After receiving a baptism under fire with the recent bomb cyclone winter storm during the Christmas holiday, newly minted Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division (MLGW) CEO and President Doug McGowen delivered an after-action report to the Memphis City...
As 2023 begins, Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis Tuesday (Jan. 10) delivered a mixed-bag overview to Memphis City Council members about Memphis crime in 2022.
She delivered the update to the council’s Public Safety Committee, citing, among other things,...
A push to rename Audubon Park and its lake is expected to be stalled until Feb. 7 when the Memphis City Council is set to discuss two proposed re-naming ordinances.
Memphis City Councilmember Patrice Robinson has proposed renaming the park...
As the city comes to grips with the recent deaths of Tyre Nichols and Memphis Police Officer Geoffrey Redd, the Memphis City Council’s Public Safety Committee Tuesday (Feb. 21) offered a window into the tenuous balance city leaders are...
Memphis City Council members Tuesday (Feb. 21) passed on second reading a slate of reforms designed to reign in police practices and add oversight in response to the bludgeoning death of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police officers.
The council must...
Ken Moody’s 20-year tenure in Memphis city government ends Friday (March 3) as he exits City Hall to take on a new role at the University of Memphis.
Moody, special assistant to Mayor Jim Strickland for most of the last...
Two months after the death of Tyre Nichols, Memphis City Council members on Tuesday (March 7) passed a sweeping set of reforms to overhaul policing practices, provide oversight and improve training.
The reform ordinances were passed on their third and...
Attorneys for Shelby County Sheriff and Memphis mayoral candidate Floyd Bonner Jr. filed a suit in Chancery Court on Tuesday (March 14), challenging the Memphis City Charter’s residency requirement for candidates for mayor.
Candidates are required to reside within the...
With at least two, and maybe three, declared candidates for the looming Memphis mayor’s election facing residency requirements, the Memphis City Council’s Personnel & Governmental Affairs Committee held the first round of discussions on Tuesday (March 21), concerning a...
After several weeks of crafting, debate, protests and delays, the Memphis City Council Tuesday (April 11) passed a long-awaited ordinance to end pretextual traffic stops by the Memphis Police Department.
Among the council’s other actions Tuesday, members once again postponed,...