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  • City of Memphis

    Rallings says review of Frayser disorder continues but police responded with restraint

    On "Behind The Headlines," Memphis Police Chief Michael Rallings said a federal court consent decree forbidding police surveillance has put the police department in a "very difficult situation" but that he will abide by court's ruling. He also said MPD is still reviewing how it handled the Brandon Webber situation six weeks ago.

    By Bill Dries August 02, 2019
  • Metro

    Riverdale’s Safe Routes to School nearing completion

    Sidewalks and bike lanes near Riverdale School are coming together as part of Safe Routes to School.

    By Abigail Warren August 01, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Shelby County Youth Council will get young people involved in government

    A new Shelby County Youth Council will give the county's young people a voice and a place in the decision-making process.

    By Linda A. Moore August 01, 2019
  • Metro

    Eleven Shelby County employees exposed to fentanyl in jail intake

    Eleven Shelby County deputies were exposed to fentanyl 
    Thursday, allegedly brought in the jail by a man being processed in the intake area. 

    By Yolanda Jones August 01, 2019
  • Metro

    Eat Here Brands, owner of Babalu restaurants, files Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    Restaurant group and owner of Babalu restaurants Eat Here Brands LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday.

    By Natalie Pilgrim August 01, 2019
  • Education

    SCS board OKs new policy for Memphis charter schools

    The policy gives the board the ability to deny a charter school application to open in a neighborhood with relatively few students; establishes a timeline for revoking a school’s charter if it shows poor academic results; and provides schools a chance to compete for free rent in district buildings.

    By Laura Faith Kebede August 01, 2019
  • Metro

    MAA raises guidance after reporting higher net income, revenue growth

    Memphis-based real estate investment trust MAA raised guidance for annual net income and funds from operations after reporting strong quarterly numbers July 31.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 01, 2019
  • Metro

    Memphis Made Brewing Co. signs with Ajax Distributing

    Memphis Made Brewing Co. has signed a distribution agreement with Ajax Distributing.

    By Natalie Pilgrim August 01, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Rape charge against former U of M football player dropped; university updates prevention programs

    A rape charge against a former University of Memphis football player has been dismissed, but changes in how the university handles sexual assaults remain in place.

    By Yolanda Jones August 01, 2019
  • Metro

    MLGW, BBB issue warnings about utility scam

    Scammers pretending to be from Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division are targeting people in the Memphis area and threatening to cut off their service.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 31, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Gunman fired from Southaven Walmart as employees, community recover

    Walmart and the Southaven community dealt Wednesday with the aftermath of Tuesday's fatal shooting of two employees at the store by a disgruntled employee. 

    By Yolanda Jones July 31, 2019
  • Metro

    Mid-South Food Bank receives grant from Darden Foundation

    Mid-South Food Bank has received a $16,000 donation from the Darden Foundation to help provide meals to food-insecure households across Mid-South Food Bank’s 31-county service area.

    By Natalie Pilgrim July 31, 2019
  • Metro

    Register now for healthyShelby 5K

    It's time to train for the healthyShelby 5k Run/Walk, scheduled for Sept. 1 at Shelby Farms Park.

    By Linda A. Moore July 31, 2019
  • Metro

    Truist Financial approved as new name of combined BB&T and SunTrust

    BB&T shareholders approved the merger of equals between BB&T and SunTrust and Truist Financial Corporation as the new name of the combined company on BB&T Wednesday.

    By Natalie Pilgrim July 31, 2019
  • Metro

    Public transit advocate visits Memphis on nationwide train excursion

    Madi Butler, a 27-year-old chef from Kentucky, stopped in Memphis on a nationwide railroad journey, an internship called Summer By Rail. 

    By Jared Boyd July 31, 2019
  • Metro

    $2.1M building permit filed for St. Clair Foods in Whitehaven

    A Memphis-based food manufacturer is seeking a $2.1 million building permit to expand its Whitehaven warehouse. 

    By Elle Perry July 30, 2019
  • Metro

    Saint Francis recognized in U.S. News & World Report listing

    Saint Francis-Memphis ranks on U.S. News & World Report's list of hospitals for its work in chronic pulmonary disease and heart failure.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 30, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Strickland says first term as mayor has answered call for change

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland opened his reelection campaign headquarters Tuesday in Poplar Plaza, citing his record and setting a goal to "accelerate momentum" if elected to a second term.

    By Bill Dries July 31, 2019
  • Education

    Tennessee will wait another year to grade its schools A-F

    It’s a reprieve for low-performing schools that are academically in the state’s bottom 5%, known as priority schools. Most are in Memphis and Nashville and were expected to receive some of the lowest letter grades. 

    By Marta W. Aldrich August 26, 2019
  • Metro

    Developers for Watermark at Germantown file appeal

    <strong>Developers of the proposed Watermark at Germantown apartments are appealing a judge's dismissal of their lawsuit against the city.</strong> (Submitted)

    Developers of the proposed Watermark at Germantown apartments are appealing a judge's dismissal of their lawsuit against the city. (Submitted)

    By Abigail Warren July 30, 2019
  • Metro

    Roadshow BMW to make Kosten Foundation donation for every test drive in August

    Drivers who test drive vehicles at Roadshow BMW will have the chance to help support Memphis-based Kosten Foundation’s fight to end pancreatic cancer August 1-31.

    By Natalie Pilgrim July 30, 2019
  • Education

    Former MCS superintendent named interim president at LeMoyne-Owen

    Carol Johnson-Dean, superintendent of Memphis City Schools from 2003-2007, before leaving to take the top job at Boston Public Schools, will replace Andrea Miller. The LeMoyne-Owen board didn't renew Miller's contract.

    By Jared Boyd July 30, 2019
  • Education

    In a reversal, Memphis charter network to stay with state district for now

    Freedom Preparatory Academy will continue operating its Westwood neighborhood elementary school as part of the state turnaround district instead of moving the school to Shelby County Schools oversight.

    By Caroline Bauman July 30, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Suspended Southaven Walmart worker charged with murder in two deaths

    An employee of the Southaven Walmart who had been suspended recently returned Tuesday morning and fatally shot the store manager and another employee before wounding a police officer, authorities said.

    By Yolanda Jones July 31, 2019
  • Education

    Education leaders offer advice about Tennessee’s turnaround schools

    A dozen people from other states answered Tennessee school chief Penny Schwinn’s request to meet in Nashville and talk about the Achievement School District. Seven years after its creation, the Tennessee district’s third leader recently left; a study found the program has not improved student achievement; and Schwinn said no new schools will join this year.

    By Caroline Bauman July 30, 2019

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