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  • Shelby County

    County Commission approves $100,000 for Germantown flood relief

    The Shelby County Commission Wednesday approved $100,000 for flooding in Germantown.

    By Linda A. Moore June 19, 2019
  • Metro

    Country duo Florida Georgia Line, tour mates visit St. Jude

    Florida Georgia Line and tour mates made a surprise appearance at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital June 15 to play for patients and their families.

    By Natalie Pilgrim June 19, 2019
  • Metro

    Pinnacle to host grand-opening celebration for Midtown office; Jaren Jackson Jr. to attend

    Pinnacle Financial Partners will celebrate the grand opening of its new Midtown office June 26 with Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr., food and door prizes. 

    By Natalie Pilgrim June 19, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Synthetic turf dog park opens in Edge District

    The off-leash area in the Edge Triangle now has synthetic turf that will stay green all year long. 

    By Michelle Corbet June 19, 2019
  • Metro

    MLGW to host informational fair and Power Hour

    Memphis Light, Gas and Water announced Wednesday it will host an invitational fair and Power Hour on Thursday, June 20, at its administration building.

    By Natalie Pilgrim June 19, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Council delays Waste Connections plan vote

    A light City Council agenda Tuesday got a bit lighter with delays in decisions on a controversial Whitehaven planned development and amendments to the Unified Development Code.

    By Bill Dries June 18, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Council delays Graceland vote, warns EPE against changing terms

    Memphis City Council members delayed a vote Tuesday setting up Tourism Development Zone funding to partially finance an $80 million expansion of Graceland.

    By Bill Dries June 18, 2019
  • Metro

    Fred’s losses grow to $33.9 million

    Fred’s Inc.’s losses continue to grow. The Memphis-based discount retailer reported a net loss of $33.9 million for the quarter ended May 4

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 18, 2019
  • State Government

    Shelby lawmakers say Achievement School District needs state hearing, restructuring

    Memphis lawmakers are calling for hearings on the Achievement School District and restructuring the way it manages charter schools in the wake of the director’s resignation.

    By Sam Stockard June 19, 2019
  • Education

    High tea fundraiser at LeMoyne-Owen a celebration of female leaders in black churches

    LeMoyne-Owen College hosted a high tea at Bridges USA for first ladies of local black churches. The event benefitted the college's student activities, as well as the United Negro College Fund.

    By Jared Boyd June 04, 2019
  • Education

    LeMoyne-Owen board votes to end Miller’s tenure as president

    LeMoyne-Owen College's board of trustees has voted to release Andrea Lewis Miller as president at the close of her contract Sept. 1.

    By Elle Perry June 18, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Judge says MLGW must pay fired worker who protested statue removal

    A federal judge has ruled that Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division must rehire and give back pay to an employee it fired for protesting Confederate statues' removal.

    By Linda A. Moore June 27, 2019
  • Metro

    Al Chymia Shrine Center to hold free orthopaedic screening clinic

    Al Chymia Shrine Center will hold a free orthopedic screening clinic Saturday, June 22, for children under the age of 18.

    By Natalie Pilgrim June 18, 2019
  • Metro

    FedEx holding job fair to fill 500 permanent part-time positions

    FedEx will hold a job fair Saturday at its Memphis World Hub to fill 500 permanent part-time positions. 

    By Natalie Pilgrim June 18, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Memphis police return to normal status after Frayser unrest

    The Memphis Police Department has returned to normal alert status following last week’s protest unrest in Frayser. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 18, 2019
  • Education

    SCORE will expand focus beyond K-12

    The State Collaborative on Reforming Education, which launched in 2009 to advocate for policies intended to boost student achievement, will combine forces with Complete Tennessee, which formed in 2016 to try to help more students finish college or other educational training after high school.

    By Marta W. Aldrich August 26, 2019
  • Metro

    St. Jude ranks among best pediatric cancer hospitals by U.S. News & World Report

    St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has been ranked the No. 2 pediatric cancer hospital on U.S. News & World Report’s 13th Annual “Best Children’s Hospitals” list.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 18, 2019
  • Metro

    Memphis Public Libraries receiving $100,000 state grant

    Secretary of State Tre Hargett will present Memphis Public Libraries a $100,000 state grant Tuesday to expand its book collection.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 17, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    City Council returns to stalled Graceland development deal

    Memphis City Council members return Tuesday to Graceland’s expansion plans, specifically a delayed development plan outlining the terms of the expansion in Whitehaven.

    By Bill Dries June 18, 2019
  • State Government

    Planned Parenthood targets DeBerry for votes restricting abortion

    Planned Parenthood is bashing state Rep. John DeBerry with billboards across Memphis highlighting his votes for legislation restricting and outlawing abortion. DeBerry says new attitudes are needed against the procedure.

    By Sam Stockard June 17, 2019
  • Metro

    Rail car restoration project is labor of love for former Memphian

    Former Memphian Keith White has restored a classic rail car as a labor of love.

    By John Focht June 17, 2019
  • Education

    Sharon Griffin resigns as head of Achievement School District

    Sharon Griffin’s resignation as chief of the Achievement School District reflects growing tension between the state and Griffin on how to improve the turnaround district.

    By Caroline Bauman June 17, 2019
  • State Government

    Constitutional questions force August special session to replace Casada

    NASHVILLE – Questions about the Legislature's constitutional authority to remove the House speaker from office are influencing Gov. Bill Lee’s decision to call an August special session on the matter, according to a Memphis legislator.

    By Sam Stockard June 19, 2019
  • Metro

    Fred’s files WARN notice to lay off 155 workers

    Fred’s Inc. filed a WARN notice with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Dislocated Worker Unit June 14 to lay off 155 employees.

    By Natalie Pilgrim June 17, 2019
  • Education

    School leaders look for new ways to help students after Brandon Webber’s death

    As Memphis responds to Brandon Webber's death, some have wondered what else could have been done while he was in school to prevent it.

    By Laura Faith Kebede, Caroline Bauman June 17, 2019

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