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<strong>An instructor gives a lesson at a Shady Grove pre-K class in March.&nbsp;The Equity2Prosperity Project began a year ago with the premise that children with challenges outside the classroom start pre-K too late.</strong> (Aarron Fleming/The Daily Memphian file)Behind The Headlines

Behind the Headlines: Program pushes pre-K for 2-year-olds from high-poverty areas

A year-old program to get children in poverty into pre-kindergarten classes earlier is part of a discussion on “Behind The Headlines” that took in larger questions.

By Bill Dries September 30, 2023
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Grit, gravel help, but Ride 2 Rosemary paved with saltier stuff

More than 65 men took off Saturday, Sept. 30 from West Cancer Center, for the 13th annual 525-mile bike trek in five days to Rosemary Beach, Florida. The trip is a fundraiser for West Cancer Foundation.

By Jane Roberts 21 hours ago
State Government

More than 100K lose TennCare coverage in first months of ‘unwinding’

TennCare says the majority who lost health coverage are eligible but fell through the cracks due to “procedural” reasons, such as failing to update their contact information after moving.

By Ian Round October 01, 2023
Metro

This Week in Memphis: Election Day, Grizzlies first preseason game

The Memphis Tigers kick off basketball season, and a judge is expected to rule on whether to separate trials for three of the five former officers accused in Tyre Nichols’ death.

By The Daily Memphian Staff 13 hours ago

  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Rendezvous’ 75th ribaversary; plus, how to stop stressing

    A judge ends Michael Oher’s conservatorship, Le Bonheur is expanding and the Grizzlies waive two players.

    By Bianca Phillips 32 minutes ago
  • Shelby County

    County Commission to take final votes on police reform measures

    Also on the commission agenda Monday, Oct. 2, are locations for a group of 30 surveillance cameras in the district of commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. One of the cameras is to be placed across the street from where he lives.

    By Bill Dries 52 minutes ago
  • Premium Education

    Reporter’s Notebook: Observations from Plan A, Plan Z maps

    For the past several months, The Daily Memphian staff created maps, timelines, data visualizations and other interactive elements for the series about the 50th anniversary of busing. Here are some observations.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 30, 2023
  • Premium Education

    STEM curriculum at KIPP charter schools brings real world into classrooms

    The new STEM program at KIPP Collegiate School isn’t just helping students in the here and now, says Chief of Schools Lischa Brooks, adding: “We’re thinking about their tomorrow.” 

    By Don Wade September 30, 2023
  • Criminal Justice

    Texas man indicted for allegedly defrauding FedEx of more than $400K

    Robert Clark, 58, of Travis County, Texas, is charged with nine counts of mail fraud. Clark’s indictment alleges that he began the scheme around December 2019. 

    By Aarron Fleming September 29, 2023
  • Lakeland

    DeSoto County School District receives ‘A’ accountability grade

    DeSoto County Schools reflect good showing for the annual accountability ratings from the state Department of Education.

    By Beth Sullivan September 29, 2023
  • Elections

    Four mayoral candidates spent $1.76M combined over summer

    None of the other 13 Memphis mayoral candidates on the ballot were in six figures, but these four spent six-figure sums on their campaigns throughout the summer.

    Related story:

    Election season’s final act starts as curtain goes down on early voting

    By Bill Dries September 29, 2023
  • Elections

    Election season’s final act starts as curtain goes down on early voting

    The last day of early voting is Saturday, Sept. 30, at 18 sites across the city. Next, the Oct. 5 election day will close out the campaigns for Memphis mayor and all 13 seats on the Memphis City Council. 

    By Bill Dries September 29, 2023
  • Sports

    Judge to terminate Michael Oher’s conservatorship

    A local judge said Friday, Sept. 29, she will end the conservatorship over Michael Oher, the retired NFL football player whose life story rose to prominence through the 2009 film “The Blind Side.”

