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  • City of Memphis

    Mississippi River at Memphis on the rise again

    Look for the river at Memphis to go just above flood stage of 34 feet this weekend.

    By Bill Dries May 07, 2019
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    City Council budget committee begins operating budget review with police spending

    Memphis City Council members begin scrutinizing the budget proposal for the coming fiscal year. 

    By Bill Dries May 06, 2019
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    Memphis 3.0 plan and Graceland agreement await council’s return after three-week break

    The Memphis City Council returns to action Tuesday with Memphis 3.0, a Graceland expansion and $150 million in bonds for Memphis International Airport on the agenda, among other items.

    By Bill Dries May 07, 2019
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    Idlewild’s Montgomery retires with lasting impact on the community

    Steve Montgomery helped create a better community and stronger church, other faith leaders say of the retiring pastor of Idlewild Presbyterian Church.

    By K. Denise Jennings May 01, 2019
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    Building world peace, one friendship at a time

    Memphis Friendship Foundation honors actor and author Daryl Davis as first Friendship Award winner.

    By Karen Pulfer Focht May 04, 2019
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    Cohen calls Barr ‘chicken’ as Republicans back attorney general

    U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis reacted to Attorney General William Barr's no-show before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday by bringing a ceramic chicken and a bucket of KFC. The reaction of the city's Republican representatives in Washington has been decidedly different.

    By Bill Dries May 02, 2019
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    Muslim organization calls for disciplinary review of Memphis judge’s comments

    The nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Thursday called for a disciplinary review of a Memphis judge under fire for controversial social media postings.

    By Yolanda Jones May 02, 2019
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    Young: MLGW will review options, even if TVA offers deal

    The president and CEO of MLGW outlines the Integrated Resources Plan that will play a large part in any recommendation from MLGW and what would happen if TVA tried to make a deal with the utility.

    By Bill Dries December 30, 2019
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    Wilson, Moses push mayoral campaigns at May Day rally

    Two contenders for Memphis mayor called for change in the city's leadership during a lunch hour rally outside City Hall that featured competition from a rain storm and an active shooter scare.

    By Bill Dries May 01, 2019
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    Memphis City Council begins detailed budget review

    The process for getting neighborhood speed humps and their distribution, and the cost of a modernized traffic intersection were among detailed line items City Council members reviewed on the first day of budget hearings Tuesday.

    By Bill Dries April 30, 2019
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    Task force on TVA-MLGW relationship gets down to business of power Tuesday

    A 20-member advisory group on the idea of Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division changing its relationship with the Tennessee Valley Authority meets Tuesday for the first time.

    By Bill Dries April 30, 2019
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    People’s Convention set for June 8 with survey results forming agenda

    A “People’s Convention," designed to develop a ticket of candidates in the 2019 Memphis elections around a particular agenda, is back on the calendar for June 8.

    By Bill Dries April 30, 2019
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    Senate diverts $2.5M from Memphis riverfront grant to Germantown amphitheater

    The state Senate has pulled $2.5 million from Gov. Bill Lee’s planned $10 million Memphis riverfront redevelopment grant, with plans to redirect the money to a Germantown Performing Arts Center amphitheater.

    By Sam Stockard April 26, 2019
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    Smiley comes to quest for council with lessons learned from 2018 run

    Making his second bid for elected office in a year, J.B. Smiley Jr. says his city council campaign this year is a mix of millennials and local political veterans.

    By Bill Dries April 25, 2019
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    Politics Podcast: Memphis City Council contender J.B. Smiley Jr.

    Memphis City Council candidate J.B. Smiley Jr. talks about his bid for a council seat a year after his inaugural run for County Commission.

    By Natalie Van Gundy April 25, 2019
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    Memphis Zoo employee works with elephant organization in Africa, brings knowledge back home

    The Memphis Zoo works with Elephants for Africa to lower conflicts between elephants and humans.

    By John Klyce April 22, 2019
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    Memphis one of 20 cities to get 5G in 2019

    Verizon announced Thursday Memphis is one of 20 cities across the country that will receive 5G Ultra Wideband service this year. Mayor Jim Strickland has been hinting at the announcement for several months as he’s talked about road and utility work underway across the city.

    By Bill Dries April 25, 2019
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    Africa in April: Memphian shines light on medical crisis in home country

    Longtime Memphian and native Nigerian John Amaefula has supported the Africa in April Cultural Awareness Festival for years. This year, he decided to do more by helping and promoting an organization assisting his native country.

    By Jared Boyd April 21, 2019
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    Memphis hires Extreme Networks for support of growing digital network

    The city of Memphis has hired Extreme Networks Inc. of San Jose, California, to provide support for city government’s use of cameras and routing systems for transportation and logistics as well as the security of the city’s digital and computer network.

    By Bill Dries April 25, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Greer tends to basics as he decides to seek full term in council District 1

    District 1 City Councilman Sherman Greer comes from a political background of detailed constituent services and keeping an eye on the Tennessee Legislature as he prepares to run for a full four-year term on the council.

    By Bill Dries April 24, 2019
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    North Memphis 3.0 showdown moves from courtesy to accusations

    The latest meeting on the Memphis 3.0 plan demonstrated the lingering confusion – and some suspicion – about what the long-range development plan recommends and how it works.

    By Bill Dries April 18, 2019
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    Strickland defends Memphis 3.0 plan

    Mayor Jim Strickland said Memphis 3.0 is "where it needs to be" a day after a showdown in North Memphis between planning and development leaders and critics of the 20-year land use plan.

    By Bill Dries April 19, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Budget talks could include looking at bigger pay hike for non-public safety city workers

    City council members start budget hearings next month and there are still a few more details to come about how much revenue the council will have as it considers amendments or changes in Mayor Jim Strickland's proposal.

    By Bill Dries April 18, 2019
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    Memphis Harbor gets kayak and paddleboard rentals starting May 4

    A new kayak and paddle board rental service in the Memphis harbor opens for business May 4, the Memphis River Parks Partnership announced Wednesday.

    By Bill Dries April 17, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Jesse Jackson and Stax: The reverend’s largely forgotten link to Memphis

    Rev. Jesse Jackson and Memphis-based Stax Records formed an alliance following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death here that allowed Jackson to use the record label as a platform to spread the spoken word.

    By Jared Boyd April 14, 2019

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