COMMUNICATIONS
The Office of Communications serves as a conduit for media coverage of the City of Memphis and spearheads digital and social media communications.
Media Releases / Public Notices
Festival Traffic Map
MEMPHIS, Tenn. May 2, 2025. If you are heading to the Riverbeat Music Festival or driving downtown the weekend of May 2-4, 2025, some road closures are associated with the festival. Please check
City of Memphis to Celebrate Grand Opening of Downtown Command Center and “Protecting What Matters” Press Conference
MEMPHIS, Tenn. April 18, 2025. Mayor Paul Young, Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis, and Downtown Memphis Commission President Chandell Ryan will host the Grand Opening of the Downtown Command Center on Thursday, April 24,
Mayor Paul Young Appoints Darren Goods to Role of Public Safety Advisor Public Private Partnership Fuels New Hire – Former MPD Colonel to Oversee the Group Violence Intervention Program and the Joint Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 16, 2024. Mayor Paul Young has appointed Darren M. Goods as the City of Memphis’ new Public Safety Advisor, a key leadership role that reports directly to
Change in Trash Collection for April 18, 2025
Change in Trash Collection for April 18, 2025 Residents served by the City of Memphis Solid Waste Management will not receive trash collection on April 18. The City of Memphis government
Operation HOPE and City of Memphis Reveal Latest Speaker Line-Up for Historic Virtual Town Hall at the National Civil Rights Museum Featuring 100+ Influential Leaders
April 4, 2025 Event – “Where Do We Go from Here? The Future of Inclusive Economics – and a New Business Plan for America” – Will Feature Insights & Conversations with
City of Memphis Prepared for Unpredictable Multi-Day Weather Event
Memphis, Tenn. The City of Memphis is preparing for an expected multi-day severe weather event. The weather system is expected to bring damaging winds, possibly tornadoes, hail, and heavy rainfall across
Memphis In The News
CodeCrew Secures $1 Million from Anthropic with Support from the City of Memphis to Build National Tech Education Headquarters in North Memphis
Gift advances Northside Square campaign and builds on Anthropic’s footprint in Memphis MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 20, 2026 — CodeCrew, the Memphis-based nonprofit that has trained more than 16,000 students and
