The officer served the Memphis Police Department for 37 years. 

The Young administration could ask the City Council for additional money for MATA, and at least one council member does not like its current approach. 

This week, the Shelby County Commission discusses Feagins, and an award-winning food podcast records in Memphis.

That squabble spilled into court documents Jan. 10 with Nichols’ attorneys attempting to compel the city to turn over key documents for the ongoing civil rights lawsuit. The lawsuit is set for trial in July 2026.

City officials credit the condition of the roads to preparation as well as cooperation from the weather. But the roads Sunday morning and even Monday may still be dangerous.

Global Café, an international food hall in Crosstown operated by immigrant and refugees chefs and staff members, spent Friday, Jan. 10, delivering warm meals to people in need at Hospitality Hub and First Baptist Church. 

Memphis Public Works crews remain on city streets Friday evening as snow that melted during the day ices over. But the city’s first responders to the snow say the day was much easier than the ice and snow storm a year ago this month.

The City of Memphis will use its new snow and ice-removal plan when winter weather hits late Thursday night or early Friday morning. 

Memphis Light, Gas and Water CEO Doug McGowen said the utility has been working to insulate key equipment during the cold. 

None of the provisions can take effect until or unless state laws are changed to permit the provisions in the ordinance.

“It is a physics problem, not a political problem, on how much energy can be provided here,” MLGW CEO Doug McGowen told the Memphis City Council on Tuesday.

Nick Walker has been the head of Memphis Parks since 2019.

A group of Memphians opposed to the gates, including a Golden Globe-nominated actress, has retained Alex Wharton of the Wharton Law Firm to look into potential First Amendment issues associated with the proposed barriers. 

The ordinance, which is up for the first of three votes, would make a set of gun-ownership limits a part of the city code of ordinances.

More police spending does not always equate to lower crime rates. Memphis and Atlanta spend almost the same on police per person per year but have seen vastly different results.

Also happening this week: Graceland celebrates what would have been Elvis Presley’s 90th birthday.

The year in politics was topped by the presidential general election and several local election races that warmed political fires left untended by the distant campaign for president. The top political stories of 2024 also include the transition from elections to governing for other leaders.

Memphis Mayor Paul Young marked the first year of his four-year term as mayor at a New Year’s Day prayer breakfast where he talked about “turmoil” in schools and other “drama” locally.

The City of Memphis could move next year to examine Beale Street’s governing structure, potentially creating a new entity to oversee the street.

We’ve got also your guide to New Year’s Eve events and some inspiration for your 2025 resolutions.

Here’s a review of some of the major decisions the Memphis City Council made in 2024, including tax hikes, gun referendums and more.

Also happening this week: Hanukkah begins on Christmas Day for the first time since 2005.

The MSCS board has a history of lots of citizens showing up at its meetings in a bad mood. The political roundup also tracks how the city’s D.C. representatives voted on the plan to keep the federal government open. Meanwhile, the city council will meet at 4 p.m. in the new year instead of 3:30 p.m.

The proposed gates have been met with opposition, with an attorney for those in surrounding neighborhoods saying it gives “at least the appearance of being elitist and exclusionary.”

The Memphis Area Transit Authority Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday, Dec. 17, to install three consultants at the top of the troubled bus system — at some future point.