A city charter change that would allow the mayor and members of the city council to serve three consecutive terms goes on the ballot in August. 

The council’s passage of first reading of the ordinance to create the special fund for an overhaul of the city bus system was approved the day after the Shelby County Commission took the same action.

Police chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis is just two weeks shy of her anniversary with the Memphis Police Department. Yesterday, she updated the Memphis City Council on what she’s done in the past year as well as changes she’s still planning. 

Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Memphis) dedicated $3 million to funding the redevelopment of the Historic Melrose High building in Orange Mound as part of his appropriation request for fiscal year 2023. 

The report on sexual-abuse coverups among Southern Baptist congregations includes connection to a local megachurch.

The Tuesday, May 24, council agenda also includes the second of three votes on a companion ballot question that would allow partisan primaries in city elections.

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In 1968, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Memphis to support the sanitation workers’ strike as part of the campaign.

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“I understand major renovations (at FedExForum) are going to be needed,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said, “but I don’t think it’s scary at all.”

In a ceremony Friday, the Community Redevelopment Agency presented residents with plaques that they placed at the foot of their chosen tree.

The May 28 Great American River Run will pass the Orpheum, the National Civil Rights Museum and FedExForum and includes a great view of the river. 

The May county primary results are certified and the Democratic and Republican nominees who advanced to the August ballot are now seeking to appeal to a larger group of voters in that election.

The one-mile section, which includes the Greenway bridge and a boardwalk, formally opened Tuesday, May 17.

William “Bill” R. Hughes was one of the first Black Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies and the first African American superintendent of the Shelby County Penal Farm.

The City Council Scorecard tracks the latest moves on proposed August ballot questions that would extend term limits for council members and introduce city primary elections if approved by voters.

The logistics of the concert business have changed dramatically since the city’s last stadium show 25 years ago, with more elaborate stages. The planned renovation announced last week would allow the biggest tours to again have a venue in Memphis.

The organization is holding similar rallies nationwide in support of retaining abortion rights in light of the U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that was leaked May 2.

Make no mistake, Memphis is partnering with the city in a “transformational renovation” of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in order to get to a better conference. Will it work? 

Strickland said he left the decision about whether to renovate the city-owned stadium or build a new one on the university campus to the university.

Finding workers is a challenge, and Doug Browne of the Greater Memphis Chamber believes a recession could help the workforce challenges in some ways.

More than 200 teams began setting up tents, cookers, coolers and decorations for the world’s largest competitive barbecue cooking contest.

The two issues could be up for a citywide referendum in August. 

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MLGW is currently requesting proposals from various providers for a possible move to a new electric power provider.

Tennessee Valley Authority officials got a hostile reception when they took an economic development study to the Memphis City Council Tuesday.

The council will mix a first vote on the city property tax rate Tuesday with more discussion and votes on two ballot questions for the August ballot — one on expanding term limits and the other allowing for partisan city primaries.

The rate of $3.399 advanced Monday, May 9, on first reading with uncertainty ahead for the second of three votes on May 23. 

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