The Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a 21-cent property tax hike Monday, June 26, on third and final reading.

Passage of the tax hike seems to end discussions with Shelby County Schools about the Germantown Municipal School District buying Germantown Elementary, Middle and High schools from SCS.

2. Germantown Approves 21-Cent Property Tax Hike - Wednesday, June 28, 2017

The Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a 21-cent property tax hike Monday, June 26, on third and final reading.

Passage of the tax hike seems to end discussions with Shelby County Schools about the Germantown Municipal School District buying Germantown Elementary, Middle and High schools from SCS.

3. Whitehaven Unveils New Development Direction - Friday, June 16, 2017

It’s been 10 months since Rev. Earle Fisher was among the individuals turned away from Graceland’s annual candlelight vigil by Memphis police in a reaction to possible protests at the event.

4. Whitehaven Leaders Unveil New Economic Development Group - Thursday, June 15, 2017

It’s been 10 months since Rev. Earle Fisher was among those turned away from Graceland’s annual candlelight vigil by Memphis Police in a reaction to possible protests at the vigil commemorating the anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death.

5. Strickland Calls For Review of City Hall Escort List - Monday, February 20, 2017

Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings is reviewing a list of 81 citizens who cannot come to City Hall without a police escort to wherever they are going in the building after Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland requested the review Saturday, Feb. 18.

6. Strickland Calls For Review of City Hall Escort List - Saturday, February 18, 2017

Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings is reviewing a list of 81 citizens who cannot come to City Hall without a police escort to wherever they are going in the building after Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland requested the review Saturday, Feb. 18.

7. Strickland Calls For Review of City Hall Escort List - Saturday, February 18, 2017

Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings is reviewing a list of 81 citizens who cannot come to City Hall without a police escort to wherever they are going in the building after Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland requested the review Saturday, Feb. 18.

8. Final Goodbye: Roll Call of Some of Those Who Died in 2016 - Monday, January 02, 2017

Death claimed transcendent political figures in 2016, including Cuba's revolutionary leader and Thailand's longtime king, but also took away royals of a different sort: kings of pop music, from Prince and David Bowie to George Michael.

9. Confederate Parks Renaming Court Ruling Charts Path of Controversy - Tuesday, August 25, 2015

The Tennessee Court of Appeals concluded last week that the city of Memphis was involved in the placement of a concrete marker in what used to be Forrest Park that set off an ongoing chain of events.

10. Palazzolo Prepares to Lead Germantown - Monday, November 10, 2014

Germantown Mayor-elect Mike Palazzolo was surprised that the mayor’s race became as hard-fought as it was.

But after beating former city division director George Brogdon last week, Palazzolo prepares to take the oath of office Dec. 15, assemble his administration and start work on a new economic development plan.

11. Voters Approve Wine, Amendments - Thursday, November 06, 2014

Shelby County citizens voted 2-to-1 Tuesday, Nov. 4, against a proposed amendment to the Tennessee Constitution that gives the Tennessee Legislature the power to regulate abortion, including in cases of rape or incest.

12. Voters Approve Wine, Constitutional Amendments - Wednesday, November 05, 2014

Shelby County citizens voted 2-to-1 Tuesday, Nov. 4, against a proposed amendment to the Tennessee Constitution that gives the Tennessee Legislature the power to regulate abortion, including in cases of rape or incest.

13. Shelby Early Vote Shows "No" Carry On Abortion Amendment - Wednesday, November 05, 2014

Shelby County’s early vote totals show a defeat for the amendment to the Tennessee Constitution involving abortion and passage of the other three amendments.

The vote count for Shelby County only during the early voting period in advance of the Tuesday, Nov. 4, election day show:

14. Schools, Development Dominate Germantown Races - Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Germantown will have a new mayor once all of the votes are counted Nov. 4 in the city’s municipal elections on the ballot.

But the race between former Germantown Community Services director George Brogdon and alderman Mike Palazzolo likely won’t completely settle the community’s discussion and debate about development and the future of the Germantown Municipal Schools district.

