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Suburban editor for The Daily Memphian online publication with a commitment to focus on Memphis news. Also longtime sports freelancer for Associated Press
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Bailey: Suburban elections lack intrigue of county general ballot

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By Clay Bailey Verified
| The Daily Memphian Verified
People vote in the morning at Second Baptist Church Memphis for the Shelby County general election and state and federal primary elections on August 6, 2026. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian) Election Day for the suburbs on Thursday sure lacked a lot of drama, didn’t it? I am not minimizing the contested races in Arlington and Collierville, but let’s face it — unopposed carried the day.
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Bailey: Sanitation collection hike should translate to better quality service

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By Clay Bailey Verified
| The Daily Memphian Verified
As I was preparing earlier this month for my annual summer sabbatical to St. Pete Beach, Germantown was starting to send out the monthly utility bills. Complete with the increased cost of sanitation service for the suburb’s residents. To recap – Germantown’s contract with Waste Pro to pick up the garbage led to an increase in the 60%-to-80%-range. That went into effect July 1. While that might not qualify as “sticker shock,” the increase is significant enough to draw some grousing about the cost.
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Bailey: The Fourth of July has morphed into Independence Week

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By Clay Bailey Verified
| The Daily Memphian Verified
Fireworks light the sky Saturday, July 2, 2022, at H. W. Cox Park during Collierville’s Independence Day celebration. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian file) From now until at least the end of the weekend, the sis-boom-oohs-and-ahs of Independence Week will echo through suburbs and neighborhoods across the metro area. Officially and unofficially. The fireworks explosions are a part of the summer holiday, which — as we all know — can stretch way outside the Fourth of July.
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