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  • Premium State Government

    Does Memphis win the battle but lose the war with gun-control referendum?

    The gun referendum has stoked partisan enthusiasm on both sides of the aisle. JB Smiley Jr. and Jerri Green said the council won’t back down. Conservative talk radio has called the body’s moves a “gun grab.”

    By Samuel Hardiman September 13, 2024
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    Marie Feagins outlines vision to transform MSCS

    MSCS Superintendent Marie Feagins breaks down school closures and changes, including eliminating 600 vacant positions and reassigning those in other roles to decentralize the school system and refocus on what happens in the classroom.

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    Former MSCS board chair calls Feagins' hire a ‘mistake'

    By Bill Dries September 27, 2024
  • Metro

    Thousands without power in Memphis

    A wind advisory is in effect and could be upgraded to a high-wind advisory.

    By Stevie Paige September 12, 2024
  • Tyre Nichols Trial Public Safety

    MPD trainer talks use-of-force policy at Nichols trial

    “I taught them if they don’t follow the policies, they could go to federal prison,” a Memphis Police lieutenant who trained the former officers said in the courtroom Thursday.

    By Aarron Fleming September 12, 2024
  • Education

    Some area schools dismissing early today due to storms

    Heavy rain, gusty winds in Memphis lead to a short day for students.

    By Laura Testino, Abigail Warren September 12, 2024
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Francine’s at the front door, and gun reform is back on

    First witness is called in Tyre Nichols trial, Bob’s Barksdale is coming back and pumpkin spice season comes early this year. 

    By Bianca Phillips September 12, 2024
  • Metro

    Heavy rain, gusty winds expected in Memphis due to Hurricane Francine

    MLGW is asking customers to secure outdoor items and store enough nonperishable food and water to last up to three days.

    By Bianca Thedford September 11, 2024
  • Metro

    State elected officials react to presidential debate

    The city’s Democratic elected officials thought nominee Kamala Harris successfully baited nominee Donald Trump. Republicans thought Harris was changing her tune on key issues.

    By Bill Dries September 11, 2024
  • Elections

    Memphis gun-control questions can go on the ballot. For now.

    Allan Wade, the council’s attorney, successfully argued that the constitutionality of the ballot measure did not matter until the people voted on it.

    By Samuel Hardiman September 12, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Trial’s first witness is ICU nurse who admitted Tyre Nichols

    A nurse practitioner who treated Tyre Nichols at St. Francis Hospital described the moment the victim’s mother arrived at the hospital and saw her son for the first time after the beating.

    By Julia Baker September 11, 2024
  • Downtown

    Will the Mississippi River hit record low for third year?

    As low water season begins, the Mississippi River is currently 4 feet higher than the record low of 2023. 

    By Bill Dries September 11, 2024
  • Tyre Nichols Trial Public Safety

    Officers pummeled Tyre Nichols because he fled, a form of ‘run tax,’ prosecutor says

    Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Rogers used the term “run tax” — police slang for disciplining a subject who tries to escape — during her opening statements in federal court Wednesday. 

    By The Associated Press September 11, 2024
  • Metro

    Tennessee senator and ambassador to China Jim Sasser has died

    Sasser, a Democrat, represented Tennessee in the U.S. Senate from 1977 to 1995 and was then appointed by President Bill Clinton as ambassador to China.

    By The Associated Press September 11, 2024
  • Music

    Justin Timberlake reaches plea deal in drunken driving case

    The pop star and Millington native will appear in court Friday.

    By The Associated Press September 11, 2024
  • Education

    ‘Gents’ start school year with brunch, balloons and empowerment 

    The Gentlemen’s League, a mentorship program dedicated to empowering at-risk young boys in the community, hosted its annual kickoff brunch.

    By Stevie Paige September 11, 2024
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Council puts brakes on gas stations, says MATA is ‘lying’

    MSCS could lose preschool funding, the jury is selected in the Nichols trial and Smith & Nephew’s campus is up for grabs.

    By Bianca Phillips September 11, 2024
  • Premium Education

    MSCS violations put $30M in federal preschool funding up for bid

    Since 2020, Head Start officials have found instances of preschool teachers for Memphis-Shelby County Schools hitting, kicking and jerking students, prompting multiple deficiency notices.

    By Laura Testino September 11, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    City Council gives thumbs down to two convenience stores with gas pumps

    The Memphis City Council voted down or delayed all but one proposal in a meeting dominated by planning and development items.

    By Bill Dries September 11, 2024
  • Tyre Nichols Trial Public Safety

    Opening statements in trial of former Memphis officers to begin Wednesday

    The prosecution and the defense approved of the jury Tuesday, Sept. 10, after a two-day jury selection process.

    By Julia Baker September 11, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Jury selection continues Tuesday with discussions of bias

    The judge used the same two primary questions for potential jurors Tuesday as he did Monday, asking their opinions of a jurors’ characteristics and for an example of bias or prejudice.

    By Julia Baker September 10, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    ‘Someone is lying’ at MATA, Memphis City Council member says

    The transit authority’s latest check-in with City Council saw some skepticism that MATA’s financial troubles were a surprise to those running the city’s bus system.

    By Bill Dries September 10, 2024
  • Premium Lakeland

    Lakeland board prepares for potential school-voucher bill

    The Lakeland School Systems board’s legislative agenda will focus on the school vouchers and Tennessee’s funding formula. It also recognized Arlington Superintendent Jeff Mayo, who recently died.

    By Michael Waddell September 10, 2024
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Lee’s got ‘fighting’ words; Nichols jury selection begins

    A jail bailout is delayed, power outages are less frequent and cathead biscuits are coming back.

    By Bianca Phillips September 10, 2024
  • Arts & Culture

    Fine-arts program for teens finds home in Edge District

    Artist Derek Fordjour said the organization hopes to become a community resource for any young person in Memphis who is serious about art. 

    By Elle Perry September 11, 2024
  • Metro

    Meet The Daily Memphian’s fall 2024 interns

    This class includes The Daily Memphian’s first social media video intern, Jordan Rodgers.

    By Elle Perry September 10, 2024

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