Council member Worth Morgan called for the delay Tuesday, citing Williams’ conviction and prison sentence for bribery and extortion. Meanwhile, another appointment to the airport authority is also on the council agenda in two weeks.Related story:
The council voice vote was unanimous to rename a street for Young Dolph on Tuesday, Dec. 7, but it came after some council members questioned the honor given the lyrics of some of his music.
Mental Health Court, providing mental health support to the accused, decreases the tendency of re-offending and improves public safety, officials say.
Most council members abstained or didn’t vote Monday in a test vote on the new proposal to allow Memphis Police officers to live outside the county ,but within a 50-mile radius.
City Court Clerk Myron Lowery is seeking to appoint former Shelby County Commission administrator Calvin Williams, once convicted on federal bribery charges while county commission administrator, as one of his deputy clerks.
City mulls major riverfront improvements with possible funding from the state.
The low-interest loan will finance infrastructure to protect parts of the city from flooding.
The RedZone Ministries Opportunity Zone Center will stand at 30,000 square feet and will house a large recreation facility, game room, cafe, multi-purpose room, classrooms and offices.
Memphis Councilman JB Smiley plans to sponsor a Memphis City Council resolution naming a street after the rapper.
Memphis City Council members talk about a new bid to allow police officers and firefighters to live outside Shelby County at a special committee session Monday, Dec. 6.
Shelby County Schools board members voted unanimously to approve a memorandum of understanding with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, effectively solidifying the deputies’ presence in schools after a monthslong debate.
The permanent exhibit shows the historical process of desegregation in the Fire Department.
After a year off because of the pandemic, the marathon returns Saturday, Dec. 4, with some changes to street closures. The changes put a priority on reopening streets in the South Main area first.
“It is surreal to think that I’m serving the community that made me,” Brandi Young said. “It’s humbling, it’s surreal to be in this position, this same spot where I grew up.”
Still trying to catch up from revenue and donations lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, area nonprofit leaders are hoping to finish the year strong.
Ornaments shaped like snowmen, stars, poinsettias and snowflakes hang on light poles along Elvis Presley between East Brooks Road and East Shelby Drive.
The annual meal giveaway feeds 5,000 on Thanksgiving, while other groups in the city also host holiday meals for hundreds more.
Su Casa gave boxes of turkey, produce and canned goods to families who attend the ministry’s adult English classes and bilingual preschool programs in Berclair.
Over the past 20 months, the complex has been the scene of more than 1,600 calls for police services, ranging from violent crime to drugs.
Mississippi contended that DeSoto County had the exclusive right to water from the Middle Claiborne Aquifer.
The Council Scorecard looks at the split decision on the last two of the pipeline ordinances and the end of a delayed plan to add a gas station to a part of Binghampton that already has a lot of gas pumps.
Memphis City Council member Edmund Ford Sr. said Friday evening he asked about a county employee’s use of personal pronouns because he didn’t know what they meant, but “could have been less harsh in my delivery and tone.”
The statewide group working for LGBTQ equality called a pair of tirades by council member Edmund Ford Sr. at Tuesday’s council session “bullying, trolling and abusive.”
The Tigers basketball coach and fellow hometown star said on Instagram video: “To get murdered like that, it just doesn’t sit well with me.”
The center’s newly renovated, 118,000-square-foot exhibit hall was recently used as the set for a History Channel commercial featuring Morgan Freeman.