Now that MLGW has lifted the boil-water advisory, what should area residents do?
Here is what MGLW presented as a way forward after Thursday's announcement.
by James Coleman --
How large should the Memphis police force be? The public safety task force chaired by Councilwoman Rhonda Logan this week decided on 2,500 and advanced that recommendation toward a vote.
A resolution introduced by Logan accepting the...
by James Coleman --
Prepared for another round of discussion about how to divvy up some $20 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds, the Memphis City Council’s Budget Committee has proposed the creation of a set of “guiding principles”...
by Jim Coleman --
Memphis City Council members want to meet jointly with Memphis Light Gas and Water officials to see what can be done about utility cutoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The potential meeting was discussed the council meeting Tuesday...
With the newly transformed Renasant Convention Center as the backdrop, Mayor Jim Strickland delivered a State of the City address that focused on a recap of the past year and the road ahead, a new violence intervention program and...
The City of Memphis Office of Youth Services has matched 3,000-plus teens and young adults with jobs for June and July.
“We are providing meaningful work experiences that will be impactful and enriching at a very critical stage of a...
by James Coleman --
The Memphis City Council’s 12-0 approval of $1 million in emergency relief funds to pay for vaccine distribution efforts reflected hopes of boosting COVID-19 vaccination numbers as well as reaching an Aug. 1 goal of 700,000...
by James Coleman --
In regulating pipeline construction in Memphis now is in delay-mode until July in an effort to calm rising tensions between Memphis City Council members and Plains All-American Pipeline over construction of the proposed Byhalia Connection Pipeline.
The...
by James Coleman --
Faced with a skyrocketing violent crime rate, the Memphis City Council this week discussed the creation of a task force designed to bring various organizations, government and nongovernment alike, to develop new approaches to the staggering...
by James Coleman --
The influx of the first half of the American Rescue Plan Act funding – $80.5 million – drew few objections from Memphis City Council members during their Tuesday (June 1) meeting, as they voted to accept...