In the subpoena, the city is seeking any information that Shelby County DA Steve Mulroy’s office passed on information to attorneys for Tyre Nichols’ estate.

Marquavius Williams, 31, and Ontarian Malone, 27, were indicted April 9 on six counts of leaving the scene of an accident and six counts of official misconduct.

Also happening this week: The Memphis City Council and Shelby County Board of Commissioners dive into budgets, and school is out in Lakeland, Bartlett, Arlington and Millington. 

Dr. Scott Morris, a physician and Methodist minister, will step down as CEO of Church Health, the clinic he founded in 1987 that is today the largest faith-based, privately funded health clinic in the United States. 

After his heroic efforts to save 32 people from a capsized excursion boat on the Mississippi River, Tom Lee worked as a city sanitation worker and lived in the Klondike neighborhood.

Area residents should be on the lookout for severe weather Wednesday, May 8. 

The final vote on the joint city-county ordinance came a day after the Shelby County Board of Commissioners approved the same compromise.

The hike in the monthly solid-waste fee was passed on the first of three votes by the Memphis City Council. They heard there could be increases in the fee as they also weigh a property-tax hike.

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Interim Chief C.J. Davis told the Memphis City Council public-safety committee that the department has arrested an undisclosed number of people who attended the block party.

Director Delvin Lane told The Daily Memphian 901 Bloc Squad furloughs have been on and off since January and “went into ... full gear” three weeks ago.

Renee Parker Sekander, a Memphis native, graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Memphis City Council members talked about better camera surveillance and other measures with Memphis Parks Director Nick Walker.

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The administration of Mayor Paul Young wants the council to take the first of three votes Tuesday, May 7, on a $6.98 increase in the solid waste fee. The administration also will outline changes it would make to garbage collection with the increase.

The political roundup reviews Mayor Paul Young’s tax-hike pitch to citizens in Orange Mound. Also Justin J. Pearson on the shaky state of Democratic unity, and Telisa Franklin opens her campaign for the District 96 seat.

With the City of Memphis looking at a proposed 28% property-tax increase and some citizens calling for the government to cut the fat instead, The Daily Memphian reviewed the city’s proposed fiscal year 2025 budget.

Also happening this week: Shelby County Commissioners begin budget talks, and Tom Lee Park reopens temporarily.

The City of Memphis’ proposed capital-improvement budget includes issuing $17.6 million in debt over four years for the amphitheater’s renovation. A potential big-name operator could be interested, too.

High 5 would build an entertainment facility that would include a full-service restaurant and bar with bowling, video games and laser tag.

“Right now, we have a sense of urgency about what our equipment looks like in the Memphis Police Department, and how we can make sure that our officers are not outgunned as well,” Interim MPD Chief Davis said.

The $6.89 fee hike was among the focal points as City Council members held the first in a series of public forums Thursday, May 2, to gauge public opinion on the proposed 75-cent property-tax hike.

Memphis Mayor Paul Young Young discussed his vision of Memphis as the next ‘in’ city — a thriving metropolis ripe with amenities and opportunities. 

Jennifer Fason spoke before a crowd of 200 who gathered at Orange Mound Community Center Tuesday, April 30, at the latest One Memphis forum led by Memphis Mayor Paul Young.

The groundbreaking at Willow Park in East Memphis Tuesday, April 30, is the start of building the infrastructure for a fiber broadband network that is to connect the system to at least 85% of the city.

The filing is another front in the deepening legal conflict over the disputed second lieutenant position.

Outside of its bond rating and requirements from the state comptroller, Memphis has another reason to keep its $100 million rainy-day fund intact: the pending civil rights lawsuit from Tyre Nichols’ family and estate.