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  • Spirit of Memphis

    Artist puts heart and sole into giving back at his former elementary school

    An alumnus donated 50 pairs of Nike Dunk sneakers — free for each of Delano Elementary’s kindergarten students.

    By Stevie Paige October 02, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    Mayor visits derelict structures getting ‘Blight Zero’ demolition

    Memphis Mayor Paul Young and members of the Blight Zero team filed into a bus and rode to the sites of several active or recent demolitions on Friday, Sept. 20.

    By Stevie Paige September 24, 2024
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    Struck by gunfire, Frayser elementary school tries to cope

    After closing school on Tuesday, students at Cornerstone Prep Denver returned to class Wednesday with the support of counselors. 

    By Laura Testino September 19, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Memphis police say officer shoots, kills man who fled arrest

    Police say the carjacking suspect fired shots at officers during a foot pursuit. TBI is reviewing the shooting.

    By Laura Testino September 17, 2024
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    New halfway house offers ‘Lifeline to Success’ for former inmates

    Working for 15 years to reduce recidivism in Memphis, Lifeline to Success has helped some 2,271 former inmates navigate life after incarceration.

    By Laura Testino August 30, 2024
  • North Memphis

    Southwest Tennessee Community College sells Frayser campus

    Southwest sold its Gill Center to education neighbors Libertas, who plan to renovate the building for a middle school expansion, the organizations announced Wednesday.

    By Laura Testino July 05, 2024
  • Education

    North Memphis school set for closure will stay open under MSCS

    MSCS Superintendent Marie Feagins says Caldwell-Guthrie Elementary School, shuttered last week by its state-takeover operators, will stay open this fall and expand to take on students from Humes Middle School. MSCS closed Humes earlier this spring.

    By Laura Testino July 05, 2024
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Parents’ resource center ‘a beacon of hope’ for Hyde Park

    The Memphis Lift, a nonprofit that helps families navigate the education system, has a new building that’s a source of pride for its North Memphis neighborhood. Mayor Paul Young said work done there helps make the city safer.

    By King Jemison June 23, 2024
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    Memphis nonprofit grinding to give kids boards and places to skate

    LaterSkaters Memphis recently gained official nonprofit status and hopes to give 300 kids skateboards this year. 

    By Jody Callahan June 17, 2024
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    Memphis hosts a variety of Juneteenth celebrations

    One event, Tone’s music festival, features Memphis rap legend Juicy J and Memphis producer HitKidd.

    By Kambui Bomani June 13, 2024
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    Scouts salute departed service members

    In addition to remembering dead service members buried at Memphis National Cemetery, this year’s Memorial Day Flag Placement hosted by the Scouts commemorated the late cubmaster for Pack 258, Nathan Cortez.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 25, 2024
  • High School Sports

    Larry Hampton, Frayser’s finest, ends career with Class A long-jump title

    “I’m most proud that I carry myself as a young man and don’t stoop down to the level they see me as, coming from Frayser,” Hampton said.

    By John Varlas May 22, 2024
  • Business

    Graphic Packaging to lay off 73 workers, close plant in July

    The layoffs will begin in early July and conclude by the end of the month.

    By Jane Roberts May 14, 2024
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    Safety at community centers in focus after shooting in Douglass

    Memphis City Council members talked about better camera surveillance and other measures with Memphis Parks Director Nick Walker.

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    MPD’s Davis updates council on Orange Mound shooting

    By Samuel Hardiman, Bill Dries May 07, 2024
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    Brother and sister team come out of ‘Shadow’ with new tequila

    Siblings Teddy and Tiara Jasper, who grew up in Frayser, are bringing their successful tequila line back to their hometown. 

    By Christin Yates April 29, 2024
  • North Memphis

    North Memphis tree project withdrawn for 5 years; confusion lingers

    The developers shouldn’t be able to pursue any similar projects for five years, but a representative of the project said otherwise. 

    By Keely Brewer April 24, 2024
  • Education

    Memphis’ Humes school, Elvis Presley’s alma mater, is closing after yearslong turnaround attempt

    Humes, now a middle school, is exiting a state-run turnaround district after 10 years. Its students will be reassigned to a school in a different part of the city.

    By Laura Testino April 17, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    Trash. Drag racing. Weed, pills and stacks of cash.

    City leaders get an earful from Frayser citizens at Memphis Mayor Paul Young’s third “One Memphis” forum. 

    By Bill Dries March 27, 2024
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    Decades into Velsicol cleanup, community remains skeptical

    At a rare community meeting Thursday evening, tensions between about 30 community members and a couple company representatives boiled over. One message was clear: The community doesn’t trust Velsicol.

    By Keely Brewer March 26, 2024
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    Contentious North Memphis tree upcycling project scrapped

    Memphis Urban Wood planned to turn a vacant 10-acre property on North Watkins Street into a facility that transforms wood waste into lumber and wood compost. 

    By Keely Brewer March 18, 2024
  • High School Sports

    Douglass boys basketball team looking to seal a perfect season

    The undefeated Red Devils are three victories away from Memphis high school hoops history.

    By John Varlas March 12, 2024
  • North Memphis

    Tom Lee museum, slave market memorial receive national funding

    The museum will be a repository of Klondike’s memories, including the untold stories of the people who shaped it, starting with Tom Lee himself.

    By Jane Roberts February 23, 2024
  • North Memphis

    Proposed North Memphis housing for homeless people receives pushback

    The Hospitality Hub applied to the local Land Use Control Board for a residential corridor revocation to allow it to build Studio Village, a mix of studio and one-bedroom cabins, on Scenic Highway near James Road.

    By Sophia Surrett February 08, 2024
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    North Star for North Memphis or industrial wasteland?

    “North Memphis is not here to save your environment,” Memphis City Council member Michalyn Easter-Thomas said about a proposed facility to keep trees and wood waste out of landfills.

    By Keely Brewer February 07, 2024
  • Business

    More than 100 custodial workers at Amazon losing jobs in February

    “As part of our regular course of business, we evaluate our vendor partners based on a number of factors and make changes to meet our business needs. As a result of a recent review, we’re changing janitorial vendors,” said Amazon spokesman Sam Stephenson.

    By Jane Roberts February 01, 2024

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