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  • 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
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    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
  • Elections

    McKissack ‘enthusiastically considering’ bid for Memphis mayor

    The MSCS board chairwoman, who in August won a second four-year term, referred to the board’s $480,000 severance package for superintendent Joris Ray as a “challenge” in which the school board showed leadership.

    By Bill Dries September 26, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Owner of Downtown disco arrested

    The owner of Paula & Raiford’s Disco in Downtown Memphis was charged with misdemeanor assault Thursday, Sept. 15, according to Shelby County Criminal Justice records.

    By Alicia Davidson September 21, 2022
  • Elections

    County Commission Scorecard: Settling an old score in a new term

    The Commission Scorecard tracks votes on an attempt to change who investigates ethics complaints and selection of a new chairman and chairman pro tempore at the first meeting of the term.

    By Bill Dries September 19, 2022
  • Education

    School board chair plans run for Memphis mayor

    Michelle McKissack is currently chairwoman of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board and is looking at a potential run for Memphis mayor.

    By Bill Dries September 19, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Preliminary hearing set for Ezekiel Kelly

    Kelly’s attorney, Jennifer Case, also asked to subpoena juvenile records for the suspect in the shooting rampage last week that left six people shot, including three who died.

    By Julia Baker September 16, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Audubon Park golf course tees up complete redesign

    The Audubon Park golf course will change dramatically with the redesign; every hole will be part of the project and the course itself will be expanded. 

    By Alicia Davidson September 14, 2022
  • Public Safety

    City Council wants 50 Highway Patrol troopers to support MPD

    In wide-ranging discussion about violent crime, the Memphis City Council voted to ask the state for at least 50 more state troopers for at least six months and a digital messaging system similar to Amber Alert.

    By Bill Dries September 13, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    City Council talks crime after a violent week puts new urgency in discussion

    The council’s monthly crime update from Memphis Police brass could be more than a regular check-in. Last week’s violence has renewed a long-running civic discussion. And it has moved swiftly to questions about the criminal justice system.

    By Bill Dries September 12, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    City Council Scorecard: New face, runoff reprise and One Beale deal

    The scorecard looks at two special meetings this month that filled an open council seat, shut down another city charter change ballot question and approved a compromise on One Beale.

    By Bill Dries September 12, 2022
  • Shelby County

    New laws, funding cuts raise concerns teen births will rise

    Federal and state funds for local prevention efforts, including comprehensive sexual and reproductive health education in schools, began drying up before the pandemic.

    By David Waters September 11, 2022
  • Spirit of Memphis

    ‘Eliza. It means joy.’ Hundreds gather to remember Eliza Fletcher

    Cars overflowed from the Second Presbyterian Church parking lot onto Central Avenue as the community gathered Saturday, Sept. 10, for the funeral of Eliza Fletcher. 

    By Alicia Davidson September 12, 2022

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