With four months to go before voters cast ballots for the next mayor of Memphis, the fifth in a series of Memphis People’s Convention Meet & Greet opportunities unfolded at the Southland Mall in Whitehaven on Saturday.
“I think voters...
The fifth in a series of Memphis People’s Convention 2023 Mayoral Candidate Meet & Greet opportunities is set for Saturday (June 3) in Whitehaven.
Spearheaded by the Rev. Dr. Earle J. Fisher and #UPTheVote901, the fifth session will be held...
With three location options, eligible voters in House District 86 can now cast early-voting ballots for the Special Primary Election set for June 15.
The early-voting window opened on Friday and will be open through June 10.
Two candidates, Rep. Justin...
A big win for two mayoral candidates is a head-scratching decision for some others. That dichotomy resulted from a Chancery Court judge’s ruling that Memphis does not have an enforceable five-year residency requirement.
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. and...
There is about to be a new sheriff in town, as Shelby County’s top lawman Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. closed on a house in Memphis proper.
The Bonner family’s pending move from Bartlett is an effort to scratch...
Voters in Tennessee House of Representatives District 86 Tuesday overwhelmingly chose a new generation of leadership over a veteran politician.
Environmental activist Justin Pearson trounced nine opponents, including lawyer and former Shelby County Commissioner Julian Bolton, garnering 52.3 percent of...
Early voting begins Wednesday (Jan. 4) for the special primary election to fill the state House of Representatives seat (District 86) left vacant by the death of long-time Rep. Barbara Cooper, who died Oct. 25.
Ten candidates are on the...
For many in Tennessee House District 86, voting for Barbara Cooper long has been equated with choosing to be served by a state representative who demonstrated an unswerving devotion to duty.
Cooper died Oct. 25 at age 93. Her name...
Candidates for Memphis mayor and City Council do not have to be Memphis residents when they run for office but must be residents when they take office, according to a legal opinion.
Unless successfully challenged in Chancery Court, the opinion...
Jana Swearengen-Washington emerged from Tuesday’s special election as a relatively easy winner as a lion's share of District 4 voters decided to send her to City Hall to represent them on the Memphis City Council.
The 30-year educator is the...