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  • Metro

    Guaranty Bank & Trust to buy First Alliance Bank

    The holding company for Mississippi-based Guaranty Bank & Trust Co., Guaranty Capital Corporation, has agreed to buy Memphis’ First Alliance Bank in an all-cash transaction.

    By Natalie Pilgrim August 22, 2019
  • Metro

    Tigers, Kroger offering $10 tickets to Sept. 7 game against Southern University

    University of Memphis and Kroger are offering $10 tickets for the Tigers Sept. 7 game against Southern University with a donation going to the Mid-South Food Bank.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 22, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Trial delayed for Billy Ray Turner in Lorenzen Wright slaying

    The murder trial for Billy Ray Turner, accused in the fatal shooting of former NBA star Lorenzen Wright, has been delayed after prosecutors introduced new information Thursday, Aug. 22.

    By Yolanda Jones August 22, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Mayoral incumbent, challengers paint different portraits of city’s future

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland has a full calendar of groundbreakings and openings as an incumbent campaigning on his record. Challenger Tami Sawyer, meanwhile, is appealing to fellow millennials to resist the call of other cities as well as the momentum Strickland is claiming.

    By Bill Dries August 22, 2019
  • State Government

    Abortion rights advocate responds to being removed from Senate hearing

    Cherisse Scott, CEO of the reproductive rights advocacy organization SisterReach, was removed from a Senate hearing in a now-viral video clip. However, she says she's energized, not discouraged by the incident.

    By Jared Boyd August 21, 2019
  • State Government

    House Speaker nominee requests attorney general’s opinion on member expulsion

    House Speaker nominee Cameron Sexton is asking the state attorney general whether the House can oust someone for actions that took place a quarter-century before election, apparently referring to embattled state Rep. David Byrd.

    By Sam Stockard August 21, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Commission committee delays vote on rugby program grant

    The County Commission’s budget and finance committee Wednesday put off until its next meeting a vote on a resolution to award a $50,000 grant to an existing rugby program on the site of Vance Middle School.

    By Linda A. Moore August 21, 2019
  • Shelby County

    County Commission committee does not commit to request for school pay study

    Shelby County Commission committees Wednesday sent several measures to the full commission meeting without a recommendation, including a request for a study on school district workers who do not make $15 an hour.

    By Linda A. Moore August 21, 2019
  • Metro

    Collierville to close Frank Road for pipe repair

    A portion of Frank Road is closing next week for pipe repairs.

    By Abigail Warren August 22, 2019
  • State Government

    Sexton meets NRA leader but says no gun talk took place

    House Speaker nominee believes gun laws should be handled at the federal level for the sake of uniformity.

    By Sam Stockard August 21, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Zoo parking lot reconfiguration to begin Monday

    Work on the Prentiss Place parking lot is the first of three phases and sets the stage for the next two phases starting this fall or winter. The work also begins as the new president of the zoo talks about a change in the zoo's direction.

    By Bill Dries August 21, 2019
  • State Government

    Tennessee Black Caucus to request TBI investigation into Casada, special prosecutor

    The Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators is set to request the TBI investigate potential “public corruption” in the former House Speaker’s Office and also look into a special prosecutor from Coffee County handling a black activist’s case.

    By Sam Stockard August 22, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Shelby County Commission committees consider worker pay, rugby field grant

    Shelby County Commission committees will consider Wednesday legislation to pay county employees $15 an hour. Commissioners also will consider measures giving a $50,000 grant for a rugby field and rescinding a resolution that amended how county properties are named.

    By Linda A. Moore August 21, 2019
  • Metro

    Council approves $3M part of Leftwich Tennis Center expansion

    City council members Tuesday approved the city's $3 million portion of the $19 million Leftwich Tennis Center expansion project.

    By Bill Dries August 21, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Union and Fourth hotel approved by council with parking in back, hotel on corner

    The city council Tuesday approved expanding a program to pay fines and fees to restore driver's licenses to include criminal court. And the city is checking on the status of 14 works of public art at the city's old Cordova auto inspection station before the council votes on selling the station.

    By Bill Dries August 21, 2019
  • Metro

    U of M cable bridge to be named in memory of railroad luminary Harrison

    The University of Memphis' new pedestrian cable bridge will be named in memory of Hunter Harrison, whose career took him from a Memphis switchyard to front offices of four railroads.

    By Wayne Risher August 20, 2019
  • State Government

    Camper backs resolution against neo-Nazis, white nationalists

    Nashville representative plans to renew push for resolution denouncing hate groups across Tennessee, saying the state has played too big a role in allowing them to grow.

    By Sam Stockard August 20, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Dispute between Lausanne, neighborhood could move from courtroom to City Hall

    An ongoing dispute between Lausanne Collegiate School and its residential neighbors is headed to court but made a stop at the City Council along the way.

    By Bill Dries August 20, 2019
  • Metro

    Germantown Board of Education discusses land swap with city

    Germantown's Board of Education discussed a proposed land exchange with the city Monday, and members want a meeting with aldermen to hammer out details. 

    By Abigail Warren August 19, 2019
  • State Government

    Coley won’t use state campaign funds for China trip

    State Rep. Jim Coley of Bartlett is “calling off” a delegation trip to the Far East unless members want to pay expenses out of pocket.

    By Sam Stockard August 19, 2019
  • Metro

    Collierville to stop accepting glass for recycling

    Glass is being phased out of Collierville's recycling system over the next four months.

    By Abigail Warren August 19, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    City Council motors through car-centric agenda items Tuesday

    The council agenda Tuesday includes discussions about selling the old Cordova auto inspection station, allowing temporary closure of an Overton Square street and expanding a program that helps those with suspended drivers licenses pay fines and fees once they have met other terms.

    By Bill Dries August 19, 2019
  • Metro

    Million-dollar building permit filed for Lamar Avenue warehouse

    A building permit application valued at $1.8 million has been filed for a Lamar Avenue warehouse.

    By Elle Perry August 19, 2019
  • Metro

    Homes selected for Central Gardens tour

    Three new homes and three newly renovated houses will be featured in Central Garden’s Home and Garden Tour from 1-6 p.m., Sept. 8.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 19, 2019
  • Elections

    Sawyer blazes five-year path from protest to mayor’s race

    Memphis Mayoral contender and Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer is mounting a complex challenge of incumbent mayor Jim Strickland. The challenge combines promises of disruption with national issues as Sawyer seeks to fuse activism with electoral politics.

    By Bill Dries August 19, 2019

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