Publisher: Daily Memphian


Retiring Germantown Presbyterian’s choir director has ear for church music

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After more than three decades at Germantown Presbyterian Church, Jerold Teachey will conduct the choir one final time Sunday.


Regional One’s Union Avenue plan happened at breakneck speed

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Dr. Reginald Coopwood has run Regional One Health for 15 years, part of it in a building that was built in 1829, when it was the first hospital in the state.


Mayor Harris says new Regional One plans still include hope for state funding

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The idea of the county-owned Regional One Health hospital being co-owned with the state of Tennessee through the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is still alive.


Old Commercial Appeal building to be new site of Regional One

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A new Regional One Health hospital could be built on the site of the old Commercial Appeal building at 495 Union Ave., according to a new plan unveiled Monday, Jan. 27, before the Shelby County Board of Commissioners.


Health Sciences Park gets new name and owner

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Health Sciences Park, the 10-acre park in the heart of the Memphis Medical District, has been renamed Medical District Park.


A lifetime of practice: Memphis doctors celebrate half-century of healing

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From classmates to roommates to hospital colleagues for half a century, two Memphis doctors have shared a lifetime of career milestones. Urologist Dr. Vance Shappley, 82, and ophthalmologist Dr. David Usdan, 83, both grew up in Memphis and worked at their family businesses.


Binghampton mental health crisis center ready for Valentine’s Day launch

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A new $34 million crisis wellness center that will help expand access to care and divert people from local jails and emergency rooms is slated to open on Valentine’s Day.


Public documents on Harvest plane crash released, final report imminent

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Hundreds of pages of investigative reports on the Jan. 17, 2023, plane crash that killed four members of Harvest Church in Germantown are now public, including official interviews, expert accounts on the aircraft and wreckage and new information about the pilot and copilot.