Sam Hardiman

President Donald Trump has directed the Tennessee Valley Authority to review compensation policies and consider a $500,000 cap on total pay: al.com/news/2026/03/c…

Anti-establishment candidate w/ high name ID but limited funds files lawsuit against school board (seen by many as establishment/ status quo) a month before early voting as interest picks up…..

News: Amid county mayoral bid, Marie Feagins sues MSCS again Feagins is advancing claims of sex-based discrimination and retaliation against the Memphis school system in a new federal employment suit. Her original suit is back in Circuit Court today: dailymemphian.com/subscriber/sec…

A three-story building on South Front Street is being demolished two years after the owner was sued for blight. dailymemphian.com/article/61072

Stomping Grounds could open on the former @railgarten site by 901 Day: dailymemphian.com/subscriber/sec…

real ones (and tulsans) know

It’s tough to hear the vote on the recording online because of use/not of microphones I was in the room. Here you go (with additional noisy proof I type my own stories)

Not great

With takeover + audit results looming (and a release set for "any day"), this seems to be about termination pay: Interim contract, termination without cause? Nothing owed Permanent contract, termination without cause? $487,500 Wrongdoing is fire-able with no money owed.

NEWS: MSCS board makes Richmond ‘interim’ again, punts on takeover alternative plan dailymemphian.com/section/metroe…

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The 9.25-acre Prairie Farms dairy is for sale. The site is almost as big as all of Overton Square and includes the original Forest Hill Dairy structure built in 1927. dailymemphian.com/article/61001

Justice Amy Coney Barrett is speaking at Rhodes today. It's more complicated than it should be. Column: dailymemphian.com/subscriber/sec…

Trump to visit Memphis dailymemphian.com/section/metro/…

runnin’ a little survey. comment below with your best memphis public golf holes

A commenter is daring me to go play Fox Meadows golf course to understand Memphis population loss. I typically spend my time on that hole considering driver or 3-wood (nice tap in par Saturday after a 3W off the tee)

For years, people choosing to move outside Memphis’ city limits have reshaped neighborhoods and changed spending patterns. But now, continued population loss could start to compound in the city budget.  dailymemphian.com/article/60546

Today's Early Word: 🏀 Penny Hardaway still has a job 💰 Memphis may earn fewer tax dollars 🧙‍♀️ Hogwarts comes to the Orpheum ☘️ What to do for St. Patrick's Day dailymemphian.com/subscriber/sec…

Lottery revenue for the HOPE college scholarship is down after lawmakers decided to divert sports gambling tax revenue as part of the private school voucher deal, Tennessee Lookout reports: tennesseelookout.com/2026/03/16/spo…

Another crowded political roundup starting with G.A. Hardaway's options, the newest county commissioner and more. #comments" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">dailymemphian.com/subscriber/sec…