Bill Dries
@bdriesdm.bsky.social
Reporter for The Daily Memphian covering government, politics and lots of other stuff in my hometown.
End of the year changes in Mayor Paul Young's administration...
Memphis found a new deputy chief financial officer. Now, the city must find a new leader for its library division as Keenon McCloy retires after 18 years.
The city adds to its finance team, but the search is on for a new library director
Memphis found a new deputy chief financial officer. Now, the city must find a new leader for its library division as Keenon McCloy retires after 18 years.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
End of the year changes in Mayor Paul Young's administration...
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The Tennessee House speaker, who attended U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s news conference Monday, Nov. 24, was asked what the state’s appetite was for funding a replacement to 201 Poplar.
Sexton says funding for new jail ‘up on the locals to do that locally'
The Tennessee House speaker, who attended U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s news conference Monday, Nov. 24, was asked what the state’s appetite was for funding a replacement to 201 Poplar.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The Tennessee House speaker, who attended U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s news conference Monday, Nov. 24, was asked what the state’s appetite was for funding a replacement to 201 Poplar.
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Center Zach Edey played less than six minutes. Memphis coach Tuomas Iisalo said after the game that Edey got hit in the head and was unable to return.
Jaren Jackson Jr. returns, Zach Edey gets injured in Grizzlies loss to Nuggets
Center Zach Edey played less than six minutes. Memphis coach Tuomas Iisalo said after the game that Edey got hit in the head and was unable to return.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Center Zach Edey played less than six minutes. Memphis coach Tuomas Iisalo said after the game that Edey got hit in the head and was unable to return.
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The Memphis Safe Task Force has seized more than 400 guns during its time in Memphis, in what could be a major milestone in reducing violent crime.
The AM/DM podcast: In an open carry state, here's how a gun becomes illegal
The Memphis Safe Task Force has seized more than 400 guns during its time in Memphis, in what could be a major milestone in reducing violent crime.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The Memphis Safe Task Force has seized more than 400 guns during its time in Memphis, in what could be a major milestone in reducing violent crime.
The latest political roundup leads with a closer look at exactly what County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. said in his tirade aimed at Chairwoman Shante Avant and how that has found its way into the race for County Mayor... dailymemphian.com/subscriber/a...
'How about we cut you off as the chair?' — Ford tirade aimed at County Commission chairwoman
Also: Huett-Garcia opens County Commission campaign, the Feagins bid for mayor and Cohen on Akbari.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The latest political roundup leads with a closer look at exactly what County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. said in his tirade aimed at Chairwoman Shante Avant and how that has found its way into the race for County Mayor... dailymemphian.com/subscriber/a...
The past and present of a historic Memphis church and its congregation….
Centenary United Methodist Church in Soulsville is 160 years old this year. With a new marker to celebrate Centenary’s legacy, church members say the congregation’s history is not just about the past.
Outside a historic Memphis church, a new marker honors its 'remarkable journey'
Centenary United Methodist Church in Soulsville is 160 years old this year. With a new marker to celebrate Centenary’s legacy, church members say the congregation’s history is not just about the past.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The past and present of a historic Memphis church and its congregation….
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Katie Smythe is working to turn the old Humes Middle School into a school focused on the arts for middle and high school students. She joins Eric Barnes on the “The Sidebar” to talk about the project.
The plan to create an arts middle and high school in Memphis
Katie Smythe is working to turn the old Humes Middle School into a school focused on the arts for middle and high school students. She joins Eric Barnes on the “The Sidebar” to talk about the project.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Katie Smythe is working to turn the old Humes Middle School into a school focused on the arts for middle and high school students. She joins Eric Barnes on the “The Sidebar” to talk about the project.
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The McGinnis sign overlooks the town square and Winchester Road stretches a long way.
Bailey: Preserving a name and stretching a road in Collierville
The McGinnis sign overlooks the town square and Winchester Road stretches a long way.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The McGinnis sign overlooks the town square and Winchester Road stretches a long way.
