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Memorial Day in Memphis: Remembering the fallen
This is Features and Business Editor Erin Munz, and you're reading the Daily Briefing, our one-stop digital shop for the best Memphis stories from our award-winning Commercial Appeal team. The West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery will host its annual Memorial Day observance at 11 a.m. today at 4000 Forest Hill Irene...
12 Tennessee Communities Receive Grants for Urban and Community Forest Ecosystems
Twelve Tennessee communities will have the opportunity to invest in their green spaces, thanks to grant funding provided by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry (TDF) through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Inflation Reduction Act Grant Program. “Trees play a key...
There's an HIV outbreak in Memphis; public health officials are silent on the numbers
There is an "alarming" increase in the number of new positive HIV tests in Shelby County; that's all the public knows. The extent of the outbreak has not been quantified for the public. The Shelby County Health Department posted a notice of the increase in cases online on May 13,...
'Alarming' increase in positive HIV tests seen in Shelby County
Good morning, Memphis! This is Metro Editor Corinne Kennedy, and you're reading the Daily Briefing, our one-stop digital shop for the best Memphis stories from our award-winning Commercial Appeal team. And, as always, we're here to curate some of the best stories from some of the area's best journalists. There is an "alarming" increase in the number of new positive...
Honoring Our Heroes: Germantown Memorial Day Events and Parade Schedule
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Will council members change their votes to reappoint C.J. Davis?
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Mayor Paul Young announced that he intends to reappoint C.J. Davis, even after a motion to do so failed in January. Some city council members may still disagree with the move. For months the word “interim” has been attached to Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis’ title. Mayor Paul Young says he intends […]
TN governor signs bill making drag racing a felony
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee bill increasing the penalty for drag racing to a felony offense has been signed by Governor Bill Lee. House Bill 2814 has officially passed, meaning what used to be a Class A misdemeanor is now a Class E felony, punishable by up to six years in prison and a fine […]
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