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....
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...
AP News Guide: A look at Tennessee’s primary elections
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...
Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael is facing three challengers in his bid for re-election, including Tarik B. Sugarmon, who Michael defeated by garnering 54 percent of the vote to Sugarmon’s 46 percent in 2014.
Besides Sugarmon, who is a City...
Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer has made the decision. She is running for mayor, taking a “social leadership stance.”
The first-term District 7 representative will “expound on plans to drive progress and change and broaden impact for Memphis” during a...
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...
Dr. Carnita Atwater, self-styled community leader of the New Chicago Community Development Corporation, hopes to be the next governor of Tennessee.
“The Big Political Reveal” was staged on April 3 on the eve of Dr. King’s death commemoration.
Despite past clashes...
by Melvin Jones, Special to The New Tri-State Defender
The demand that African-Americans work for free (slavery) expired in 1865. But that hasn’t stopped some white business leaders from consistently and collectively denying African-Americans opportunities to increase their wealth.
These efforts were...
Democratic State Rep. Torrey Harris of Memphis faces charges of misdemeanor assault and felony theft following his arrest on Sunday. He is accused of assaulting an ex-boyfriend.
Harris was elected to Tennessee’s House of Representatives in 2020, where he was...
By now, no one should be surprised that Kanye West is a fan of President Donald Trump. It’s been months since he first posted a selfie wearing a “Make America Great Again” cap, so the surprise should be gone.
And...