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    Health department will host Downtown vaccination pop-up

    Shelby County Health Department will offer free flu and COVID vaccines during working hours for Downtown workers and residents during Friday’s pop-up event at Civic Center Plaza. 

    By Aisling Mäki October 25, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Woman’s body found on barge identified

    Deputies were notified “late last night” of her identification. 

    By Julia Baker October 24, 2023
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    Who’s responsible for reducing crime? For some, the onus is on the mayor

    Focus groups brought together by The Daily Memphian highlight many concerns residents have about the sources of crime and the difficulties involved in increasing public safety.

    By Samuel Hardiman November 07, 2023
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    As state leaders take aim at prosecutors, Mulroy isn’t worried

    “There are things that my office is doing that I think the Cameron Sextons of the world would be pleased to hear,” Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy told The Daily Memphian in a recent interview. 

    By Ian Round October 19, 2023
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    Collierville Industrial Development board OKs Campbell Clinic PILOT

    Collierville’s Industrial Development Board approved Campbell Clinic’s retention tax incentive. The suburb’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen must approve payment in lieu of taxes.

    By Abigail Warren October 18, 2023
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    No charges for the officer involved in fatal traffic stop of Jarveon Hudspeth

    Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said the office wouldn’t charge Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Michael Conder Tuesday, Oct. 17.

    By Julia Baker October 18, 2023
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    Shelby County Commission moves closer to replacing land bank

    A plan to replace the Land Bank with a county government Real Estate Division moved ahead on the second of three votes. The commission also delayed revisiting a link between EDGE board incentives and wages.

    By Bill Dries October 16, 2023
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    Shelby County Commission to revisit linking wages to EDGE incentives

    Shelby County commissioners kick off a new effort Monday, Oct. 16, to require a certain level of pay for companies getting property-tax incentives from the Economic Development Growth Engine.

    By Bill Dries October 16, 2023
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    Excessive force: 30+ incidents in three years at 201 Poplar, records show

    The 31 incidents occurred between June 2018 and September 2021, and they involved at least 27 correctional officers.

    By Ben Wheeler October 16, 2023
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    Exclusive: Reprimanded judge talks why she’s been away from the bench

    Shelby County Criminal Court 9 Judge Melissa Boyd said she reached an agreement with the Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct to temporarily step down after complaints and an order of protection were filed against her.

    By Aarron Fleming October 16, 2023
  • Shelby County

    Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports an inmate death

    The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a potential inmate suicide death inside the Shelby County Divisions of Corrections as of Saturday, Oct. 14.

    By Kambui Bomani October 17, 2023
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    Memphis metro plans greenhouse gas cuts, with EPA grant

    The EPA has awarded $1 million to each of the three most populous metro areas in each state, with an aim to accelerate the global transition to a low-carbon economy and to combat the adverse effects of climate change.

    By Keely Brewer October 03, 2023
  • Shelby County

    Ban on pretextual traffic stops comes up one vote short on County Commission

    The Shelby County Commission gave final approval Monday, Oct. 2, to a pair of ordinances calling on the Shelby County Sheriff to collect data on specialized units as well as traffic stops, use of force and citizen complaints. It rejected an ordinance asking the Sheriff’s Office to ban pretextual traffic stops.

    By Bill Dries, Julia Baker October 03, 2023
  • Shelby County

    County Commission to take final votes on police reform measures

    Also on the commission agenda Monday, Oct. 2, are locations for a group of 30 surveillance cameras in the district of commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. One of the cameras is to be placed across the street from where he lives.

    By Bill Dries October 02, 2023
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    Suburban officials cite Shelby crime, debt to justify informal talks of new county

    The idea of a new county splitting from Shelby still gets talked about in the suburbs, but the hurdles and the cost of such a move appear difficult to overcome.

    By Michael Waddell September 25, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Two indicted in Freeman death were targets of prior civil rights lawsuit

    The alleged victim, Elvis Hester, filed a grievance against Jones after Jones reportedly made threats of a sexual nature and refused to feed Hester.

    By Ben Wheeler September 21, 2023
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    County looks to re-sign with Wellpath as jail health care provider

    After 41 deaths at 201 Poplar, since the start of 2019, Shelby County government is in the process of renewing its contract with Wellpath, the largest health care provider for jails and prisons in the country.

    By Ben Wheeler September 17, 2023
  • Shelby County

    Three police reform measures advance at County Commission, but only one with majority vote

    All three of the ordinances are requests of Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. and are not binding on the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

    By Bill Dries September 12, 2023
  • Shelby County

    County Commission considers six-month moratorium on solar farms

    The moratorium is to consider requiring county commission approval of solar farms. Also on the Monday, Sept. 11, agenda is the second of three votes on a set of three police reform ordinances.

    By Bill Dries September 11, 2023
  • Health Care

    Opioid-overdose spray is now available over the counter. If you can find it.

    The product was listed as out-of-stock at all Memphis-area CVS stores, from Midtown to Whitehaven and Germantown and all but one Walgreens at 8046 Macon Road in Cordova.

    By Aisling Mäki September 07, 2023
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    Solar panels might not save Memphians much money, but they can keep the lights on

    Next year, MLGW plans to look at the feasibility of utility-owned solar power — the utility’s first step to generate renewable energy locally — and it’s already planning on enough battery storage to power 100,000 homes for four hours during outages. 

    By Keely Brewer September 07, 2023
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    Why Memphis lags behind in solar projects

    States such as Florida have climbed in an annual report on the growth in solar power by region while the net growth of Memphis homes with solar has fluctuated. 

    By Keely Brewer September 08, 2023
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    So, you’re considering solar panels …

    Residential solar systems can generate cheaper energy and be a lifeline when the power goes out, but the systems also have high upfront costs and can be complicated to install. 

    By Keely Brewer September 07, 2023
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    Strickland unlikely to appoint new economic development head before leaving office

    The post will have been vacant for more than two years if a new head is not named before Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland leaves office. 

    By Samuel Hardiman September 04, 2023
  • Shelby County

    ‘We have a crime crisis right now:’ DA’s office hosts public-safety summit

    “I think the consistent message from all of us and several others … is that we all recognize that we have a serious crime problem,” DA Mulroy said.

    By Julia Baker August 31, 2023

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