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<strong>The first of three elections this year in Shelby County arrives Tuesday, May 5, 2026.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)2026 elections Elections

Primary election set stage for two more elections, bigger political questions

Here’s what is at stake and what to look for in the vote totals Tuesday evening.

By Bill Dries 48 minutes ago
Update Shelby County

County Commission approves $200k in funding for MSCS takeover lawsuit

Shelby County commissioners voted to take money from county reserve funds to pay the possible cost of suing the state over a pending state takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

By Bill Dries, Laura Testino 3 hours ago
Premium Business

St. Mary’s names new head of school

St. Mary’s officially has a replacement for when current head Albert Throckmorton retires. 

By Jody Callahan 4 hours ago
2026 elections Elections

No sweat: Arlington school board candidates enjoy unopposed primaries

All three Arlington school board incumbents on Tuesday’s ballot are unopposed in the Republican Primary. With no Democrats running for the offices, the trio are set for another term.

By Michael Waddell 4 hours ago

  • State Government

    Tennessee Rep. Harris probed for PAC fraud allegations

    The FBI probe of Rep. Torrey Harris centers on suspicions of an improper political action committee.

    By Sarah Grace Taylor 2 hours ago
  • Otis Sanford

    Sanford: GOP gerrymandering of 9th District is Jim Crow racism revisited

    My mother, along with a handful of other Black Panola County residents, registered to vote during one of the most precarious times for Black people in the South. It came just six days after the bodies of three Civil Rights workers were discovered in an earthen dam near Philadelphia, Mississippi.

    By Otis Sanford 10 hours ago
  • Arts & Culture

    The AM/DM podcast: Fashion, voting and moms

    The beginning of May brings us a whole week of Memphis art and fashion, plus an election day and the NBA draft lottery. 

    By Mary Cashiola 15 hours ago
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Memphis could get flipped, and TBI gets more power

    Protesters block xAI, and you can buy a recording studio and a record store with everything in it.

    By Bianca Phillips 15 hours ago
  • Premium Health Care

    How $300M in state funding for UTHSC will become ‘a beacon of hope’ for regional healthcare

    The state invested more than $300 million for UTHSC. Here’s how it will help bring in “top-notch students” and address the critical nursing and physician shortage in Tennessee.

    By Steve Bohnel 17 hours ago
  • 2026 elections Elections

    Missed early voting? Election Day awaits

    Here’s everything you need to know about voting in Shelby County on the May 5 election day and a look at what is at stake in this election along with some trends in voter turnout.

    By Bill Dries 12 hours ago
  • Premium City of Memphis

    TBI can now bypass Shelby County DA in some Memphis investigations

    A bill passed by the state legislature will create an eight-member board to oversee Tennessee Bureau of Investigation operations in Memphis.

    By Aarron Fleming 17 hours ago
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    Ask the Memphian: Why doesn’t Memphis land as many big movie productions as it used to?

    A few decades ago, stars like Tom Cruise, Matt Damon and Reese Witherspoon were shooting movies in Memphis. Longtime local film commissioner Linn Sitler discusses what’s changed and why there’s hope for the future. 

    By John Klyce 17 hours ago
  • City of Memphis

    This Week in Memphis: Election Day and special session on redistricting

    Also happening this week: It’s Memphis Art & Fashion Week, and Germantown wants residents to help plan for its future.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 03, 2026
  • State Government

    Ahead of special session, Democrats want G.A. Hardaway’s vacant seat filled

    The House Democratic Caucus chair is calling for the late G.A. Hardaway’s seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives to be filled before the special session on Tuesday. 

    By Noah McLane May 03, 2026
  • Premium Real Estate

    Lausanne expanding campus in its centennial year

    While Lausanne is growing its physical campus, adding nontraditional learning environments, officials say the East Memphis private school isn’t looking to increase enrollment.

    By Andy Ashby May 03, 2026
  • Premium Food

    U of M research is fighting the pit-falls of peach production

    A new research project done by the University of Memphis scientists could save West Tennessee farmers by helping identify when a disease outbreak threatens their peach crop. 

    By John Klyce 5 hours ago
  • 2026 Elections Elections

    Special session bid to ‘Flip Memphis’ becomes tip of political iceberg

    The political roundup connects the dots on the call to redraw U.S. House district lines ahead of August Congressional primaries to the broader call by Republicans for more state control of the city.

    By Bill Dries May 03, 2026
  • Sports

    NASCAR greats Kyle and Richard Petty are rolling toward Graceland

    One hundred fifty bikers will rumble through Memphis this week on the way to raising money for a kids camp. They’ll stop at Graceland and remember when NASCAR great Richard Petty was cast in an Elvis movie.

    By Tim Buckley 10 hours ago
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    And one more thing: Elaborate grave markers let the dead have last word

    Stories of Stones event guides guests through historic Elmwood Cemetery, where many burial markers provide much more than names and dates.

    By Jody Callahan May 02, 2026
  • Behind The Headlines

    Congressional redistricting joins busy political horizon

    A landmark Supreme Court ruling has put the boundaries for Tennessee’s nine congressional districts in play, especially the Memphis-centric district now represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen.

    By Bill Dries May 02, 2026
  • Education

    County Commission to meet on funding for MSCS lawsuit against takeover

    The commission will try again on a resolution to provide county funding for a legal challenge of the state’s pending takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.

    By Bill Dries May 01, 2026
  • 2026 elections Elections

    Lee greenlights special session for redistricting next week

    Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has called a special session of the Tennessee Legislature to consider redrawing the lines of the state’s nine Congressional districts in a bid to turn the state’s largest and only blue district red in this year’s midterm elections.

    By Bill Dries May 03, 2026
  • South Memphis

    Protesters block entrance to xAI’s Memphis data center

    Demonstrators outside xAI’s Colossus I data center in Southwest Memphis voice concerns about air pollution in the area.

    By Brandon LaGrone II May 01, 2026
  • 2026 Elections Elections

    Germantown has low voter turnout despite mayoral referendum

    Nearly 33,000 people are registered to vote in Germantown, but only 3,513 have voted, according to the Shelby County Election Commission.

    By Abigail Warren May 02, 2026
  • 2026 elections Elections

    Early-voter turnout spikes in last days

    More than 57,000 early votes were cast in the 14-day period ahead in the Shelby County primaries. Here’s how that compares to past turnout in the same election cycle and what it could say about Election Day.

    By Bill Dries May 02, 2026
  • Public Safety

    Man who attempted to kidnap Mayor Young indicted federally

    The man who recently pleaded guilty to attempting to kidnap Memphis Mayor Paul Young last year has now been charged federally.

    By Aarron Fleming May 01, 2026
  • Premium Germantown

    Bailey: Round one of the race for a full-time mayor in Germantown is complete

    Now that early voting is complete, campaigners have one more shot on Tuesday’s Election Day to sway Germantown residents on whether the mayor should transition to a full-time job.

    By Clay Bailey May 01, 2026
  • Music

    The AM/DM podcast: Cue the music

    Are you ready to dance? Or just sway slightly back and forth rhythmically? 

    By Mary Cashiola May 01, 2026
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Ted Townsend is out, and Baron Von Opperbean is in

    Mulroy’s under a microscope, ramen joins pastries Downtown and we meet an inspiration on wheels.

    By Bianca Phillips May 01, 2026

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