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  • State Government

    Memphis Democrats call Medicaid expansion a ‘moral’ decision

    Democratic House members, including state Rep. Lamar London of Memphis, call Republican proposals on healthcare an empty message and urge immediate vote to expand Medicaid to serve 290,000 uninsured Tennesseans.

    By Sam Stockard February 12, 2019
  • Business

    Funeral arrangements set for Mike Bowen

    Services will be Saturday for Memphis businessman Mike Bowen, who died in a car crash in Costa Rica Saturday. 

    By Abigail Warren February 11, 2019
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    Join Magnolia Homes for their 15th annual Live Life Well® event

    With more than 40 years in the homebuilding industry, Magnolia Homes is celebrating 15 years of its Showcase of Homes event, held the weekends of Sept. 19-21 and Sept. 26-28 in four of its communities.

    Magnolia Homes
  • Public Safety

    Just City program trains volunteers to be eyes and ears in court

    Just City's Court Watch wants to have 100 volunteers trained by the end of year to observe court proceedings, from arraignments to trials, at 201 Poplar. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 12, 2019
  • State Government

    Towns trying to revive state horse racing commission

    Hoping to keep gambling dollars from slipping out of Shelby County, state Rep. Joe Towns is sponsoring legislation to revive the Tennessee Horse Racing Commission and bring races to Memphis.

    By Sam Stockard February 11, 2019
  • Metro

    Daily Briefs

    • LeMoyne-Owen hosting lecture series Wednesday
    • North American Bridge Championship to be held in Memphis 
    • $3.5 million permit filed for new fire station on Holmes Road

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 15, 2019
  • Education

    In last effort to stay open, Gateway University appeals to Tennessee board

    Leaders of a Memphis charter high school have requested that the state board of education overturn the local district’s vote to close the school.

    By Caroline Bauman, Chalkbeat Tennessee February 11, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Local Republican Party leadership changes, looks for bigger tent after disastrous 2018 county elections

    The only contender so far for the leadership of the Shelby County Republican Party said the local party needs candidates who are more representative and the party needs to seek out African-American and Hispanic voters.

    By Bill Dries February 11, 2019
  • Education

    Shelby County Spelling Bee returns to Memphis after stint in Nashville

    Sophia Overstreet, 13, clinched a victory over 51 other spellers in the first Shelby County Spelling Bee since the competition lost its longtime local sponsorship.

    By Jared Boyd February 10, 2019
  • Metro

    Daily Briefs

    • Event March 7 will address path out of poverty
    • Target planning $1.1 million renovation of Germantown store
    • Bankruptcy judge approves $5.2B deal to keep Sears open; company won't have a Memphis presence

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 09, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    ‘Maximizing Manhood Symposium’ will challenge perceptions of manhood

    Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., project consultant Lakethen Mason invited 36 black leaders to share their vision for young men in Memphis.

    By Jared Boyd February 13, 2019
  • Education

    As low-performing Memphis charters await vote on their fate, the district asks families to consider other schools

    Shelby County Schools leaders are urging charter families to choose another school for their children, as four charter operators await the Shelby County Schools board’s vote on whether to shut them down.

    By Laura Faith Kebede February 11, 2019
  • State Government

    Legislation would cut campaign finance penalties, let lawmakers pay with campaign accounts

    State Rep. Joe Towns' bills could affect thousands of dollars in penalties levied against the Memphis Democrat by the Registry of Election Finance.

    By Sam Stockard February 08, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Commission to vote on sand and gravel mining site request

    A proposed sand and gravel mining site has caused concerns for many Rosemark residents, who are expected to be present when county commissioners consider it Monday. 

    By Omer Yusuf February 11, 2019
  • State Government

    Camper castigates legislation limiting police oversight boards

    House Minority Caucus leader Karen Camper of Memphis says a proposed bill that would reduce the authority of police oversight boards is an effort by Republican leaders to control local government. 

    By Sam Stockard February 10, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    City-county recycling drive rounds up 50,000 used tires

    More than 50,000 used tires were recycled over two days last month in a $100,000 city-county tire drive.

    By Bill Dries February 09, 2019
  • Education

    State board sides with Memphis district in closing City University Boys school

    The state Board of Education voted Friday to uphold the decision of Shelby County Schools to not renew the charter of City University Boys Preparatory. The school will close in May, following the end of this school year.

    By Caroline Bauman February 08, 2019
  • Business

    Detour ahead: Another closing set for I-240 in East Memphis

    The second of three consecutive full weekend closings of Interstate 240 and Park Avenue in East Memphis is scheduled for Feb. 8-11. Crews will be completing a new railroad bridge.

    By Wayne Risher February 08, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Judge tells Sherra Wright attorneys not to sell Shelby jurors short in setting May 28 court date

    Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee Friday told attorneys for Sherra Wright and Billy Ray Turner not to sell Shelby County jurors short in requesting a jury from another county to hear the murder case against them in the death of Wright's ex-husband, Lorenzen Wright Jr.

    By Yolanda Jones February 08, 2019
  • State Government

    Republicans seek TennCare flexibility as Democrats call for Medicaid expansion

    Senate leaders, governor discuss request for federal block grant and possible TennCare savings that could be used to fund health-care vouchers for under-insured Tennesseans in Memphis and elsewhere.

    By Sam Stockard February 08, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Memphis 3.0 plan seeks to change development concepts

    Putting together the comprehensive 20-year Memphis 3.0 development plan required trying to change some ideas about what it means to encourage development in very different parts of a diverse city.

    By Bill Dries February 07, 2019
  • Education

    ‘I am the least among you,’ says Ray, vowing to put Memphis student needs first

    Interim Superintendent Joris Ray said Thursday that he would introduce a new organizational chart for Shelby County Schools staff to reference: students are at the top; Ray is at the bottom.

    By Laura Faith Kebede February 07, 2019
  • Metro

    Politics Podcast: People’s Convention 2.0

    The organizers of a new People’s Convention set for April talk publicly about the event in advance of the October city elections for the first time.

    By Natalie Van Gundy January 30, 2019
  • Public Safety

    TBI releases name of man killed in officer-involved shooting involving Shelby County Sheriff Office

    TBI release name of man fatally shot by Sheriff's deputies outside a Shelby County hotel.

    By Yolanda Jones February 08, 2019
  • Metro

    Daily Briefs

    • Event March 7 will address path out of poverty
    • Target planning $1.1 million renovation of Germantown store
    • $5.2B deal will keep Sears open; won't have Memphis presence

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 08, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Journalists sue Memphis Shelby Crime Commission over public records access

    Marshall Project and MLK50 journalists file lawsuit against the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission after they were denied access to records they say should be open to the public. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 08, 2019

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