People’s Convention set for June 8 with survey results forming agenda
A “People’s Convention," designed to develop a ticket of candidates in the 2019 Memphis elections around a particular agenda, is back on the calendar for June 8.
Bill Dries
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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Education Eleven school superintendents in 60-plus years chronicle changes
As board members of Shelby County Schools consider making interim Superintendent Joris Ray permanent, here's a look at superintendents who have lead Memphis schools over the past half century and how their selections altered the process.
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Metro Fundraisers and neo-Confederate threats mark five months to Memphis election day
Mayor Jim Strickland says city's challenges are the reason for his re-election bid. Challenger Tami Sawyer said white supremacist threats won't stop her campaign and the race for City Court Clerk grows.
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North Memphis Epping Way’s Greenway return comes as other parts of Raleigh estate vanish
The Raleigh segment of the Wolf River Greenway formally opened Saturday as the nearby estate house that once looked out on 200 acres of land that went all the way to the Wolf River is about to be demolished.
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City of Memphis Smiley comes to quest for council with lessons learned from 2018 run
Making his second bid for elected office in a year, J.B. Smiley Jr. says his city council campaign this year is a mix of millennials and local political veterans.
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City of Memphis Memphis one of 20 cities to get 5G in 2019
Verizon announced Thursday Memphis is one of 20 cities across the country that will receive 5G Ultra Wideband service this year. Mayor Jim Strickland has been hinting at the announcement for several months as he’s talked about road and utility work underway across the city.
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City of Memphis Memphis hires Extreme Networks for support of growing digital network
The city of Memphis has hired Extreme Networks Inc. of San Jose, California, to provide support for city government’s use of cameras and routing systems for transportation and logistics as well as the security of the city’s digital and computer network.
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City of Memphis Greer tends to basics as he decides to seek full term in council District 1
District 1 City Councilman Sherman Greer comes from a political background of detailed constituent services and keeping an eye on the Tennessee Legislature as he prepares to run for a full four-year term on the council.
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Metro City signs letter of intent with Loews for new convention center hotel
A letter of intent signed Tuesday replaces one being pursued for a joint development by Loews and THM. THM wants to build the second convention center hotel at a restored 100 North Main Building.
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Metro NAACP Freedom Fund gathering reflects political balancing act
The Memphis Branch NAACP honored three leaders of the efforts to remove Confederate monuments from two local parks and in the process Saturday reflected the balancing act that is a feature of the race for Memphis mayor.
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Shelby County Shelby County elections administrator backs voter registration rule changes
Shelby County Elections Administrator Linda Phillips says some changes in voter registration rules are necessary after her experience with organized registration drives in the 2018 midterm elections.
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City of Memphis Strickland defends Memphis 3.0 plan
Mayor Jim Strickland said Memphis 3.0 is "where it needs to be" a day after a showdown in North Memphis between planning and development leaders and critics of the 20-year land use plan.
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State Government Governor pours $10 million into Tom Lee Park improvements
Gov. Bill Lee is putting $10 million of his $66.8 million supplemental budget into a Memphis riverfront development grant, though the scope of the funding is unclear. Mayor Jim Strickland said the money is specifically for Tom Lee Park.
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City of Memphis Budget talks could include looking at bigger pay hike for non-public safety city workers
City council members start budget hearings next month and there are still a few more details to come about how much revenue the council will have as it considers amendments or changes in Mayor Jim Strickland's proposal.
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City of Memphis North Memphis 3.0 showdown moves from courtesy to accusations
The latest meeting on the Memphis 3.0 plan demonstrated the lingering confusion – and some suspicion – about what the long-range development plan recommends and how it works.
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City of Memphis Memphis Harbor gets kayak and paddleboard rentals starting May 4
A new kayak and paddle board rental service in the Memphis harbor opens for business May 4, the Memphis River Parks Partnership announced Wednesday.
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Shelby County Stamson named new election commission chairman
Veteran Shelby County Election Commissioner Steve Stamson is the new chairman of the five-member body.
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City of Memphis Strickland budget proposal includes surprise initiatives
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s fourth budget proposal, totaling $709 million, includes an Affordable Housing Trust Fund to accelerate the development of new and rehabbed multifamily and single-family housing.
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City of Memphis MLGW names 20-member Power Supply Advisory Team
A new 20-member citizens panel named by Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division Tuesday is the next step in a detailed examination of changing the utility's 80-year relationship with the Tennessee Valley Authority. MLGW president J.T. Young says the process will keep moving until there is a recommendation.
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City of Memphis Strickland budget plan, Graceland development agreement on Tuesday council agenda
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland takes a budget proposal to the City Council Tuesday that has a stable city property tax rate and pay raises for city employees. Council members also will consider a development agreement between the city and Graceland as part of a busy agenda.
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City of Memphis Strickland posts campaign war chest of $757,000
The first campaign finance filings of the 2019 Memphis election season show incumbent Mayor Jim Strickland with a sizable fundraising advantage. But for the first quarter, three City Council contenders each raised six figures on the way to the Oct. 3 elections.
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Education ‘We had to send a message’
Some of the 109 BSA members arrested in the University of Memphis administration building 50 years ago this month returned Friday as a plaque noting the sit-in protest was unveiled where they were handcuffed in 1969.
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City of Memphis Boyd says University of Tennessee needs ‘generational leader’
University of Tennessee interim president Randy Boyd talks with The Daily Memphian about UT Health Science Center, increased communication among UT campuses, and whether he is a politician after one failed run for governor.
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Shelby County Harris: Democrats moving beyond law license controversy to ‘necessary dissonance’
The new Shelby County Democratic Party chairman says he is attempting to move beyond the controversy to bring new and established Democrats together after Democrats swept every countywide office on the ballot in 2018.
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City of Memphis Whitehaven, Elvis Presley Boulevard top ‘paving season’
A $43 million streetscape project on Elvis Presley Boulevard between Brooks Road and Shelby Drive features all LED lighting and hopes for new business along Whitehaven's main street.
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