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In the early hours of Oct. 15, 1917, Mata Hari — one of the most famous spies of the 20th century — was shaken awake in her prison cell. Her time had come. Given a pen, ink, paper and ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — China, India, France, Greece and more — the former Memphis Area Transit Authority CEO took a number of international trips on the taxpayer’s dime, according to new reco… ...
It read, “MATA has resolved FTA deficiencies calling MATA’s financial management and capacity into question for MATA’s failure to return federal funds.” Funding-letter-to-MATA-9.25.24 Download ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Area Transit Authority has fired Deputy CEO Bacarra Mauldin after an internal investigation, the transit agency said Friday. Mauldin’s termination by Acting CEO ...
Margaretha Zelle, a.k.a. “Mata Hari,” an exotic dancer and convicted spy, met her end at age 41 at the hands of a firing squad outside Paris 100 years ago on Oct. 15, 1917.
The long list of vendors stretched throughout five pages and shows entities MATA did business with but hadn’t paid as of mid-October. This list was handed over to the […] MEMPHIS, Tenn.
Why $35 million is not enough. On a windy day in April, Lameco Stradmon stood outside Memphis City Hall with a group of advocates. Stradmon rides the bus daily and has done so for about 30 years ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The trolleys may be back on track soon — well, sorta. Memphis Area Transit Authority is aiming to roll out rubber-wheeled trolleys on Main Street soon. MATA said they are rea… ...