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  • Memphis Tigers Football

    Simmons Bank changes mind on name of Liberty Bowl stadium

    Simmons Bank, which is acquiring the rights to rename the venue, has decided to switch out one word.

    By Drew Hill October 21, 2021
  • Elections

    An early look at Memphis City Council redistricting

    The new district lines will reflect a drop of 16,000 Memphians by the U.S. Census count and populations gains in three of the seven single-member City Council districts as well as drops in the head count in the other four districts. 

    By Bill Dries October 21, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    $21 an hour EDGE minimum wage proposal goes down in council vote

    The higher minimum wage for EDGE tax break incentives was well short of seven votes Tuesday, Oct. 19, on the Memphis City Council. Opponents of the measure defeated a move to delay the outcome but there may still be some life left in the call for higher pay for tax breaks.

    By Bill Dries October 19, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    Robberies of MLGW tree-trimming crews get City Council’s attention, more

    In other action Tuesday, Oct. 19, the council delayed a final vote on a comprehensive downzoning plan and approved funding for the start of the next phase of construction on the South City development.

    By Bill Dries October 19, 2021
  • Elections

    Redistricting hits snag as City Council debate continues

    The council tabled a move to put an ad hoc working group in place, similar to what the Shelby County Commission already has up and running. The delay came after a discussion about motives, snakes, the city’s method of redistricting and protecting incumbents.

    By Bill Dries October 19, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    City Council approves projects to spend ARPA allocation

    Most of the early proposals for the council’s share of ARPA funding took a cut in their dollar figures in the compromise worked out by Chase Carlisle and Edmund Ford Sr.

    By Bill Dries October 19, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    City Council taking final vote on downzoning 20 areas

    The Tuesday, Oct. 18, City Council session also includes a vote on further commercial uses of the Annesdale Mansion and a vote on raising the minimum wage to qualify for economic development tax break incentives.

    By Bill Dries October 18, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    Redrawing of SCS districts grows more complex

    Meanwhile, the Shelby County Election Commission has underlined with a resolution that it needs to have redistricting maps for the school board and the Shelby County Commission no later than Nov. 8 to be ready for the 2022 county elections.

    By Bill Dries October 16, 2021
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Former First Lady calls for persistence during Freedom Awards

    Former First Lady Michelle Obama was joined by Poor People’s Campaign founders Rev. William Barber and Liz Theoharis in an awards ceremony that was for the most part conducted live in an Orpheum theater without an audience.

    By Bill Dries October 14, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    ‘Better Community Summit’ series unveiled to combat violent crime

    Federal and local law enforcement introduce a new plan to tackle violent crime by holding community summits throughout the city. 

    By Yolanda Jones October 14, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    Postal shooting victims, gunman described by those who knew them best

    An Orange Mound postal facility where three people including the gunman died earlier this week was back in operation Thursday.

    By Yolanda Jones October 15, 2021
  • Transportation & Logistics

    Groups hosting town hall about MATA changes

    Three organizations against the Memphis Area Transit Authority’s recent service changes are holding a town hall meeting Friday, Oct. 15, in Boxtown.

    By Omer Yusuf October 14, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    City Council Scorecard: Test vote on EDGE incentives

    The Council Scorecard looks at a lopsided council committee vote earlier this month on a new minimum wage for EDGE incentives and the outside events influencing it.

    By Bill Dries October 14, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    Tom Lee Park plan gets $800K in state funding for river’s edge trail

    Memphis River Parks Partnership President Carol Coletta called the riverfront path “one of the most important parts of the park.”

    By Bill Dries October 13, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    City parks division gets rebrand, new website

    Memphis Parks Director Nick Walker discusses rebranding and a website that emphasizes programming in city parks, as well as plans for a return to amateur sports leagues.

    By Bill Dries October 13, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    Katrina Robinson seeks new trial or acquittal

    Attorneys for state Sen. Katrina Robinson have filed a motion asking for a new trial or acquittal after she was found guilty last month of four wire fraud charges. 

    By Yolanda Jones October 11, 2021
  • Elections

    Complex judicial races and issues bloom ahead of 2022 elections

    A veteran Public Defender is seeking to become the first Indian-American to serve as a judge in Shelby County. But Sanjeev Memula is considering which of the nine criminal divisions of General Sessions Court he will seek.

    By Bill Dries October 11, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    SCS offers retroactive COVID-19 sick leave

    Shelby County Schools has announced that employees can receive up to 10 consecutive days of paid sick leave while in isolation following a positive COVID-19 test. 

    By Daja E. Henry October 07, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    Germantown looks to provide water to residents on southern edge of suburb

    Germantown is beginning the process of providing its water services to residents in the southernmost portion of the city.

    By Abigail Warren October 07, 2021
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    A bunch of bologna: Memphis groups billed state for meals they didn’t serve

    Two Memphis organizations providing meals to children in the summer of 2020 billed the state for meals they didn’t serve. Federally funded food programs have been susceptible to fraud for years.

    By Ian Round October 06, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    Council approves $4.9 million for City Hall facade repairs

    The council also delayed action on several resolutions awarding federal American Rescue Plan Act funding allocated for the council’s uses. 

    By Bill Dries October 05, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    New pipeline restrictions modeled on city process for telecom access

    The City Council approved the pipeline right-of-way ordinance on the first of three votes Tuesday, Oct. 5. It covers the entire city, requiring a permitting process for any work done beneath or across city streets. 

    By Bill Dries October 05, 2021
  • Business

    $21-an-hour threshold for EDGE incentives faces long odds in council

    City Council members took a test vote of sorts in committee sessions on a proposal to make pay of $21 an hour the minimum for getting tax breaks from EDGE. The new Ford plant in Haywood County came up in the discussion.

    By Bill Dries October 05, 2021
  • Ford Megasite

    Council spars with TVA on coal ash disposal plan, role in Ford plant

    The council is on record opposing TVA’s plan to truck coal ash from the old Allen Fossil Plant to a landfill in Capleville. The Tuesday council committee discussion also ventured into TVA’s role in the Blue Oval City Ford battery plant. 

    By Bill Dries October 05, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    Council considers funding to change City Hall’s look

    The $4.9 million in funding would replace much, but not all, of the 55-year old structure’s exterior marble veneer.

    By Bill Dries October 05, 2021

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