About Us | Contact Us | Email Preferences | Help | Donate

Subscribe
  • My Account
  • Help
Log In
Metro Business Op-Ed Sports Arts Food Suburbs Neighborhoods Obits Marketplace Games
  1. Donate
  2. Subscribe
  3. Newsletters
  4. Public Notices
  5. Memphis Events
  6. Podcasts
  7. Gift Subscriptions
  8. Seminars
  9. Job Listings
  10. Advertise With Us
  11. Sponsored Content
City of Memphis Shelby County State Government Education Public Safety Elections Spirit of Memphis The Early Word Behind The Headlines Ask the Memphian
Add Daily Memphian to Home Screen

City of Memphis

  • City of Memphis
  • Shelby County
  • State Government
  • Education
  • Public Safety
  • Elections
  • Spirit of Memphis
  • The Early Word
  • On the Record
  • Behind The Headlines
  • City of Memphis

    Food Bank CEO: We’ve seen people who’ve ‘never been in a food line’

    Leaders of the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association and Mid-South Food Bank talked on “Behind The Headlines” about how the pandemic has changed their distribution models. 

    By Bill Dries December 04, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    For Terri Lee Freeman, leaving rights museum ‘a personal decision’

    National Civil Rights Museum president Terri Lee Freeman is leaving in February to lead a museum in Baltimore. She arrived at the helm of the museum just as the city’s new activism began to surface.

    By Bill Dries December 04, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City Council Scorecard: Masks, decorum, bottled water and lobbying

    The next-to-last council meeting of the year saw some votes change, the simple become complex and the obvious spelled out. There was also a rare slip that saw an item that appeared to fail win approval after all.

    By Bill Dries December 03, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Decorum guide gets modest tweaking as council discovers limits of disciplining one of its own

    Council Chairwoman Patrice Robinson said council members who behave badly, as council member Edmund Ford Sr. did two weeks ago, can’t be removed or suspended. And restoring order is “a question of judgment” by the chairperson.

    By Bill Dries December 01, 2020
  • Health Care

    City Council unites on statewide mask mandate

    The council voted unanimously Tuesday to urge a statewide mask mandate, and several council members said their earlier vote against the city’s mask ordinance was wrong.

    By Bill Dries December 02, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City lobbying disclosure voted down by City Council

    The measure by council member Chase Carlisle was one vote short of the seven needed. It failed after a council debate that included one council member remembering his own brush with corruption charges. Others argued the proposal was arbitrary and cumbersome.

    By Bill Dries December 02, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Council bottled water resolution bobs back to surface

    A voting miscue Tuesday was reversed Wednesday with the passage of the resolution that directs the mayor to draw up a plan to end the use of any city money to buy bottled water. 

    By Bill Dries December 02, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Survey seeks community input on next Memphis police director

    A community survey on the next Memphis police director asks for feedback from people who live and work in the city.

    Related story: Task force recommends Memphis police number of 2,500

    By Yolanda Jones December 01, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Task force recommends Memphis police number of 2,500

    The number is smaller than the ranks of 2,800 previously pushed by Mayor Jim Strickland and Police Director Michael Rallings.

    Related story: Survey seeks community input on next Memphis police director

    By Bill Dries December 01, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Council ethics complaint against Ford to be dropped

    The outburst by City Council member Edmund Ford Sr. two weeks ago still raises questions about how to apply rules of conduct to elected council members. And it’s a discussion past councils have had about Ford and others on the body.

    By Bill Dries December 01, 2020
  • Real Estate

    Laser tag, axe throwing, bowling headed to former fairgrounds

    A 40,000-square-foot entertainment and arcade venue called High 5 has signed a letter of intent to be at Liberty Park. And that doesn’t include High 5’s planned, 25,000-square-foot miniature golf course. 

    By Tom Bailey December 01, 2020
  • East Memphis

    Black Friday shopping not as robust in unusual year

    Both e-commerce and early shopping could be contributors to the smaller-than-normal crowds, not to mention the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Christin Yates November 27, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Coronavirus: Eight deaths and 258 new cases reported in Shelby County

    As of 5 p.m. Monday, Nov.23, the Health Department reported that 89% of the area’s acute care hospital beds were occupied.

    By Linda A. Moore November 25, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Big holiday parades off the table for Memphis – and you know why

    Concerns about the spread of the coronavirus forced organizers to cancel the Whitehaven Christmas Parade and the Memphis Holiday Parade.

    By Linda A. Moore November 24, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Annual Thanksgiving dinner for homeless goes mobile

    MemFeast, the annual Thanksgiving dinner for the homeless and those in need, had to change the way it distributes meals because of the pandemic. Six churches will serve meals from food trucks in their parking lots.

    By Yolanda Jones November 22, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Motion filed to begin process of moving Forrest remains

    No location has been decided on for the re-interment, according to SCV leader Lee Millar. But court documents suggest the remains and equestrian statue of Forrest removed from Health Sciences Park could be bound for a new National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tn. 

    By Bill Dries November 20, 2020
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Conservancy seeks young ideas for old Overton Park

    Overton Park Conservancy is asking the public to complete by Nov. 30 a 21-question survey to help guide a new master plan for the park’s east side. The survey is found at www.overtonpark.org/zone1.

