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  • Public Safety

    Alleged drag racer in fatal case arrested on Little Rock warrant

    Although deemed incompetent in Memphis, Cordero Ragland will be extradited to Little Rock for his alleged role in a mass nightclub shooting. 

    By Jody Callahan October 17, 2024
  • Education

    How Tennessee’s largest school system is stepping up its literacy work

    Superintendent Marie Feagins is embracing a “back to basics” approach to reading instruction as Memphis-Shelby County Schools seeks to improve student test results. 

    By Marta W. Aldrich October 17, 2024
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    The Early Word: Early voting in Shelby County, layoffs at International Paper

    Illegal “switches” are making gun violence in the Memphis area more dangerous, some new Texas money is coming to town and the Grizzlies have good news and bad news on the injury front. 

    By Chris Herrington October 17, 2024
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    Point of Impact: With switches proliferating, officers are outgunned

    Patrol officers usually carry semi-automatic handguns, which fire once for each pull of a trigger. But those weapons make them ill-equipped to encounter a person with a converted pistol.

    By Julia Baker October 23, 2024
  • Elections

    Paul Childers running unopposed in Collierville school board race

    Paul Childers reflected on his first term on the school board and thought about some of the challenges on the horizon.

    By Abigail Warren November 06, 2024
  • Elections

    Top of the ballot: Johnson, Blackburn and the 8th and 9th Congressional Districts

    Here are the federal races at the top of Shelby County’s ballot, including a presidential field that has more candidates than just the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees.

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    Early voting opens in Shelby County with lines

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024
  • Elections

    Early voters line up in Shelby County

    Early voting continues through Oct. 31. Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett was at one of the early voting sites as the doors opened to lines of voters at several locations locally.

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024
  • Education

    Top MSCS official resigns

    The special assistant to Superintendent Marie Feagins had been in the newly created role for four months.

    By Laura Testino October 16, 2024
  • Elections

    Candidates take center stage for Bartlett alderman forum

    With early voting starting, candidates for Bartlett aldermen seized the opportunity to talk about their credentials and their positions on issues.

    By Michael Waddell November 06, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Sentencing delayed for officer charged in Nichols’ death

    Desmond Mills Jr. was set to be sentenced next month.

    By Aarron Fleming October 16, 2024
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    The Early Word: Tigers lose, St. Jude wins and so does a Cordova teacher

    MATA has a whole new board, the suspended MAS director is still on the city payroll and Wiseacre takes home the gold.

    By Bianca Phillips October 16, 2024
  • Elections

    Ballot Basics: What you need to know for 2024 early voting

    If 2024 early voter turnout nears what it’s been for the past four presidential elections in Shelby County, the local ballot will be decided within the next two and a half weeks. 

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    Council approves next step in deal for Sheraton convention-center hotel

    The Memphis City Council is also taking a look at the new building code that requires some schools buildings to have storm shelters to see if there are less expensive ways to meet the standard.

    By Bill Dries, Samuel Hardiman October 15, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    New MATA board approved as city tries to avoid bus cuts

    Mayor Paul Young told council members in a Tuesday, Oct. 15, committee discussion that the immediate task is to find short-term funding for MATA to avoid a set of bus route cuts and employee layoffs the old MATA board approved that take effect Nov. 3.

    By Bill Dries October 15, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    Memphis City Council rejects expansion of Frayser construction landfill

    “You cannot say that you are cleaning up the blight in your district if you are dumping it in mine,” said Councilwoman Michalyn Easter-Thomas.

    By Laura Testino October 15, 2024
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    Cordova High teacher wins $50K prize

    The money he won for the school will be put into the automotive shop, but the $15,000 he won for himself will likely take Sneed back to Europe where he was deployed with the Army.

    By Jody Callahan October 15, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Former officer asks for delayed sentencing in Nichols case

    Desmond Mills Jr., who pleaded guilty last November for his role in Tyre Nichols’ death, is asking the federal court to delay his sentencing to allow “the defense additional time to prepare.”

    By Aarron Fleming October 15, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Sheriff’s deputy on life support after Highway 64 crashes

    An SCSO deputy who was responding to a separate crash involving a different deputy is currently in “extremely critical condition.” 

    By Julia Baker October 15, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    MAS director still on city payroll amid investigations

    Memphis Animal Services director Ty Coleman was first suspended in June.

    By Jody Callahan October 15, 2024
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    The Early Word: Early voting need-to-know; Grizz present the Edey show

    IMC trucks hurricane relief, a funding request draws fire from the county admin and friends remember an MUS football star.

    By Bianca Phillips October 15, 2024
  • Elections

    3 ballot questions could change Memphis politics

    Voters could bring back mayoral runoffs, approve a residency requirement for city candidates for office and give the City Council more control over salaries. 

    By Samuel Hardiman November 06, 2024
  • Elections

    Shelby County Election Commission gears up for Nov. 5

    Elections administrator Linda Phillips and the Election Commission are preparing for more voters, a longer ballot and new challenges for poll workers. 

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2024
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    New positions, pay raises in clerk’s office draw fire from county administration

    The County Commission delayed action Monday on three of the four resolutions from Circuit Court Clerk Jamita Swearengen. But it advanced three ordinances on Juvenile Court conditions.

    By Bill Dries October 15, 2024
  • Elections

    Nepotism, residency concerns arise in Millington mayor race

    Millington Alderman Larry Dagen and Cary Vaughn, chairman of the Shelby County Republican Party, are facing off for the seat.

    By Abigail Warren November 06, 2024
  • Health Care

    Free flu shots in Memphis are part of statewide event

    From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 15, free flu shots will be available at three Memphis sites, including one drive-thru location. 

    By Aisling Mäki October 14, 2024

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