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  • City of Memphis

    Fire chief pushes Memphians to sign up for city emergency alert system

    The “Memphis Alerts” program was launched a month ago and is still building its base of users. It’s designed for emergencies and can go citywide or just to specific areas.

    By Bill Dries March 22, 2023
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    Party bus rules pass first checkpoint

    Memphis City Council members advance an ordinance for party buses. Supporters of the ordinance cite a lack of regulations and public disturbance problems for Downtown patrons.

    By Bill Dries March 21, 2023
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    Memphis mayoral residency referendum clears first reading

    A charter amendment that would require candidates for Memphis mayor and City Council to live in the city at least a year before election day could be headed to voters in 2024. 

    By Bill Dries March 22, 2023
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    MLGW power provider bid process was flawed, consultants say

    In the summer of 2022, the price of natural gas spiked. While the rest of the companies interested in MLGW’s power supply contract adjusted their prices, TVA was still using pricing prior to that time. Their bid came in lower, and everyone else’s came in higher — much higher. 

    By Keely Brewer, Samuel Hardiman March 22, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    City Council could seek $15M in MPD raises, possibly with tax increase

    The Memphis City Council could consider boosting Memphis Police Department pay by $15 million and it could take a tax increase to do it. 

    By Samuel Hardiman March 21, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Party bus proposal to be reviewed by City Council

    The ordinance would require a permit for the drivers of the “entertainment transportation vehicles.”

    By Bill Dries March 21, 2023
  • Elections

    Memphis City Council eyes one-year residency requirement for mayor

    The proposed ordinance comes up for council consideration as two contenders in the 2023 race for mayor have filed lawsuits over the current residency requirement.

    By Bill Dries March 21, 2023
  • South Memphis

    County urges South Memphis facility to reduce cancer-causing emissions

    The County Commission vote approves a nonbinding piece of legislation, but it’s a show of support for residents and groups such as Memphis Community Against Pollution. 

    By Keely Brewer March 21, 2023
  • South Memphis

    Citywide LED streetlight replacement program begins

    Memphis will spend $42 million to replace all 77,000 of its high-pressure sodium streetlights by the end of the year — a move that is equivalent to taking about 10,000 cars off the road. 

    By Keely Brewer March 21, 2023
  • Health Care

    County’s first cancer cluster study to be released

    The Shelby County Health Department commissioned the cancer cluster study last fall to learn about historical cancer rates in a South Memphis neighborhood. 

    By Keely Brewer March 21, 2023
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    Criminal justice reform group offers Strickland help with data

    Just City, a criminal justice reform organization that has often drawn Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s ire, has offered to help the City of Memphis publish more criminal justice data. 

    By Samuel Hardiman March 20, 2023
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    After $1.4M restoration, St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral hopes to revitalize

    Water damage throughout decades has weakened structural supports and plaster, much like the cathedral’s shrinking congregation.

    By Jane Roberts March 20, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    City Council Scorecard: Not-so-final votes on Tyre Nichols ordinances

    The Council Scorecard tracks final votes on a set of five ordinances with a vote one other one delayed. 

    By Bill Dries March 18, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Smart meters still failing as MLGW tackles 34,000+ delayed bills

    MLGW has processed bills for more than 34,000 users who were behind on payments because of faulty meters. That’s about 8% of MLGW electricity customers. 

    By Keely Brewer March 17, 2023
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    Polling data shows Memphis mayoral contest is ‘anyone’s game’

    An early unaffiliated poll shows Memphis NAACP President Van Turner, former mayor Willie Herenton and Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. tightly bunched at the top of the crowded Memphis mayoral race.

    By Samuel Hardiman March 16, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    ‘The future is arriving very quickly’ for MLGW

    The utility already has a five-year, $1 billion infrastructure investment plan, but if Shelby County is to be prepared for a rapidly changing energy market, MLGW President Doug McGowen said they need to think further ahead. 

    By Keely Brewer March 16, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Preservation groups call for Council review of plans to keep Coliseum

    The call comes as Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland has called for a $52-million, 10,000-seat soccer stadium to be built on the city-owned land where the Coliseum now stands.

    By Bill Dries March 15, 2023
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    The city’s residency requirement to dominate the race for Memphis mayor

    A line added to a page on the Shelby County Election Commission’s website the last day of February has turned this year’s race for Memphis mayor upside down.

    By Bill Dries March 13, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Strickland wants criminal data posted to court websites, not the city portal

    Strickland says his call Friday for more public data about court decisions on bail and sentencing would be part of existing websites outside of the city government’s data hub. 

    By Bill Dries March 13, 2023
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    Leaving TVA would require transmission network fix

    Any change in electricity provider could require changes in that transmission system, MLGW leadership says.

    By Samuel Hardiman March 13, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Poplar-White Station Library reopens

    The library had been closed since Feb. 2, when Memphis Police Department officer Geoffrey Redd was shot there.

    By Julia Baker March 13, 2023
  • Downtown

    Downtown Mobility Center to include 48 ‘EV-ready’ parking spaces

    The Mobility Center, scheduled to open in July, already has four parking spaces that are equipped for the installation of electric chargers for public use.

    By Rob Moore March 10, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Strickland’s letter to judges questions ‘revolving door,’ asks for transparency

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland delivered a letter to Shelby County officials questioning low bail and weak sentences and asking for bail-setting forms and judgments to be posted online. 

    By Julia Baker March 13, 2023
  • Shelby County

    County poised to join city to ask facility to reduce cancer-causing emissions

    A small, but patient, group of South Memphis residents concerned about a cancer-causing pollutant in their neighborhood waited five hours to address the Shelby County Board of Commissioners yesterday. 

    By Keely Brewer March 09, 2023
  • Public Safety

    City makes case to dismiss Alicia Franklin lawsuit

    The lawsuit filed by Alicia Franklin alleges negligence by the city regarding her alleged September 2021 sexual assault by Cleotha Henderson, aka Abston.

    By Alicia Davidson March 08, 2023

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