With the goal of “nothing less than to be a pioneer in pretrial services,” Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has appointed Llana Greer as executive director of Pretrial Services for Shelby County.
“We plan to expand the use of efficient,...
Several weeks ago, I attended the Memphis Police Department’s 26th Citizens Police Academy Graduation at Grace Life Pentecostal Church at 4820 S. Germantown Rd. In a deadline crunch, I settled upon putting a trio of photographs with captions on...
This was, by no means, your ordinary, run-of-the-mill management meeting with property residents. Memphis Police were called to the Pendleton Place Apartments Tuesday afternoon as tempers flared, and the physical threat of assault broke out.
What began as a “good-faith”...
Fifty years to the day (Feb. 1) that City of Memphis sanitation workers Echol Cole and Robert Walker were crushed to death inside of their trucks’ garbage barrel, the tragic accident was recounted near where it happened at Colonial...
In the conclusion of his wide-ranging conversation with TSD Associate Publisher/Executive Editor Karanja A. Ajanaku, Memphis Greenspace, Inc. President Van Turner Jr. details the broader goals of the nonprofit that bought two city parks and removed the Confederate statues....
Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael on Friday carved out a portion of his third annual State of the Court address to say that he welcomes juvenile justice reform being promoted by Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and the Shelby County...
District 7 Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer chose to announce her decision to run for mayor of Memphis first in The New Tri-State Defender last week.
Since then, Sawyer has formally unveiled her candidacy at Makeda's Cookies' downtown and followed that...
After five months of planning, organizers of Up the Vote 901 are gearing up for what they’re expecting to be an eventful display of democracy at the upcoming People’s Convention.
So far, 18 candidates in the upcoming October 3 election,...
The Academy for Youth Empowerment presented the 20th Memphis Christmas Parade in Whitehaven last Saturday. The parade feature young, old and in-between dazzling and entertaining young, old and in-between.
by Adrian Sainz --
A jury on Thursday convicted state Sen. Katrina Robinson (D-Memphis) of using federal grant money awarded to a health care school she operated on her wedding, a political campaign event and other personal expenses.
A 12-person federal...