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City of Memphis One of the contenders for the appointment to the open District 1 Memphis City Council seat withdrew from consideration Wednesday, opening the possibility for a compromise among council members on the deadlocked appointment process and a return of a quorum for the council to transact other city business. -
City of Memphis City Council standoff continues with walkout, potential lawsuit
The Memphis City Council’s impasse over appointing a new member is on its way to Chancery Court after four of the 10 council members walked out of Tuesday's meeting, leaving the body without the necessary quorum to vote on anything. -
City of Memphis Local universities bring Scripps National Spelling Bee back to Memphis
After a short stint in Nashville, the Shelby County qualifier to the Scripps National Spelling Bee is returning to Memphis in 2019. -
City of Memphis Council Confidential
Just before his last meeting on Nov. 20 as a Memphis City Council member, Edmund Ford Jr. was feeling good about his 11-year tenure at City Hall. -
City of Memphis Mason Homes development prepares for December move-in
The first renters at a new set of townhomes on E.H. Crump Boulevard south of Mason Temple Church of God in Christ begin moving into their new units in about a week. -
City of Memphis Big Jump Project brings Glide Rides and a cultural kiosk to South Memphis
It’s a warm and sunny Saturday morning in South Memphis. About 40 people have gathered at the South Memphis Farmers Market for the latest South Memphis Glide Ride. -
City of Memphis St. Jude Memphis Marathon expects 70,000 runners, spectators
Memphians will see the first totems of the St. Jude Memphis Marathon around 10 p.m. Friday, when road closures begin Downtown in preparation for Saturday's races. Organizers expect approximately 70,000 people – from runners to well wishers – to attend the annual fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. -
City of Memphis Council Chronicle
Since the turnover of nine of the 13 Memphis City Council seats in the 2007 elections, the council has charted a new path at City Hall. The largest change on the body in the 50-year history of the mayor-council form of government was followed by the largest return of incumbents four years later and changes in the mayor’s office. -
City of Memphis Boyd says deals, partisanship, race are factors in council standoff
Memphis City Council chairman Berlin Boyd says the council was on its way to a partisan and racial divide when it tried to appoint someone to fill the vacant District 1 seat last week. -
City of Memphis Bellefonte backers make MLGW switch to MISO a priority
The development company with a plan to supply Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division with electrical power from the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant has put that plan on the back burner. -
State Government Memphis attorney Wiseman to serve on Lee’s staff
Memphis attorney Lang Wiseman will serve as deputy to the governor and chief counsel for Gov.-elect Bill Lee. He is among the next governor’s staff appointments announced Tuesday and the only one from Shelby County so far. -
City of Memphis Interest high in two Memphis City Council vacancies
Former Memphis City Council member Edmund Ford Sr. is among six applicants for the District 6 seat held by his son Edmund Ford Jr. -
City of Memphis Riverfront strategy moves to connect best-known features
For all of the planning and man-made features that went into the new Mississippi River Park and its River Garden, including people-sized bird nests, there is another new feature that park planners didn’t anticipate. -
City of Memphis MATA changes security service, orders review after shooting at north terminal
The Memphis Area Transit Authority has changed the security company it uses at its north terminal and ordered a review of security procedures after a security guard shot a passenger near the terminal last week. -
City of Memphis City Council’s District 1 deadlock spawns theories
The Memphis City Council’s deadlock over filling a vacancy on the body began to read like a political whodunit, even while the council was in the process Tuesday of taking more than 100 votes on the appointment. The usual suspects of race, political power and political deals were all mentioned and hinted at during the standoff between council members backing Raleigh Community Development Corp. executive director Rhonda Logan and Flinn Broadcasting sales manager Lonnie Treadaway. -
City of Memphis Election Commission sorts provisional ballots on way to certifying Nov. 6 election
Just under 1,000 provisional ballots cast on Nov. 6 but not counted until almost three weeks later will be the center of attention on Monday, Nov. 26, as the Shelby County Election Commission certifies the results of the last election of 2018 in Shelby County. -
City of Memphis Council opens applications to fill two more vacant seats
At least one of the spectators who watched the Memphis City Council vote more than 100 times to fill a vacant council position Tuesday will be among those vying for an appointment to one of two other open council seats. -
City of Memphis Rallings says answer to police shootings is to support law enforcement
Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings led a chorus this week of the law enforcement agencies who have an agreement with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to investigate fatal shootings by police: Leave the agreement as it is. -
City of Memphis City Council vote marathon ends without council appointment
Memphis City Council members took more than 100 separate votes on an interim council member Tuesday in a meeting that stretched past midnight before chairman Berlin Boyd recessed the meeting and the decision until the Dec. 4 council session. -
City of Memphis City Council to fill first of three vacancies
Memphis City Council members will fill a vacancy at their Tuesday session and elect a new chairman and vice chairman for 2019. -
City of Memphis RFQ issued for Overton Park master plan
With the hopes of establishing a new master plan, the Overton Park Conservancy issued a request for qualifications aimed at prospective designers, planners and developers on Friday, Nov. 16. -
City of Memphis Seven file for City Council appointment
Seven citizens including the mother of former Memphis City Council member Bill Morrison, the leader of Latino Memphis and the former Shelby County Probate Court clerk have applied to fill Morrison’s vacant District 1 council seat. -
City of Memphis THDA grants aim at gap between housing cost and appraised value
Three Memphis nonprofits will be part of a two-year trial program to make up the gap between what it costs to build or rehab a house in some parts of the city and what the appraised value is. -
City of Memphis City Council turnover begins before 2019 elections
With a proposal to extend City Council term limits rejected, the stage is set for the first significant change on the 13-member council since nine new members were elected in 2007. -
City of Memphis Mud Island positions eliminated as management prepares to launch new strategy
Memphis River Parks Partnership eliminated the full-time positions of five to six employees at Mud Island River Park as the organization moves to more centralized management of the riverside and prepares for significant changes in the park this spring.
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