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    TVA facing outages, record demand as rolling blackouts loom

    The TVA faces outages at two of its coal-fired plants and some of its natural gas plants, according to spokesperson Scott Brooks. 

    By Keely Brewer December 24, 2022
  • Update City of Memphis

    MLGW preps to restart rolling blackouts

    MLGW said Friday evening that it was preparing for the possibility of TVA requiring its customers to cut power load by at least 5%.

    By Bill Dries, Keely Brewer December 23, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    MPD responded to 205 crashes in 18 hours

    In the hour before MPD’s inclement weather policy was issued, police responded to 43 crashes. There were 23 crashes in the following hour, and 22 the next. 

    By Julia Baker December 23, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW rolls back rolling blackouts

    During a noon press conference, Memphis Light, Gas & Water president and CEO Doug McGowen announced that MLGW will not be doing any rolling blackouts. 

    By Keely Brewer December 23, 2022
  • Update City of Memphis

    Mix of sleet and snow blows in as temperatures nosedive to zero

    Here are the links to report outages, find shelter and get rides if you have to get out in the dangerous temperatures that aren’t expect to crack 20 degrees until late Saturday morning. 

    By Bill Dries, Julia Baker December 23, 2022
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    20 years ago, two giant pandas came to Memphis and made an enormous impact

    As Ya Ya and Le Le prepare to return home to China in the coming months, Memphis Zoo officials are preparing to make an official bid for a new mating pair of pandas. 

    Related story:

    Leaders, residents say goodbye to giant pandas

    By Jane Roberts March 28, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Doug McGowen heads first MLGW meeting as severe cold bears down on Memphis

    Though dangerously cold wind chills are predicted for the Memphis area, MLGW doesn’t expect widespread power outages. But McGowen is keeping a focus on the local water system. 

    By Keely Brewer December 21, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    $89M renovation of Downtown Sheraton gets boost from City Council

    The 5% surcharge on items bought and rooms rented at the Downtown Sheraton hotel goes to finance a renovation of the existing 600-room hotel by the Renasant Convention Center. 

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    City Council passes Klondike tax vote, but residents’ concerns remain

    By Bill Dries December 21, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    City Council passes Klondike tax vote, but residents’ concerns remain

    The unanimous Memphis City Council vote approving the tax increment financing district in Klondike follows months of delay. Debates about residents’ displacement and representation will stick around into the new year.

    By Bill Dries December 20, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Klondike, Sheraton projects top year’s last City Council agenda

    The Memphis City Council session involves Klondike and Sheraton tax votes, as well as a look at the Dream Hotel next to Peabody Place and the city’s animal ordinance.

    By Bill Dries December 19, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Klondike revitalization meets skepticism before final votes by city, county

    A public hearing highlighted skepticism about past efforts to bring blighted areas back to life, and fears the North Memphis neighborhood’s current residents could be displaced.

    By Bill Dries December 19, 2022
  • Metro

    Invasive black carp now thriving in the Mississippi River basin

    A new multi-year report from the U.S. Geological Survey found the range of black carp in the Mississippi River basin now includes the entirety of the river, from New Orleans to the southeastern edge of Iowa.

    By Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk December 19, 2022
  • Premium City of Memphis

    Questions remains over MLGW power bid process

    When GDS Associates first evaluated the 20-odd proposals for Memphis’s power supply contract earlier this year, TVA was not the frontrunner. The initial scoring actually awarded the highest score to NextEra Energy.

    By Keely Brewer December 18, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    The ‘porch pirates’ are out there, poaching packages — here’s how to prevent it

    Residents across Memphis react to the rate of package thefts, often moments after they’re delivered, from the front porch. Here are some tips on how to protect yourself from porch pirates this holiday season. 

    By Jasmine McCraven December 16, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    City Council redistricting committee starts with question of who should redraw district lines

    A redistricting committee explores whether City Council members seeking reelection on the October 2023 Memphis ballot take a hand in redrawing their district lines.

    By Bill Dries December 13, 2022
  • Metro

    Civil Rights pioneer Walter L. Bailey Jr. honored with commissioned portrait

    Bailey is perhaps best known as a lawyer representing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the sanitation workers’ strike of 1968, and also took on several high-profile legal battles to desegregate Memphis schools.

    By Alicia Davidson December 13, 2022
  • Premium City of Memphis

    Pedestrian fatalities: the numbers behind the story

    According to the most recent data available Thursday, Dec. 8 at 1 p.m., 78 pedestrians have been killed so far this year. Read on for a deeper dive into the data, which the DM obtained from the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. 

    By Alicia Davidson December 12, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Memphis Sports & Events Center is open for business — and play

    “Sports tourism and Memphis youth: that’s what this is about,” said Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland at the opening of the Memphis Sports & Events Center at Liberty Park. 

    By Alicia Davidson December 10, 2022
  • Premium City of Memphis

    MLGW power vote doesn’t pull plug on energy provider questions

    Even though MLGW is in some ways back where it started, the power provider RFP wasn’t all for naught, said the utility’s board chair. 

    By Keely Brewer December 09, 2022
  • Premium City of Memphis

    Haney Co. poses last minute challenge to MLGW vote, denied by board

    After a lawyer for the Franklin L. Haney Co. spoke during Wednesday’s MLGW board meeting, the board took a brief, unplanned recess to consult its legal team.

    Related story:

    MLGW rejects TVA’s long-term contract

    By Keely Brewer December 08, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW rejects TVA’s long-term contract

    MLGW will continue its 80-year relationship with TVA through its current contract, but Commissioner Carl Person encouraged the board to work closely with the utility to seek an agreement that best suits Memphis and its ratepayers. 

    By Keely Brewer December 07, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Klondike TIF delayed to last city council meeting of year

    The delay to the Dec. 20 council session mirrors a delay by the Shelby County Commission. The council also delayed a vote on a settlement to the damage deposit dispute between Memphis River Parks Partnership and the Memphis in May International Festival.

    By Bill Dries December 06, 2022
  • Downtown

    City council questions Sheraton tourism surcharge

    The terms of the tax incentive for adding a 300-room tower to the existing Sheraton convention center hotel include keeping the value of the existing hotel at its 1998 assessment for tax purposes. Although they don’t have a vote on the incentive terms, Memphis City Council members say their concerns are linked to their vote on a hotel tourism surcharge.

    By Bill Dries December 06, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW votes tomorrow on long-term TVA contract

    The vote will determine whether MLGW signs a long-term contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority or continues with its current contract.

    By Keely Brewer December 07, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Swearengen-Washington joins Memphis City Council

    The council renews discussions Tuesday on a damage deposit agreement for the Memphis In May International Festival’s use of Tom Lee Park as well as a tourism surcharge for the Downtown Memphis Sheraton Hotel.

    By Bill Dries December 05, 2022

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