15. McManus Joins Patrick Accounting - Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Michelle McManus, a Memphis native and certified public accountant, has joined Patrick Accounting and Tax Services PLLC as manager. In her new role, McManus will supervise and review the monthly accounting process for a section of clients. She will also prepare and review tax returns and work closely with clients, assisting them with ongoing tax planning.

16. McDonald Re-Elected at Filing Deadline - Saturday, August 23, 2014

Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald was re-elected to another four-year term of office at the noon Thursday, Aug. 21, filing deadline for candidates in four sets of suburban municipal elections on the Nov. 4 ballot.

17. Bartlett Mayor McDonald Re-Elected at Filing Deadline - Thursday, August 21, 2014

Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald was re-elected to another four-year term of office at the noon Thursday, Aug. 21, filing deadline for candidates in four sets of suburban municipal elections on the Nov. 4 ballot.

18. Wine Referendums Down to Final Day - Thursday, August 21, 2014

The deadline for signatures to be gathered on the still-forming proposed referendums to allow wine in grocery stores is Thursday, Aug. 21.

The deadline for candidates to file in the set of Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville and Millington municipal elections on the November ballot is at noon the same day.

19. Candidates Pull Petitions in Suburban Mayoral Races - Thursday, May 29, 2014

Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald and Germantown Alderman Mike Palazzolo are on the cusp of entering the mayoral races in their respective communities.

20. Events - Saturday, September 21, 2013

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center will host Line Dancing for BLUES, in recognition of Infant Mortality Awareness Month, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the student alumni center, 800 Madison Ave. The event will include a line dance-a-thon, and information on infant mortality and the BLUES Project. Suggested donation is $5. Visit uthsc.edu/blues for details.

21. Events - Friday, September 20, 2013

Memphis Crisis Center will kick off Memphis Crisis Center Awareness Week with community leaders on Friday, Sept. 20, at 10 a.m. in the Health Sciences Park pavilion, 799 Madison Ave. The week aims to raise awareness, funds and volunteers for the center’s 24-hour hotline. Visit memphiscrisiscenter.org.

22. Kramer Given Crystal Award by Carwash Association - Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Bruce Kramer, an attorney with Apperson Crump PLC, has been given the Crystal Award by the International Carwash Association for his 20 years of service as the association’s general counsel. The association, which was started in Memphis in 1955, is comprised of 15,000 professional car wash operators, retailers and suppliers in 25 nations.

23. School Board Considers Funding Shifts - Thursday, May 16, 2013

When countywide school board members begin considering changes Thursday, May 16, to the $1.18 billion budget proposal before them, there will be few easy choices.

First reactions and questions from school board members Tuesday at the first of three board sessions this week revolved around ways to shift funding in order to expand pre-kindergarten to more schools.

24. School Board Examines Budget Fine Print - Wednesday, May 15, 2013

The funding gap for the still tentative schools merger stands at an even $35 million in new funding.

The new total came Tuesday, May 14, after interim schools superintendent Dorsey Hopson told countywide school board members he and his staff had eliminated a “district initiative department” that would have cost $737,366.

25. Hopson Takes Over Public Schools Leadership - Thursday, March 28, 2013

Since Dorsey Hopson became general counsel for Memphis City Schools in 2008, he has experienced a whirlwind of change.

The Memphis City Council cut funding to the school system triggering a landmark court case, city and county school systems have been on a fast and rocky path to a merger, and the countywide board ballooned to 23 members. And then Hopson found himself in January serving as the interim superintendent of Memphis City Schools.

26. Ryder Up to Challenge as Counsel for RNC - Thursday, February 21, 2013

John Ryder of Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh PLLC was recently appointed general counsel of the Republican National Committee.

27. School Board Meets as Budget Debate Grows - Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Countywide school board members meet Tuesday, Feb. 12, in special session to send a still-forming budget for the first fiscal year of the consolidated school system to the Shelby County Commission.

