis City Council on Tuesday.

    By Samuel Hardiman January 07, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Memphis Parks Director leaving the city

    Nick Walker has been the head of Memphis Parks since 2019.

    By Bill Dries January 07, 2025
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Star fights Chickasaw gates, and Feagins won’t back down

    Beale Street has safety measures in case of attack, the City Council takes up gun reform again and Zach Edey’s haters may be eating their words.

    By Bianca Phillips January 07, 2025
  • Premium Public Safety

    After French Quarter attack, Beale Street safety means bollards, barriers and beyond

    In the wake of the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people, questions about Beale Street security are the latest concerns for those who try to plan for the worst.

    By Bill Dries January 07, 2025
  • Premium Education

    ‘I will not resign,’ Feagins says in response to MSCS board

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins “will not resign” from her post, she wrote to school board Chair Joyce Dorse Coleman, firing back against efforts to remove her as the city’s top education leader.

    By Laura Testino January 06, 2025
  • Premium Midtown

    Hollywood actress takes leading role in Chickasaw Gardens gate controversy

    A group of Memphians opposed to the gates, including a Golden Globe-nominated actress, has retained Alex Wharton of the Wharton Law Firm to look into potential First Amendment issues associated with the proposed barriers. 

    By Samuel Hardiman January 07, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    City Council takes next step for Memphis gun control

    The ordinance, which is up for the first of three votes, would make a set of gun-ownership limits a part of the city code of ordinances.

    By Bill Dries January 07, 2025
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Tigers barely avoid a loss, and crime is down, but how much?

    DOJ report will play into Nichols suit, a “kooky” eatery has closed in Cordova and we’ve got a look at Memphis running clubs.

    By Bianca Phillips January 06, 2025
  • Premium City of Memphis

    Here’s how Memphis’ crime — and what we spend to combat it — compares to other cities

    More police spending does not always equate to lower crime rates. Memphis and Atlanta spend almost the same on police per person per year but have seen vastly different results.

    By Samuel Hardiman January 06, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    This Week in Memphis: Ja is back in court, and Chickasaw gates are back

    Also happening this week: Graceland celebrates what would have been Elvis Presley’s 90th birthday.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 05, 2025
  • Premium Arts & Culture

    Finding your stride: Which Memphis running group is right for you?

    Runners can rack up the miles with like-minded friends on trails, through scavenger hunts or with a beer at the end. 

    By Christin Yates January 10, 2025
  • Premium Education

    A detailed look at the allegations to fire MSCS’ Feagins

    The Daily Memphian reviewed claims about overtime pay, a check donation and a grant application, and compiled what is known about them. 

    By Laura Testino January 06, 2025

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