A young mother, a community educator and a new social development firm work to unpack and defy grim teen birth statistics, build healthy families and ‘redesign’ the community.

In September 2021, a woman told police Cleotha Abston abducted and raped her at gunpoint, yet Abston remained free until he was arrested earlier this week for Eliza Fletcher’s murder.

Corteria Wright, who died in a shooting Wednesday night, was not killed by Ezekiel Kelly, the 19-year-old accused of going on a city-wide shooting spree.

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Corteria Wright, 17, was killed Wednesday during the shooting rampage, but at the hands of a different killer.

Leaders of the local Justice and Safety Alliance talked about the week of violence that has shaken the city on “Behind The Headlines.” 

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Three of the victims of alleged mass shooter Ezekiel Kelly, 19, have been identified. 

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Council members had questions about whether the financing sets a precedent now that the owners of the Downtown Memphis Sheraton have plans to add several hundred rooms to the original convention center hotel.

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Lyash cited stability, discounted base rates and flexibility for utilities to build out carbon-free generation as the biggest draws for a long-term contract, but its terms are nonnegotiable. 

As Memphis officials review bids of competitors who might replace the Tennessee Valley Authority as the city’s sole supplier of electricity, a Freedom of Information lawsuit seeks release of salary information on TVA’s four regional vice presidents. 

The special meeting is the second in a week for the council. The compromise involving $10 million was announced by Mayor Jim Strickland before the Labor Day weekend.

The recommendation Thursday, Sept. 1, from MLGW CEO and President J.T. Young will likely not be the last word on the issue.

The Tennessee director of the Southern Environmental Law Center said TVA’s proposed agreement make it difficult to change energy providers, and it’s unlikely that MLGW would undergo another evaluation process similar to the current one if it signs a long-term deal. 

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The item would have required the winner of the 2023 Memphis mayor’s race to get a majority of the votes either on election day or in a runoff.

Teri Dockery, a counselor at the YMCA, is the newest Memphis City Council member.

Mulroy, a Democrat, defeated incumbent Republican Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich in the Aug. 4 general election.

Native Memphian Aftan Strong will lead the group of judges that will hear cases on a daily basis in the court.

The 12 council members have seven applicants for the seat, vacant since the Aug. 9 resignation of Jamita Swearengen.

At Thursday’s meeting, MLGW management will recommend whether they think the utility should continue with TVA or go with a different power provider. 

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As tensions continue between Memphis in May and the Memphis River Parks Partnership, the festival’s stance has communicated to potential ticket-buyers that anything different than the old festival on the old footprint is destined to be a lesser experience. But it doesn’t have to be. 

Another round of suburbs add their input Tuesday, Aug. 30, on the potential MLGW-TVA split. 

The City of Memphis paid $600,000 for the high-visibility location at 61 S. McLean.

Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner will declare he’s in the running for the new Memphis mayor Thursday, Sept. 1, at the former home to Confederate monuments. 

Half of Shelby County’s suburbs passed a resolution seeking a voice in decisions regarding Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division.