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  • City of Memphis

    Memphis Zoo’s African elephant star of event to help endangered pachyderms

    The zoo is hosting a couple of events related to elephants over the next couple of weekends. 

    By Karen Pulfer Focht October 01, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Low water affects Mississippi River barge traffic

    The National Weather Service predicts the Mississippi River at Memphis will reach its second-lowest level ever by Oct. 13. The drought is limiting barge traffic, just as crops harvested in the early fall need to be transported.

    By The Associated Press October 02, 2022
  • Midtown

    Pride-themed march in Midtown protests cancellation of drag show

    “We have families and rights. To see the children, who were having a good time, crying and terrified, was horrible,” said organizer Jenna Dunn. “It lit a fire inside of me that was already burning.”

    By Joshua Carlucci October 03, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Rep. Cohen wants to tear down TVA ‘fence’ preventing competitive electricity market

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission chair has called TVA’s federally defined geographic service territory “a vestige of a bygone era in the region.”

    By Keely Brewer October 01, 2022
  • Public Safety

    ‘We are in a war': Government, community leaders discuss rising crime

    Speakers during the panel discussion represented each of the steps against gun violence outlined in the Safe Community Action Plan: focused deterrence approach, violence intervention, federal prosecution of gun crime, communications campaign, reduction in theft of guns from vehicles and Memphis Police Department Gun Crime Unit.

    By Julia Baker September 29, 2022
  • State Government

    Lee to increase TBI crime lab staff, state troopers on Memphis roads

    “It’s important to this community. … It’s one step in a number of steps that we will continue to make to support the process,” the governor said.

    By Bill Dries September 30, 2022
  • Education

    Amazon adopts 20 schools in largest MSCS Adopt-A-School partnership

    Amazon has partnered with Memphis-Shelby County Schools, adopting 20 schools to provide assistance in the largest such partnership ever for MSCS. 

    By Aarron Fleming September 28, 2022
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    Strickland proposes return to the police, fire pension plan cut in 2014

    Mayor Jim Strickland touted the proposal, on its way to the Memphis City Council for the next budget season, as a way to retain and recruit public safety employees in the police and fire departments. For the police and fire unions, the proposal is the second part of a two-part push to restore what the City Council cut.

    By Bill Dries, Julia Baker September 28, 2022
  • Education

    MSCS seeks dismissal of contract lawsuit

    The lawsuit was filed in August by one of the district’s two teacher unions, the Memphis-Shelby County Education Association.

    By Aarron Fleming September 28, 2022
  • Education

    MSCS board names new chair and vice chair

    Althea Greene, who has served as vice chair for the last two years, will replace Michelle McKissack as board chair. Sheleah Harris will replace Greene as vice chair.

    By Aarron Fleming September 27, 2022
  • Elections

    City Council approves $16.5 million in parks projects line items

    The set of a dozen appropriation resolutions topped a relatively uneventful council agenda Tuesday, Sept. 27.

    Related story:

    Memphis City Council to consider resolution enforcing curfew for juveniles

    By Bill Dries September 27, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Strickland says too early to discuss possible police missteps in violent crime chain

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says it’s too early to tell if there were police missteps in how they handled the violent crimes of the last three weeks because investigations are still underway. 

    By Bill Dries September 28, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Memphis City Council to consider resolution enforcing curfew for juveniles

    The resolution also requests MPD work with the city administration on a proposal to open one or more overnight curfew centers. 

    By Julia Baker September 28, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Ursula Madden leaves City Hall for BlueOval City

    Madden has been with Mayor Jim Strickland since he took office in 2016. She leaves City Hall next week to work with Ford’s BlueOval City joint venture.

    By Bill Dries February 07, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    MATA and LeMoyne-Owen partner to bridge technology gap for bus riders

    “There’s a need for training to help our riders take advantage of the technology through our Go901 app ... ,” said MATA chief of staff Bacarra Maudlin. 

    By Alicia Davidson September 27, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    City Council continues crime, rape kit discussions

    The council discussion is the second since a series of violent crimes earlier this month that have raised new questions about how police and the community are battling violent crime.

    By Bill Dries September 27, 2022
  • Elections

    County Commission confirms Harris executive appointments

    The 10 reappointments were voted on individually Monday. There was only one no vote against any of the nominees.

    By Bill Dries September 26, 2022
  • Premium City of Memphis

    MLGW: 23 bids, 5,000 pages of documents and a one-hour presentation

    Only three bidders — NextEra Energy, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Franklin L. Haney Company — submitted full-requirement proposals to MLGW during its RFP process for a new energy provider. 

    By Keely Brewer September 27, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Audubon Park redesign draws heckler, questions at groundbreaking

    Neighbors of the park generally supported the new playground and picnic pavilion planned, but voiced concerns about a rendering from earlier this month that appeared to show the park’s lake as part of the golf course expansion. The city’s parks director says the rendering wasn’t accurate.

    By Bill Dries September 26, 2022
  • Food

    Gordon brings a new kind of grocery experience to Memphis

    Gordon Food Service opens in Midtown on Thursday and it’s a new kind of grocery for Memphis, a wholesale and retail combination complete with a big produce section and a deli.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 26, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Cleanup group talks long-term and short-term fixes for blight, illegal dumping

    The city is adding a convenience dumpster site soon at Collins Yard and next year, plans to roll out artificial intelligence tracking to address blight and illegal dumping.

    By Bill Dries September 23, 2022
  • Opinion

    Opinion: TVA’s proposal is terrible for Memphis and Shelby County

    MLGW has failed its fiduciary duties to its ratepayers. The ratepayers deserves a fair RFP. City Council should vote against the TVA contract until all questions are answered, even if it takes a few years.

    By Jim Gilliland Jr. September 22, 2022
  • Elections

    County Commission to form committee focusing on violent crime

    The ongoing discussion and debate were also present Wednesday, Sept. 21, as commissioners interviewed 30 attorneys who have applied to fill three vacant positions for judicial commissioners.

    By Bill Dries September 21, 2022
  • Metro

    MLGW hears public opposition to long-term TVA contract

    Several citizens publicly objected to a long-term contract between MLGW and the TVA, saying the utility shouldn’t lock itself into a deal that diminishes its negotiating power in a rapidly changing energy market. 

    By Keely Brewer September 21, 2022
  • Elections

    Canvassing groups tackle voter registration — and voter turnout

    The voter registration deadline for the Nov. 8 ballot gives a sense of urgency to the latest canvassing forays into the city to increase not only voter registration but voter turnout. 

    By Bill Dries September 20, 2022

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