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    MPD chief loses council test vote on reappointment

    The grilling was part of the reappointment process for Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis, whom Mayor Paul Young is recommending to continue in her role. The council returns to the matter in two weeks when the vote will determine whether she stays.

    By Bill Dries January 09, 2024
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    Police chief tops list of mayoral appointments coming before City Council

    The council questions 17 appointees by Mayor Paul Young to his administration in Tuesday committee sessions. Council chairman JB Smiley Jr. says the process will not be the swift confirmation process with few questions that it has been in the past.

    By Bill Dries January 09, 2024
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    County Commission to start 2024 by diving into parliamentary procedure

    Shelby County commissioners start the new year Monday, Jan. 8, with a short agenda and a deeper dive into the details and rules of getting to votes on resolutions and ordinances.

    By Bill Dries January 08, 2024
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    Memphians remember Tyre Nichols at one-year anniversary vigil

    “Memphis, we need to get it together here because we going in the wrong direction,” said RowVaughn Wells, Tyre Nichols’ mother, at the one-year anniversary vigil in Hickory Hill. “This is a beautiful city, I used to brag about it. I don’t brag about it anymore.”

    By Kambui Bomani January 10, 2024
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    This Week in Memphis: General Assembly kicks off, Bartlett may part with Memphis library

    Elvis Presley would have been 89 on Monday, Jan. 8. And as always, Graceland is hosting a party. Also this week: The Memphis City Council holds its first meeting since new members were elected.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 08, 2024
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    Timeline: The death of Tyre Nichols and what’s happened since

    The weather in Memphis on Jan. 7, 2023, was mild, with clear skies and temperatures in the 50s. But the events of that night created a storm that still hovers over the city.

    By Ben Wheeler January 10, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Indicted corrections officer wants separate trial

    Chelsey Duckett and her co-defendents have been indicted for alleged roles in the death of Gershun Freeman, who died in 2022 after an altercation with the officers at Shelby County Jail.

    By Aarron Fleming January 05, 2024
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    ‘I’m on the fence:’ City Council mixed on keeping police chief

    The reappointment of Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis as police chief is among the slew of mayoral appointments that the Memphis City Council is slated to consider at its first meeting of 2024.

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    ‘No tolerance for the chaos:’ Young pledges unified front to fight crime

    By Samuel Hardiman, Bill Dries January 05, 2024
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    ‘No tolerance for the chaos:’ Young pledges unified front to fight crime

    “We hear our citizens loud and clear,” said Memphis Mayor Paul Young. “They want to see action. They want to see us strategizing and figuring out how we’re going to reduce the chaos, the hurt and the pain that we see in our community.”

    By Samuel Hardiman January 04, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    Crashes, transmission issue culprit for Christmas power outages

    The holiday’s most extensive outage was caused when part of a high-voltage transmission tower broke, triggering a safety response. 

    By Samuel Hardiman January 03, 2024
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    Elvis Birthday Week celebrates his legacy — from beginning to end

    Graceland will host its four days of events beginning Friday, Jan. 5, and finishing on The King’s Monday, Jan. 8, birthday, with a fan meetup, stories, tours, music and, of course, cake. 

    By Kambui Bomani January 02, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    Former city communications chief headed to Atlanta

    Fouché served in city government for years, succeeding Ursula Madden for the top communications job in September 2022.

    By Samuel Hardiman January 02, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    One of last two surviving 1968 sanitation workers dies

    In an NPR interview in 2018, Elmore Nickelberry said, “I knew I wasn’t no garbage man. I just worked in garbage.”

    By Bill Dries January 03, 2024
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    Calkins: The new mayor offers ‘hope.’ And, yes, that’s a start.

    Memphis Mayor Paul Young offered fresh “hope” at his swearing-in ceremony. And while that won’t solve the city’s many problems, it is at least a good start. 

    By Geoff Calkins January 02, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    Young takes oath with call to ‘save our city’

    Paul Young and 12 of the 13 city council members took the oath of office at the Cannon Center to begin new four-year terms at City Hall. Young said the city will rise or fall depending on what happens in the next four years.

    By Bill Dries January 02, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    This Week in Memphis: Young takes oath; one year since fatal Nichols stop

    Also happening: Cleotha Abston’s attorney requests Davidson County jurors for his trial, and the Shelby County Commission holds its first committee sessions of the year.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 31, 2023
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    Through storms of COVID and crime, Strickland’s Memphis pushed forward

    Jim Strickland’s years as mayor took Memphis into its third century of existence, through the COVID-19 pandemic and brought it face-to-face with some of the worst crimes and crime waves in its modern history.

    By Samuel Hardiman December 31, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Paul Young projects hope at pre-inauguration parade and block party

    The Saturday parade and block party on Tiger Lane is one of four events in three days that includes Paul Young taking the oath of office as mayor of Memphis Monday at the Cannon Center.

    By Bill Dries December 30, 2023
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    Strickland exits as a tough political foe and dominant force in local politics

    With an ability to cross racial lines, the outgoing Memphis mayor was a boss who knew how to delegate and trust experts but did not abdicate responsibility for making decisions. 

    By Samuel Hardiman, Bill Dries December 31, 2023
  • Premium City of Memphis

    A look back at the five outgoing Memphis City Council members

    Four Memphis City Council members leave the body after serving eight years. Another is leaving after five years. Here’s what they accomplished and what they said. 

    By Bill Dries December 29, 2023
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    Memphis voters to decide five ballot questions in 2024

    Here’s a look at the five referendums Memphis voters will decide in 2024 that, if approved, would change future elections. 

    By Bill Dries December 28, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Some familiar names but also new blood will join Young administration

    Memphis Mayor-elect Paul Young’s administration continued to take shape this week with the incoming mayor announcing most of his remaining appointments.

    By Samuel Hardiman December 28, 2023
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    A look back at the major decisions by this term’s City Council members

    The four-year term of the Memphis City Council is at an end. The Daily Memphian’s Council Scorecard has chronicled 158 critical decisions by the body over that term. Here are the most critical decisions ones.

    By Bill Dries December 27, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Council Scorecard: MLGW rate hike, stadium deal, council health benefits

    The last City Council Scorecard of the year includes a pay raise for the new mayor, another ballot question for 2024 and several items for the new council to decide.

    By Bill Dries December 26, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    As climate risks increase, Mississippi River towns look to each other for solutions

    The past few years have brought wild fluctuations between flooding and drought, bringing more stress to the communities nestled along the Mississippi’s 2,350 miles.

    By Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk December 26, 2023

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