By The Rev. Earle J. Fisher, Special to TSDMemphis.com
Jesus was a poor black peasant preacher. Jesus led a religious and political revolution against Rome. Jesus’s revolutionary behavior and public proclamations got him executed – or what we’ve come to...
From the outset, the Shelby County Young Democrats’ “Meet & Greet” with the party’s Memphis mayoral hopefuls did not go as planned.
Two of the four mayoral hopefuls announced as invited and confirmed – Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr....
Political dominoes are falling in Memphis and Shelby County.
Lee Harris has announced his candidacy for Shelby County Mayor, opening his State Senate seat #29 — which State Representative Raumesh Akbari has announced her intentions to fill. And now, another...
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...
In one of Shelby County’s most contentious races, University of Memphis law professor and criminal law attorney Steve Mulroy declared victory over Republican incumbent Amy Weirich in the race for Shelby County District Attorney General on Thursday.
With all 142...
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...
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...
Voter advocate groups in Shelby County are celebrating the highest voter turnout in the state.
“Shelby County really turned up the vote during early voting,” said the Rev. Dr. Earle J. Fisher Jr., Upthevote901 organizer. “Although we are a nonpartisan...
Voters Thursday (Aug. 4) gave Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris another four-year term to build on his vision.
The incumbent mayor defeated Memphis City Councilmember Worth Morgan in Thursday’s county general election.
Shelby County Election Commission totals as of 1:05 a.m....
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Save the date: MSCS Family Festival
The Memphis Shelby County Schools (MSCS) Family Festival is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday (Aug. 6) at the Board of Education at 160...