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<strong>Rachel Wall (left) is the Shelby County Republican Party chairwoman, and Willie Simon (right) is the Shelby County Democratic Party chairman.</strong> (The Daily Memphian file)Elections

Democrats and Republicans strategize ahead of May county primaries

Leaders of the local Republican and Democratic parties talked about the May Shelby County primary elections on “Behind The Headlines.”

By Bill Dries 10 hours ago
Premium Business

Greater Memphis Chamber CEO placed on leave, reasons unclear

According to several high-level sources, Ted Townsend has been placed on leave by the Greater Memphis Chamber, but it is unclear why.

By Jody Callahan 21 hours ago
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Calkins: Time to hold Musk and xAI to ‘the one promise they’ve made.’

“Will Elon Musk follow through on his promise to build a water-recycling facility? It’s up to Memphians to make sure he does.”

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XAI Mississippi air permit appealed by SELC

Public Safety

2 more mass shooting victims file $15M suits against Youth Villages

The two were both shot April 9, 2025, during a meeting of Youth Village’s SWITCH program in Hickory Hill.

By Aarron Fleming April 09, 2026

  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: xAI’s water plant is on the back burner; Fred Smith is a Tiger

    Two sue Youth Villages over shooting, a Hernando native is helping with the moon mission and we recommend a sandwich that looks like a shoe. 

    By Bianca Phillips April 10, 2026
  • Metro

    XAI Mississippi air permit appealed by SELC

    Last month, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Permit Board approved an xAI subsidiary’s application to erect 41 natural gas turbines.

    By Samuel Hardiman April 09, 2026
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    Houston, we have a Hernando native: Matthew Ramsey is NASA’s Artemis II mission manager

    Matthew Ramsey is managing the Artemis II mission, but his roots are in DeSoto County where he played sports and learned from STEM programs at Hernando High.

    By Brandon LaGrone II April 10, 2026
  • City of Memphis

    Elon Musk gives timeline on water recycling plant

    The Daily Memphian reported the water recycling facility, a key promise the company made to local leaders and residents, was “on an indefinite pause.” Without it, xAI uses fresh drinking water to cool its Colossus data center.

    By Samuel Hardiman April 09, 2026
  • City of Memphis

    The AM/DM podcast: ‘Violence interrupters’ seizing the moment?

    For more than a decade, the City of Memphis has tried to quell gun violence by talking to potential victims or perpetrators before they make life-altering choices.

    By Mary Cashiola April 09, 2026
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Paused xAI promise, Mongo sale and Second Line’s new spot

    Eclipse glasses travel from Bartlett to the moon, the suburbs may get a voice at MLGW and the Grizzlies have a close call.

    By Bianca Phillips April 09, 2026
  • Premium Suburbs

    Suburbs could get voting representation on MLGW board

    About 30% of the MLGW’s customers live outside the city limits, and new legislation in Nashville could give them a say on the board. 

    By Abigail Warren April 09, 2026
  • Premium City of Memphis

    XAI promised it would save billions of gallons of fresh drinking water every year by recycling wastewater. Now, that’s in doubt.

    Ahead of SpaceX’s IPO, it would stand to reason the cost of a water-recycling plant may be essential to the long-term health of the Memphis Sand Aquifer, but it might not be essential to a company whose books could soon come under broader public scrutiny.

    Related content:

    XAI water recycling plant on indefinite pause

    By Samuel Hardiman April 09, 2026
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    From Bartlett to the moon and back

    At least four pairs of specialty eyeglasses for viewing eclipses traveled from Bartlett to the moon as part of NASA’s manned Artemis II mission to fly by the moon.

    By Jody Callahan April 09, 2026
  • State Government

    TBI could get its own cold case unit

    A bipartisan effort to launch a dedicated cold case unit within the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation could help cut down on the ever-growing number of missing persons in Tennessee. 

    By Noah McLane April 08, 2026
  • Premium Table Talk

    Table Talk: At Harbor House, soul food helps heal the mind, body

    Despite being loved by foodies the world over, soul food also has a reputation for being salt-laden, artery-clogging, butter-soaked cuisine. But a Memphis-born chef wants to prove that’s not all soul food has to be.

    By Ellen Chamberlain April 09, 2026
  • Shelby County

    Audit clears county clerk’s finances but still cites reporting problems

    Wanda Halbert’s office did not provide the auditing firm reviewing county finances with an annual financial statement or a reconciliation of funds collected by the clerk and deposited into the county’s bank account.

    By Bill Dries April 09, 2026
  • Premium Real Estate

    Former office space will become a creative space for charter school kids

    KIPP Memphis Public Schools has plans for an old office building in Cordova, including a “cafetorium.”

    By Andy Ashby April 08, 2026
  • Update Metro

    XAI water recycling plant on indefinite pause

    Without the plant’s completion, xAI and TVA could continue drawing billions of gallons of freshwater from the aquifer, which also supplies the region’s drinking water. 

    By Samuel Hardiman April 09, 2026
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Hagerty talks Task Force, and a giant sandbox is coming

    MSCS finally sets school dates, an “unleaseable” building gets a glow-up and Grind City Amp will open with a free show.

    By Bianca Phillips April 08, 2026
  • State Government

    Will TN voucher program expand by 15,000 or 20,000 seats? House and Senate are at odds on details.

    House Republicans dropped the immigrant tracking provision of the expansion bill, which is poised for final votes within days.

    By Melissa Brown April 07, 2026
  • Premium Metro

    Hagerty: Memphis public safety solutions must be long-term, ‘military buildup’ necessary in Iran

    U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty talked with The Daily Memphian about the Memphis Safe Task Force and President Donald Trump’s pledge to destroy Iran’s “whole civilization.”

    By Bill Dries April 09, 2026
  • Education

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools sets 2026-27 academic calendar

    Beginning next year, the district’s administration has said it hopes to move more quickly on producing a school calendar and potentially consider multiple calendar years at once.

    By Laura Testino April 07, 2026
  • Public Safety

    New trial appeal in Nichols case still pending, cross-appeals denied

    Whether the former Memphis police officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols will be retried remains unclear. But a separate request from their attorneys has been dismissed by the U.S. Sixth Circuit.

    By Aarron Fleming April 07, 2026
  • Public Safety

    Pooh Shiesty detention hearing set in Texas

    The Memphis rapper and eight others, including his father, were arrested after the FBI raided his Cordova home. 

    By Aarron Fleming April 07, 2026
  • State Government

    Memphis Safe Task Force accountability act clears Tennessee House

    The MSTF Accountability Act passed the House with 74 ayes and 21 noes now heads to Senate.

    By Noah McLane April 07, 2026
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Grizz fans peace out; new office pushes peace over guns

    Child-support payments are being held up, Lebanese sweets are coming and a YouTuber takes LeBron to task.

    By Bianca Phillips April 07, 2026
  • Premium State Government

    $1.6B in child support held up due to third-party vendor, judge alleges

    A juvenile court judge in Memphis says there’s a growing issue with child support payments in Shelby County and that the state’s newest child support enforcement vendor is to blame.

    By Noah McLane April 09, 2026
  • Premium Public Safety

    Can a new approach convince people to put the guns down?

    The city has quietly reorganized its gun violence intervention program, part of a longer-term effort to prevent shootings before they happen.

    By Samuel Hardiman April 07, 2026
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    Tennessee legislature honors Memphis native Drew Holcomb

    Lawmakers honored the four-time Grammy nominated artist with a resolution making his “Tennessee” an official state song, in the company of classics like “Rocky Top” and “Tennessee Waltz.”

    By Noah McLane April 09, 2026

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