The race for Shelby County Mayor gets a new candidate... dailymemphian.com/section/metr...
Marie Feagins adds her name to Shelby County mayor’s Democratic field
Feagins becomes the seventh declared contender in the May primary.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The race for Shelby County Mayor gets a new candidate... dailymemphian.com/section/metr...
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Breaking news: The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to compel the release of the Epstein files. The bill will now go to the Senate.
House votes overwhelmingly to compel release of Jeffrey Epstein files
The move sends the legislation to the Senate, where pressure is growing to make the Justice Department release more documents.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Breaking news: The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to compel the release of the Epstein files. The bill will now go to the Senate.
Here is the rest of the County Commission action Monday including a really heated moment between two commissioners...
The County Commission ultimately extended benefits for a severely injured Shelby County sheriff’s deputy.
Ford gets heated in County Commission debate about deputy's benefits
The County Commission ultimately extended benefits for a severely injured Shelby County sheriff’s deputy.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Here is the rest of the County Commission action Monday including a really heated moment between two commissioners...
Also found time for a Monday podcast...
Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and veteran reporter Bill Dries talk about the city’s former public housing projects and what has risen in their place.
The AM/DM podcast: South City represents the end of an era for Memphis housing
Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and veteran reporter Bill Dries talk about the city’s former public housing projects and what has risen in their place.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Also found time for a Monday podcast...
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A judge has blocked the current deployment of the Tennessee National Guard to Memphis as part of President Donald Trump’s Memphis Safe Task Force, but the state still has time to appeal.
Nashville judge blocks Memphis National Guard deployment
A judge has blocked the current deployment of the Tennessee National Guard to Memphis as part of President Donald Trump’s Memphis Safe Task Force.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A judge has blocked the current deployment of the Tennessee National Guard to Memphis as part of President Donald Trump’s Memphis Safe Task Force, but the state still has time to appeal.
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Memphis leaders eye challenge to federal task force
Memphis leaders eye challenge to federal task force
Leaders who sued the state to secure the injunction may next target the deployment of federal agents to the city.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Memphis leaders eye challenge to federal task force
The $43m centerpiece of Monday's Shelby County Commission meeting...
“Employees did get paid last Friday. Employees will get paid at the end of this month. Let me be clear on that.”
County cash-flow crunch gets $43 million loan
The “interfund tax anticipation note” solves the short-term cash-flow problem for county government. But long-term financial concerns around county reserves remain.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The $43m centerpiece of Monday's Shelby County Commission meeting...
The federal government shutdown is over. You can probably guess how the city's representatives in D.C. voted on this but it's how they got to those votes that is the story this day after the House vote - including a surprise amendment still making waves. dailymemphian.com/subscriber/s...
Government shutdown ends
The government shutdown is over. Here’s how Memphis’ D.C. representatives voted on the measure to fund the government until January.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The federal government shutdown is over. You can probably guess how the city's representatives in D.C. voted on this but it's how they got to those votes that is the story this day after the House vote - including a surprise amendment still making waves. dailymemphian.com/subscriber/s...
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Amid nation's longest government shutdown, Lindenwood Christian Church's food pantry saw hundreds needing help.
Amid nation's longest government shutdown, church's food pantry sees hundreds needing help
Amid nation's longest government shutdown, Lindenwood Christian Church's food pantry saw hundreds needing help.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Amid nation's longest government shutdown, Lindenwood Christian Church's food pantry saw hundreds needing help.
A gymnasium in Marion is starting to take shape as a state of the art museum on the worst maritime disaster in US history to tell the story of those on board the steamboat when its boiler blew seven miles upriver from Memphis at the end of the Civil War and how it was buried by the times.
