There are 10 article(s) tagged Bill Morris:

• January 2026

  • In Memoriam: Memphians who died in 2025

    Memphis lost music legends, corporate titans and community leaders in 2025. Here is a look at their lives.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 13, 2026

• July 2025

  • Javier Bailey back on the ballot. And the political life and times of Bill Morris.

    Bill Morris, who died July 25 at 92, was the longest serving Shelby County mayor since the office was created. And Javier Bailey is set for next year’s Democratic primary for assessor.

    By Bill Dries July 28, 2025

  • Former mayor, sheriff Bill Morris dies at 92

    Former Shelby County Sheriff and Mayor Bill Morris, who died July 25 after a fall suffered several weeks before, shaped the lives of Memphians through his work over the past 50 years.

    By Jody Callahan July 27, 2025

• May 2022

  • William Hughes, who broke racial boundaries in county government, dies at 90

    William “Bill” R. Hughes was one of the first Black Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies and the first African American superintendent of the Shelby County Penal Farm.

    By Julia Baker May 17, 2022

• December 2021

  • Charlie Perkins remembered for service to Shelby County

    Perkins, who served in county government for more than two decades, died over the weekend. 

    By Abigail Warren December 07, 2021

• December 2019

  • Bobby Lanier dies at age 90

    Bobby Lanier, former Germantown alderman and county mayoral aide, died Saturday. He was 90 years old.

    By Abigail Warren, Jared Boyd December 28, 2019

• July 2019

  • Former Mayor Morris was ‘well ahead of his time,’ Harris says

    Bill Morris signed his autobiography and told stories at an event hosted by current county Mayor Lee Harris.

    By Linda A. Moore July 24, 2019

• April 2019

  • Bill Morris receives Rotary Lifetime Achievement Award for ‘servant leadership’

    Former Shelby County mayor Bill Morris said Wednesday public service “preserves a democracy” after receiving the first lifetime achievement award from the Rotary Club of Memphis East. 

    By Christin Yates April 04, 2019

• March 2019

  • Bill Morris’ life of public service chronicled, recognized by local leaders

    Bill Morris, who served seven terms as sheriff and mayor of Shelby County during and through civil rights struggles, documents his experiences and prepares to receive a lifetime tribute.

    By Christin Yates March 27, 2019

• February 2019

  • Daily Briefs

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    • Juvenile Court monitor to submit final report
    • Fred's Inc. announces appointment of CEO and three other top executives

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 05, 2019