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  • City of Memphis

    Appeals court sides with Memphis over sale of Confederate monuments

    The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled the Sons of Confederate Veterans organization has no case to preserve two Memphis parks and the Confederate monuments removed from them in 2017.

    By Bill Dries June 04, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    People’s Convention gets RSVP from 18 candidates for Saturday gathering

    Two mayoral contenders are among those confirmed for the South Memphis gathering built around a platform and endorsements in some, if not all, of the races on the Oct. 3 Memphis ballot.

    By Bill Dries June 04, 2019
  • State Government

    Casada to resign Aug. 2; asks governor to call special session

    House Speaker Glen Casada released a letter saying he will step down on Aug. 2 and asked the governor to call a special session, as Democrats and some Republicans urged him to resign immediately on Tuesday.

    By Sam Stockard June 04, 2019
  • State Government

    Medical cannabis supporters believe bills fell to legislative politics

    Supporters of legalizing medical cannabis in Tennessee believe the legislation stalled in the General Assembly this year mainly because of Speaker Glen Casada’s decision to appoint an opponent of the measure as chairman of a Health subcommittee.

    By Sam Stockard June 05, 2019
  • Education

    High hopes for Achievement School District give way to tension

    ASD chief Sharon Griffin wants to play a bigger role in the day-to-day operations of charter schools than past leaders have. She wants charter and school leaders to improve test scores, to bolster teacher recruitment and training. But school leaders say they were promised autonomy to run their charter schools as they see fit.

    By Caroline Bauman June 04, 2019
  • Metro

    ‘Wear Orange’ Memphis event promotes gun safety

    To honor people killed and those who have survived gun violence, Memphis and other cities across the country will take part in the national “Wear Orange” campaign on Saturday, June 8.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 04, 2019
  • Metro

    Shelby County Sheriff’s Office launches app

    The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office wants to keep the public informed about any news and now has a new smartphone app to do it.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 04, 2019
  • Music

    John Gary Williams, frontman of Stax’s The Mad Lads, dies at 73

    Memphis native John Gary Williams, who recorded for Stax as a part of The Mad Lads and as a solo artist, was found dead in his home. The 73-year-old's soul music legacy stands at the intersection of the Black Power movement and the Vietnam War.

    By Jared Boyd May 29, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    City Council could finalize 2019-2020 budget Tuesday

    Two council members expressed concerns last week about the Strickland administration's "brilliant at the basics" philosophy, but that probably won't affect votes on a 4% raise for police and firefighters. 

    By Bill Dries June 04, 2019
  • State Government

    Leatherwood won’t say how he voted on Casada but likes House leadership direction

    Republican Rep. Tom Leatherwood is declining to say how he voted on a no-confidence resolution for House Speaker Glen Casada, but noted Monday he is “comfortable” with the outcome.

    By Sam Stockard June 04, 2019
  • Metro

    James Ivy, Memphis’ first African-American police director, dies at 81

    James E. Ivy, the first African-American to lead the Memphis Police Department, died May 31 at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett after a long illness. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 04, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Roy Nixon, first mayor of Shelby County, dies at 85

    Roy Nixon, the first person to serve as Shelby County Mayor, died Sunday after a short illness at the age of 85.

    By Omer Yusuf June 04, 2019
  • Education

    Tennessee’s rural schools overlooked, says equity group

    The growth in Tennessee’s immigrant population — accounting for 12% of its public school students in 2016 — presents special challenges for rural schools trying to teach smaller numbers of English language learners across multiple grades without additional state funding.

    By Marta W. Aldrich June 04, 2019
  • State Government

    Nashville surgeon Sethi enters U.S. Senate race

    Dr. Manny Sethi is the first Tennessee Republican to enter the U.S. Senate election, beating potential establishment candidates to the punch in the race to replace Sen. Lamar Alexander.

    By Sam Stockard June 03, 2019
  • Education

    Tennessee bumps base teacher pay up to $36,000

    The newest upticks are expected to affect about 3,500 teachers in 62 mostly small or rural school systems now meeting the state’s lowest salary threshold.

    By Marta W. Aldrich June 03, 2019
  • Metro

    Crosstown Post Office to be renamed in honor of judge Russell Sugarmon

    A dedication ceremony will be held June 7 to rename the Memphis Crosstown Post Office building in honor of Judge Russell B. Sugarmon.

    By Natalie Pilgrim June 03, 2019
  • Shelby County

    County Commission aims to engage citizens on budget

    The community budget meeting is scheduled for Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Graceland Soundstage, 3717 Elvis Presley Blvd. 

    By Omer Yusuf June 02, 2019
  • Metro

    MICAH seeks new steps to enhance employment opportunities

    Local group looks for ways to curb poverty – from providing seminars to improving skills to lobbying for better public transportation for workers to reach jobs.

    By Abigail Warren June 03, 2019
  • State Government

    Memphis makes case in Sand Aquifer court hearing

    Memphis’ attorney says the city made a strong case in the central argument of a legal battle between Mississippi and Memphis over water rights to the Memphis Sand Aquifer: whether the aquifer is an interstate resource.

    By Sam Stockard June 01, 2019
  • State Government

    D.C. watchdog renews call for Brian Kelsey congressional finances inquiry

    Amid reports federal agents are questioning state lawmakers, a group that filed a complaint about Sen. Brian Kelsey’s 2016 congressional finances is renewing its request for a complete investigation.

    By Sam Stockard June 03, 2019
  • Metro

    Memphis’ month-long party a backdrop for park dispute

    As a successful Memphis in May International Festival unfolded in Tom Lee Park, there was plenty of symbolism and drama building in the controversy over what happens next to the30-acre Downtown Memphis park.

    By Bill Dries June 02, 2019
  • State Government

    Camper against special session to replace Casada

    House Minority Leader Karen Camper is balking at a Republican proposal to seek a June special session for replacing resigning Speaker Glen Casada while the governor waits for a legislative request.

    By Sam Stockard June 01, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Review of MLGW-TVA relationship could mean ‘variety of changes’

    A member of the advisory group to MLGW on such a plan says on "Behind the Headlines" the complex undertaking could hold several changes beyond who supplies wholesale electric power to the local utility.

    By Bill Dries May 31, 2019
  • Metro

    A flight down memory lane

    The Experimental Aircraft Association has its B-17 Flying Fortress Aluminum Overcast at Millington-Memphis Airport this weekend as part of a national tour, and a 99-year-old World War II veteran stole the show during a flight around Memphis on Thursday.

    By Patrick Lantrip May 31, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    New zoo president and CEO remembers past, looks to future

    A new master plan and renovations to the west end of the Memphis Zoo are among the plans of its new president and CEO, who has returned to his hometown. 

    By John Klyce June 03, 2019

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