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    Week ends without City Council quorum as District 1 stalemate continues

    On the fourth consecutive day of what Memphis City Council chairman Berlin Boyd calls “the situation,” the council again could not muster a quorum of seven members to transact business.

    By Bill Dries December 07, 2018
  • City of Memphis

    State water plan seeks to protect Memphis Sands Aquifer

    The Memphis Sands Aquifer isn’t in danger of drying up, but it remains in federal litigation, and Tennessee leaders say a long-term look at water needs statewide will help prepare for growth and updated systems. State officials say the aquifer produces the purest drinking water in the nation — 159 million gallons daily for public water supplies.

    By Sam Stockard December 08, 2018
  • City of Memphis

    Pink Palace mansion reopens with new outlook on Memphis history

    The polar bear, shrunken head and miniature circus are back in the Pink Palace mansion as it prepares to reopen to the public Sunday, Dec. 8. The reopening follows a five-year rethinking of space at the mansion, which closed for two years for the physical transformation.

    By Bill Dries December 06, 2018
  • City of Memphis

    No quorum on third day of city council stalemate

    Memphis City Council members assembled at City Hall for about 10 minutes Thursday in an attempt to get a quorum of seven members to transact business.

    By Bill Dries December 06, 2018
  • City of Memphis

    Treadaway out of City Council appointment standoff

    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.

    By Bill Dries December 06, 2018
  • 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.

    By Bill Dries December 04, 2018
  • 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.

    By Michelle Corbet November 28, 2018
  • 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.

    By Bill Dries December 03, 2018
  • 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.

    By Bill Dries December 01, 2018
  • 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.

    By Elle Perry December 02, 2018
  • 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.

    By Bill Dries November 28, 2018
  • 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.

    By Bill Dries December 05, 2018
  • 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.

    By Bill Dries November 30, 2018
  • 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.

    By Bill Dries November 29, 2018
  • 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.

    By Sam Stockard November 28, 2018
  • 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.

    By Bill Dries November 28, 2018
  • 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.

    By Bill Dries November 17, 2018
  • 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.

    By Bill Dries November 27, 2018
  • 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.

    By Bill Dries November 22, 2018
  • 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.

    By Bill Dries November 26, 2018
  • 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.

    By Bill Dries November 26, 2018
  • 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.

    By Bill Dries November 22, 2018
  • 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.

    By Bill Dries November 21, 2018
  • 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.

    By Bill Dries November 20, 2018
  • 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.

    By Patrick Lantrip November 16, 2018

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