The museum to open next fall is to take in the full context of the nation's worst maritime disaster and how it has been lost to history
Sultana Museum in Marion starts to gain steam
The museum to open next fall is to take in the full context of the nation's worst maritime disaster and how it has been lost to history
dailymemphian.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A gymnasium in Marion is starting to take shape as a state of the art museum on the worst maritime disaster in US history to tell the story of those on board the steamboat when its boiler blew seven miles upriver from Memphis at the end of the Civil War and how it was buried by the times.
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For generations, Kamp Kiwani has been beloved by Memphis area Girl Scouts. Now the 1,219-acre property is being auctioned as 'an outdoor paradise.'
Their motto is 'be prepared.' But Girl Scouts weren't ready for this.
For generations, Kamp Kiwani has been beloved by Memphis area Girl Scouts. Now the 1,219-acre property is being auctioned as 'an outdoor paradise.'
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November 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
For generations, Kamp Kiwani has been beloved by Memphis area Girl Scouts. Now the 1,219-acre property is being auctioned as 'an outdoor paradise.'
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Opinion: Comparing violence intervention in Memphis to Baltimore.
Opinion: Comparing violence intervention in Memphis to Baltimore
Opinion: Comparing violence intervention in Memphis to Baltimore.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Opinion: Comparing violence intervention in Memphis to Baltimore.
Sam Hardiman with the council rundown from Tuesday's action including who will lead the council in 2026 and all about the "Memphis fund." dailymemphian.com/section/metr... @dailymemphian.bsky.social
Council approves new fire chief, head of general services
The Memphis City Council has approved a new fire chief and head of general services. They also approved a 0% loan to Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA), the Hospitality Hub, the Mid-South Foo...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Sam Hardiman with the council rundown from Tuesday's action including who will lead the council in 2026 and all about the "Memphis fund." dailymemphian.com/section/metr... @dailymemphian.bsky.social
Catch up on the first campaign forum of the race for Shelby County Mayor last night in Germantown. The five Democratic contenders had a lot to say and the crowd inside and outside the room was pretty interesting too for several reasons. dailymemphian.com/section/metr... @dailymemphian.bsky.social
Mayoral candidates define themselves at first campaign forum
Five of the six declared Democratic candidates for Shelby County mayor spoke at the forum held by the Germantown Democratic Party at the Great Hall Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Catch up on the first campaign forum of the race for Shelby County Mayor last night in Germantown. The five Democratic contenders had a lot to say and the crowd inside and outside the room was pretty interesting too for several reasons. dailymemphian.com/section/metr... @dailymemphian.bsky.social
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The RISE program serves more than 400 students in five partner schools.
How Malcolm Rawls helps Memphis RISE
The RISE program serves more than 400 students in five partner schools.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The RISE program serves more than 400 students in five partner schools.
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City Council members will elect a new chairman and vice chairman, marking a halfway point in their terms. The body also will meet Mayor Paul Young’s latest appointees, including his pick for the new fire chief.
Chair, vice chair elections will mark halfway point for City Council's term
City Council members will elect a new chairman and vice chairman, marking a halfway point in their terms. The body also will meet Mayor Paul Young’s latest appointees, including his pick for the new fire chief.
dailymemphian.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
City Council members will elect a new chairman and vice chairman, marking a halfway point in their terms. The body also will meet Mayor Paul Young’s latest appointees, including his pick for the new fire chief.
Council day is still moving through committees with afternoon session to come at 4pm. Here's the advancer. One addition- the appointments of Burress and Jamerson will be on today's agenda for votes.
City Council members will elect a new chairman and vice chairman, marking a halfway point in their terms. The body also will meet Mayor Paul Young’s latest appointees, including his pick for the new fire chief.
Chair, vice chair elections will mark halfway point for City Council's term
City Council members will elect a new chairman and vice chairman, marking a halfway point in their terms. The body also will meet Mayor Paul Young’s latest appointees, including his pick for the new fire chief.
dailymemphian.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Council day is still moving through committees with afternoon session to come at 4pm. Here's the advancer. One addition- the appointments of Burress and Jamerson will be on today's agenda for votes.