28. First Charter School Faces Renewal - Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Countywide school board members make a decision Tuesday, Jan. 29, about the future of the first charter school in the city as well as in the state.

The Memphis City Schools administration is recommending the board not renew the charter of the Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering for another 10 years.

29. Hotel Chisca Gets New Owners, Art Facelift - Tuesday, October 30, 2012

The chain-link fence surrounding the dilapidated Hotel Chisca in Downtown Memphis is a little bit easier on the eyes as of Saturday, Oct. 27.

That’s because it now boasts 30 colorful banners created by students of St. Louis Catholic School, under the leadership of art teacher Robin Durden. The art exhibit, “Memphis Music Icons,” pays tribute to the Hotel Chisca’s legacy of being the location where Elvis Presley was first played on Dewey Phillips’ “Red, Hot and Blue” radio show from the WHBQ studios in 1954.

30. Hotel Chisca Gets New Owners, Art Facelift - Monday, October 29, 2012

The chain link fence surrounding the dilapidated Hotel Chisca in Downtown Memphis is a little bit easier on the eyes as of Saturday, Oct. 27.

That’s because it now boasts 30 colorful banners created by students of St. Louis Catholic School, under the leadership of art teacher Robin Durden. The art exhibit, “Memphis Music Icons,” pays tribute to the Hotel Chisca’s legacy of being the location where Elvis Presley was first played on Dewey Phillips’ “Red, Hot and Blue” radio show from the WHBQ studios in 1954.

31. School Board to Welcome Two New Members - Wednesday, September 12, 2012

The two newest countywide school board members are question marks on the most critical and time-sensitive questions the entire school board faces with less than a year to the merger of Shelby County’s two public school systems.

32. Love and Gibson Appointed To Countywide School Board - Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Shelby County Commissioners appointed Mary Anne Gibson and Oscar Love Monday, Sept. 10, to the countywide school board.

33. Commission to Appoint School Board Members - Monday, September 10, 2012

Shelby County Commissioners will appoint two new members to the countywide school board at their Monday, Sept. 10, meeting.

The commission meeting is at 1:30 p.m. at the Vasco Smith County Administration Building, 160 N. Main St.

34. Workforce Preparation - Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has been hearing the same thing as he travels across the state holding forums on higher education.

Tennessee’s technology centers don’t have the equipment that employers want to see their workers trained on before they hire them.

35. Irish Stories - Monday, March 19, 2012

Throughout the nation’s history, millions of Irish men and women – in an effort to escape poverty, famine, joblessness and English oppression at home – made the journey across the Atlantic seeking fresh starts in the “land of opportunity.”

36. Binkley Promoted to VP at Boyle - Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Les Binkley has been promoted to vice president at Boyle Investment Co.

Hometown: Memphis

37. Events - Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Jobnewsmemphis.com will hold a career fair Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Memphis Hilton, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early, pre-register, bring resumes and prepare to be interviewed. For more information, call 761-3025 or visit www.jobnewsmemphis.com.

38. Events - Monday, October 24, 2011

The Tennessee Beta Unit of Parliamentarians will hold its monthly meeting and educational program Monday, Oct. 24, at 5:45 p.m. at the Memphis Public Library & Information Center’s Poplar-White Station branch library, 5094 Poplar Ave.

39. Gibson Honored as Part of ‘30 Under 30’ List - Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Andre Gibson, chair of the Memphis City Beautiful Commission and vice president of the Memphis Urban League Young Professionals, has been named among Rosewood Hotels’ national 30 Under 30 campaign.

40. Future of Open Records Depends on Sharply Different Bills - Wednesday, April 30, 2008

NASHVILLE (AP) - A records request for Memphis Police Department incident reports that referred to ice cream may not have been as frivolous as the city's attorney wanted state lawmakers to believe.

41. House Panel Adds Fees, Notification to Open Records Proposal - Thursday, April 10, 2008

NASHVILLE (AP) - Larger cities would get more time to respond to public records requests and people would have to pay for any search that takes longer than an hour under changes made to an open records bill in a House subcommittee on Wednesday.

