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    ‘Decorum’ questions follow intense city council discussion on police reform

    Citizens pushing for police reforms wanted quick action after the death of Tyre Nichols. Some on the council say they pushed too hard.

    By Bill Dries April 21, 2023
  • North Mississippi

    Judge asks Memphis, DeSoto officials to reconcile wastewater disagreement

    U.S. District Judge Mark Norris asked the parties in a dispute over the treatment of wastewater in northwest Mississippi to try and reach an accord before the decision fell to him.

    By Toni Lepeska April 20, 2023
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    Tennessee General Assembly approves $350M in Memphis stadium funding

    The funding, which is part of Gov. Bill Lee’s budget for the coming year, was approved with an amendment to allow the cash to be used for all city-owned stadiums.

    By Samuel Hardiman April 20, 2023
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    Nonprofit booster Give Back Memphis folds into New Memphis

    Babs Feibelman and Bill Craddock, who started the support system for nonprofits from their band of mostly retired friends, are turning their endeavor over to New Memphis.

    By Jane Roberts April 20, 2023
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    As work winds down, three local food vendors tapped for Tom Lee Park

    Visitors to the renovated Tom Lee Park will have their choice of ice cream, coffee, cocktails or a “Mac Daddy” brisket macaroni and cheese as they explore the park’s new pathways, play areas and shaded pavilions. 

    By Holly Whitfield April 26, 2023
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    Election Commission subpoenas Strickland in mayoral residency suit

    The city administration has declined to take a side on whether it believes the five-year residency requirement is in effect. That puts the city between the Election Commission, which wants some kind of court ruling on what the requirement is, and two mayoral candidates whose attorneys say they will pursue who raised the residency issue in the first place.

    By Samuel Hardiman, Bill Dries April 19, 2023
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    MLGW is looking to be more ‘agile.’ Here’s what that means

    Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division took steps Wednesday, April 19, toward becoming what its CEO describes as a more “agile” organization. 

    By Samuel Hardiman April 19, 2023
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    Strickland says curfew for kids will be enforced Downtown

    “It is not safe, and it is against the law, for children to be out at midnight without an adult. As every coach will say, ‘nothing good happens after midnight,’” Memphis mayor Jim Strickland said. 

    By Samuel Hardiman April 19, 2023
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    Call for $15M in MATA funding comes with push for regional transit authority

    MATA president and CEO Gary Rosenfeld called for a regional transit authority that could raise its own funding across a larger area and possibly move into street repairs and other “mobility” issues.

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    Trolleys missing from two Downtown lines for nearly a decade

    By Bill Dries April 17, 2023
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    Two Memphis mayoral candidates top fundraising. Then there’s everyone else

    The campaigns for several would-be Memphis mayors as well as close observers of the crowded race believe it’s going to take between $800,000 to $1.2 million to win the city’s highest office.

    By Samuel Hardiman April 17, 2023
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    MFD’s Bluff City Combat team takes training to another level

    On Friday and Saturday, April 14-15, these firefighters who are part of the department’s Bluff City Combat team, were to compete in the Pensacola Beach Firefighters Challenge, the first event in a six-month season that will include national and world competitions.

    By Don Wade April 15, 2023
  • Public Safety

    One bail lowered, one set for suspects in Prive shooting

    Two of the men charged in connection to the recent shooting at the Prive restaurant in Hickory Hill had their bail set in court Thursday, April 15.

    By Aarron Fleming April 13, 2023
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    Memphis aquifer’s protective layer looking ‘more like Swiss cheese’

    A five-year, $5 million study of the Memphis aquifer is nearing completion; it already has identified 23 previously undetected breaches in the aquifer’s protective clay layer. 

    By Keely Brewer April 14, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Paul Young still has the most money in 2023 Memphis mayor’s race

    Mayoral contender Paul Young has the largest campaign war chest across the last six months of campaigning. He also raised the most money in campaign finance reports covering the first three months of 2023.

    By Bill Dries April 14, 2023
  • North Mississippi

    Southaven mayor sees 400% sewer-rate increase without federal, state funding

    Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite testifies that the cost associated with a North Mississippi area taking over wastewater treatment could mean a significant increase for residents.

    By Toni Lepeska April 14, 2023
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    Now that Ya Ya is leaving, what’s next for the Memphis Zoo?

    The Memphis Zoo may put Asiatic bears in the day rooms that once housed the famous pandas that captivated crowds for 20 years.

    By Jane Roberts April 12, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    City council approves ‘Driver Equality Act,’ concluding police reform votes

    The council vote was chaotic as activists pushing for the passage of the measure complained about the council banning those who spoke at previous council sessions for using profanity.

    By Bill Dries April 12, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Liberty Park ground lease draws Cooper-Young business concerns

    City Council members got their first look Tuesday, April 11, at the city’s ground lease with Capstone for the commercial and multi-family frontage along Central Avenue. The council votes on the 30-year lease in two weeks.

    By Bill Dries April 11, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Solid waste fee hike possible for Memphis

    City solid waste services are projected to be about $7 million in the red for the fiscal year that ends June 30.

    By Bill Dries April 11, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Billions of impressions from Tyre Nichols’ death shapes outsiders perception of Memphis

    Efforts to brand the city paying off despite crimes, data shows. 

    By Samuel Hardiman April 11, 2023
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    Police reform ordinances reach critical final votes at the Memphis City Council

    Under an amendment, the consolidated police reform ordinance on the Tuesday, April 11, agenda would stand alongside separate ordinances on the same general reforms.

    By Bill Dries April 11, 2023
  • North Mississippi

    Memphis asks federal court to quickly disconnect DeSoto sewers

    Memphis and North Mississippi representatives are in federal court this week as a judge reviews the agreement between the two entities regarding sewage treatment.

    By Toni Lepeska, Beth Sullivan April 11, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Renovated Cossitt Library reopens today

    The long wait ends with more than 10,000 books, an upstairs performance space, digital studios for podcasts and a cafe.

    By Bill Dries April 11, 2023
  • State Government

    If Pearson is reappointed, is stadium funding in jeopardy? Probably not

    The dispute over reappointing an ousted state legislator doesn’t appear to put Memphis stadium funding in jeopardy.

    Related stories:

    Expelled Tennessee House reps retain counsel, including former US Attorney General

    Nashville Metro Council returns Justin Jones to the Tennessee House

    By Samuel Hardiman April 10, 2023
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    Van Turner says he lives in Binghampton, though MLGW bills show he doesn’t use any water

    Memphis mayoral hopeful Van Turner says his Binghampton home needs work but is his residence. MLGW bills show no water usage since the house’s MLGW bill was put in Turner’s name late last year.

    By Samuel Hardiman May 03, 2023

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