    By Tom Bailey November 25, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City Council Scorecard: Chairman undercurrents, lots of gas

    The Council Scorecard dives deeper into the political winds blowing in what turned into a race for council chairman and the mixed results in a set of proposed convenience stores with gas pumps.

    By Bill Dries November 19, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    How city, community leaders plan to fill Ed Rice void in Frayser

    While the wait until completion likely won’t be as long as the years long push for a new facility, there’s no Ed Rice center available while those improvements are underway.

    By Omer Yusuf November 19, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Smiley files ethics complaint over Ford outburst at council meeting

    Council member JB Smiley is also seeking a change in council rules that would allow the chairman of the body to bar a council member who does what Ford did twice during Tuesday’s council meetings.

    By Bill Dries November 19, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Council discusses violent crime task force, change in MPD leadership

    The task force is among the recommendations in a violent crime blueprint touted by council member Jeff Warren for the past year. Meanwhile, the city should have a new police director by the spring and the head of the MPD is a key player in such a task force.

    By Bill Dries, Yolanda Jones November 17, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Frank Colvett elected City Council chairman, followed by heated discussion

    Frank Colvett won election as City Council chairman Tuesday over Martavius Jones. But Colvett’s selection did not come without some controversy. 

    By Bill Dries November 17, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Police, advocates say domestic violence cases on rise during COVID-19

    The Family Safety Center and Memphis police said during the holidays, they see an increase in domestic violence incidents. And during the pandemic, they have also seen an increase in cases. 

    By Yolanda Jones November 17, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Council delays votes on Rust Hall lease, Downtown parking plan

    Council members set votes for Dec. 1 after getting answers to questions about both proposals. 

    By Bill Dries November 17, 2020
  • Real Estate

    Tommy Pacello’s legacy lives in corners, city blocks he improved

    Founder of the Memphis Medical District Collaborative saw huge potential in the bustling swath of land that is home to six hospitals, two colleges.

    Related story: Calkins: Tommy Pacello was given a year to live — and he lived like all of us should

    By Jane Roberts November 17, 2020

  • About 3250 results

    1 … 94 95 96 … 130
    RSS
Local news delivered to your inbox every week.

Coverage of the key happenings in our city including city hall, elections, and more.

Enter your e-mail address

Please check your inbox to finish the signup process. If you haven't received an email within 10 minutes, check your spam/junk folder or contact us at support@dailymemphian.com for assistance.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

You are already signed up

Opt out

Manage Your Email Subscriptions

Trending Now

  1. South Memphis
    City tests air quality near xAI sites
  2. Premium
    Calkins: Nobody can replace Fred Smith. (But he told us how to handle this, too.)
  3. Premium
    Feagins pushes court to get MSCS superintendent job back
  4. Public Safety
    Recused judge in Nichols case in ‘completely uncharted’ territory
  5. Premium
    Man accused of trying to kidnap mayor had list of other officials’ names
Get The Daily Memphian Email Edition

Email Editions

Sign up for our morning and evening editions, plus breaking news.

Enter your e-mail address

Please check your inbox to finish the signup process. If you haven't received an email within 10 minutes, check your spam/junk folder or contact us at support@dailymemphian.com for assistance.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

You are already signed up

Opt out

Manage Your Email Subscriptions

Metro

  • City of Memphis
  • Shelby County
  • State Government
  • Education
  • Public Safety
  • Elections
  • Spirit of Memphis
  • The Early Word
  • On the Record
  • Behind The Headlines

Business

  • Real Estate
  • Financial Services
  • Health Care
  • Transportation/Logistics
  • Movers and Shakers
  • Ford Megasite

Opinion

  • Geoff Calkins
  • Otis Sanford
  • Dan Conaway
  • Chris Herrington
  • Guest Columnists

Sports

  • Memphis Grizzlies
  • High School Sports
  • Golf
  • Grizzlies Podcast
  • Tigers Basketball
  • Tigers Football
  • Tigers Podcast

Arts & Culture

  • Visual Arts
  • Performing Arts
  • Music
  • The To-Do List
  • The Sidebar
  • Memphis Events
  • The Arts Beat

Food

  • Food News
  • Reviews
  • Recipes
  • $15 Deals
  • Table Talk
  • Sound Bites
  • Dining Guides

Suburbs

  • Arlington
  • Bartlett
  • Collierville
  • Germantown
  • Millington
  • Lakeland
  • North Mississippi

Neighborhoods

  • Downtown
  • Midtown
  • North Memphis
  • East Memphis
  • South Memphis
  • About Town

Obituaries

Marketplace

Games

Donate

Subscribe

Newsletters

Memphis Events

More

  • Podcasts
  • Gift Subscriptions
  • Seminars
  • Job Listings
  • Advertise With Us
  • Sponsored Content

Public Notices

  • Court Notices
  • Bid Notices
  • Miscellaneous Notices
  • Log In
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • FAQ
  • Work With Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Email Preferences
  • Subscribe
Become a subscriber to keep reading.
Help Log In
© 2025 The Daily Memphian | Contact Us | FAQ | Additional Subscription Options | Work With Us | About Us | Privacy Policy | Donate