    By Aarron Fleming September 29, 2023
  • Metro

    Applications opening for Salvation Army Angel Tree

    Through the program, donors are matched with children 12 and under, and adults 65 and older, who are in need of new clothing and/or toys for Christmas gifts. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 29, 2023
  • State Government

    Appeals court upholds ban on gender-affirming care for minors

    A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled 2-1 that the transgender plaintiffs did not have a constitutional right to gender-affirming care as minors, saying courts should get out of the way of “thoughtful debates” within state legislatures.

    By Ian Round September 29, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Feel like summer heat is lingering? That’s because it is

    Forecasted temperatures are hovering in the low to mid-90s — about 10 degrees higher than average for this time of year. 

    By Keely Brewer September 29, 2023
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Kendric is a Warrior; Clayborn windows offer look into 1968

    FedExForum shooting suspect has been arrested, an ADA has been suspended and Mango’s offers gas station gourmet.

    By Bianca Phillips September 29, 2023
  • Premium Education

    Chapter Six: The legacy of Plan Z busing that integrated Memphis schools

    The sixth and final chapter of The Daily Memphian’s series on the 50th anniversary of court-ordered busing within Memphis City Schools looks at the end of busing for integration, the legacy of Plan Z and its impact on Memphis in the 21st century.

    By Bill Dries September 29, 2023
  • Downtown

    Memphis 1968 glows in stained glass at Clayborn Temple

    An ongoing renovation of the historic church was paused Thursday, Sept. 28, for a look at new stained-glass images of the city’s turmoil in the 1968 sanitation workers’ strike.

    By Bill Dries September 29, 2023
  • Criminal Justice

    Police search for three suspects in Midtown bank robbery

    MPD reported that three suspects armed with handguns robbed an employee who was putting cash into the ATM outside the bank.

    By Julia Baker September 28, 2023
  • Criminal Justice

    FedExForum shooting suspect arrested

    The shooting happened during a Lil Baby concert Sept. 7 and resulted in critical injuries to one man.

    By Ben Wheeler September 28, 2023
  • Transportation & Logistics

    Mississippi River levels swing between historic highs and lows, causing shipping delays

    Shippers are being told to expect up to three-day delays, and rates have doubled for barges leaving from Memphis and St. Louis compared to the three-year average.

    By Keely Brewer September 28, 2023
  • Criminal Justice

    Assistant district attorney suspended from practicing law

    Monica Timmerman cannot accept new cases and must stop representing existing clients by Oct. 27. District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said Timmerman has begun treatment and expects to be in compliance before the suspension begins. 

    By Julia Baker September 28, 2023
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Early voting is up, and the Tigers are on (but Mikey is out)

    Brian Kelsey is free for now, Althea Greene gets another chance and the Orpheum offers a glimpse into segregation.

    By Bianca Phillips September 28, 2023
  • Elections

    Political Roundup: Early voting is up, as heat rises in mayoral, council races

    More than 31,000 Memphians had voted early through Tuesday, Sept. 26, passing the totals for the same period during 2015 and 2019 city elections.

    By Bill Dries September 28, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    Orpheum opens educational ‘Balcony Project’ exhibit

    Outside of where the Orpheum Theatre’s Black-only balcony entrance once stood, a new educational exhibit was unveiled on Wednesday.

    By Kambui Bomani September 27, 2023
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    Former Tiger Quindell Johnson making memories in the NFL

    Chicago Bears safety Quindell Johnson said it “was a good day for Memphis” after he grabbed his first NFL interception on the same day his former Memphis Tiger teammate Calvin Austin III scored his first NFL touchdown as a Pittsburgh Steeler. 

    Related story:

    Tigers Football Insider: Offense looks to limit ‘drive killers’

    By Frank Bonner II September 27, 2023
  • Update South Memphis

    Whitehaven schools went on lockdown after off-campus shooting

    Whitehaven Elementary and Whitehaven High schools went on a precautionary lockdown as police investigated an off-campus shooting Wednesday afternoon.

    By Julia Baker, Aarron Fleming September 28, 2023
  • East Memphis

    MPD responds to bank robbery in East Memphis

    Memphis Police Department officers are looking for a suspect following a robbery of a Wells Fargo branch in East Memphis.

    By Rob Moore September 27, 2023

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