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The monumental debt's discovery comes at a time when the mayor’s proposed budget includes a 75-cent tax increase ..read more
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Interim Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis could lose her interim title in a matter of weeks ..read more
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2w ago
Most city council members said they know the importance of having an intervention program in the streets of Memphis, but before they put more money into the program, they want to see if it is working ..read more
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2w ago
Chief Deputy Anthony Buckner says crime in neighborhoods outside the City of Memphis and all the other municipalities is down by 22% this year ..read more
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Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert presented her corrective action plan and budget proposal before the county commission on Wednesday ..read more
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2w ago
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner has threatened to sue the Shelby County Commission if the legislative body cuts funding to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. The threat came during Sheriff Bonner’s budget presentation to the commission Wednesday morning ..read more
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3w ago
A State Senator will be one of the keynote speakers at the Whitehaven Republican Club of Shelby County on Thursday ..read more
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“What’s important to me is that we give districts tools and the option to use the tool that will keep their children safe in their schools ..read more
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Speaker Cameron Sexton visited Memphis on Friday, defending open carry and the new law that lets teachers carry guns in the classroom ..read more
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3w ago
The mass shooting at a city park in Orange Mound highlighted a problem in Memphis: a lot of people don’t understand what is and is not allowed under Tennessee’s open carry law ..read more