42. Barrow Named Chef de Cuisine At Capriccio Grill - Wednesday, March 14, 2007

The Peabody Hotel has named Brian Barrow chef de cuisine for Capriccio Grill, an Italian steakhouse. Barrow began his culinary career at 27. He attended Johnson & Wales University's College of Culinary Arts in Miami. He previously was a chef at the Ambassador Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and with Do & Co International Catering.

43. National News Correspondent Lends Celebrity to YWCA Fund-Raiser - Wednesday, February 14, 2007

The YWCA of Greater Memphis bills itself as one of the greatest advocates for women and girls in the Memphis and Mid-South. And YWCA officials say they hope getting a little celebrity support will help shed the light on all the organization does.

44. Memphis Carriages on Exhibit At Rivertown Gallery - Monday, October 02, 2006

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Rivertown Gallery presents "Memphis Carriages" through Oct. 31 at 119 S. Main St. The exhibition will feature paintings depicting horses and carriages, as well as local scenes. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 527-7573 or visit www.rivertowngallery.net.

45. Events - Friday, September 01, 2006

The Daily News will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day. Offices reopen at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and will remain open during normal business hours.

The Memphis office of the Tennessee Small Business Development Center hosts "Business Start-Up" Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon at Renaissance Business Center, 555 Beale St. The seminar will discuss the first steps in starting a business. Cost is free. For information, call Yolanda Handy at 333-5085.

46. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, December 29, 2004
BOMA Inducts 2005 Officers

Gibbons Named to Chair National Committee

Judge Julia Gibbons of Memphis was named by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist as chair of the Budget Committee of the Judicial Conference. Gibbons has bee...

47. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Chancellor Arnold Goldin and General Sessions Judges Phyllis Gardner and Gwen Rooks completed a Judicial Academy conducted by

Local Judges Complete State Judicial Academy Chancellor Arnold Goldin and General Sessions Judges Phyllis Gardner and Gw...

48. Archived Article: Tourism (lead) - Wednesday, July 30, 2003
07-30-03 Lead

Costs of storm high for local tourism industry

By LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

The price tag to repair the devastation wrought throughout the city by the hurricane-force winds that accompanied last weeks storm is mind-bogglin...

49. Archived Article: Real Review - Tuesday, November 13, 2001
Highwoods reports third quarter earnings

Highwoods reports third quarter earnings

Highwoods Properties Inc. reported for the quarter ended Sept. 30, funds from operations before minority interest totaled $58.6 million, or 95 cents per diluted ...

50. Archived Article: Comm Focus - Friday, November 02, 2001
Racing for the grace and health of others

Race ensures centers continued operations

By MARY DANDO

The Daily News

Among all the alarming figures related to health care in America, one of the most startling is the estimate that at least 54...

51. Archived Article: Restaurants (lead) - Monday, October 08, 2001
Restaurants offer window of hope to Sept

Restaurants offer hope

to WTC attack victims

By MARY DANDO

The Daily News

Among the thousands of victims who lost their lives in the World Trade Center attack were numerous foodservice personne...

52. Archived Article: Law Focus (schools) - Thursday, November 09, 2000
Fox Meadows Elementary gets $6 Facelifts, new schools on tap for Memphis By MARY DANDO The Daily News City taxpayers can take heart that their hard-earned money is going to a good cause creating a 21st century environment for students in the Memphis...

53. Archived Article: Tech Briefs - Wednesday, December 02, 1998
Consumers can begin the search for a Christmas tree this year by surfing the Internet Consumers can begin the search for a Christmas tree this year by surfing the Internet. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Market Development Division is offer...

54. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, February 11, 1998
Thompson & Co Thompson & Co. has added three employees: Suzanne Gibson has joined the company as a senior account executive. She formerly was a marketing consultant. Gibson is a graduate of Robert Morris College. Janice Chu Kelly has joined ...