Editorial Results (free)
1.
Bredesen Defends Wait-And-See Stand on Kavanaugh Nomination -
Friday, September 14, 2018
Democratic U.S. Senate contender Phil Bredesen met a crowd of 500 at Rhodes College Thursday, Sept. 13, that consisted mostly of supporters on what was originally planned as a debate with Republican rival Marsha Blackburn. Blackburn bowed out of the debate.
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Bredesen Defends Wait-And-See Stand on Kavanaugh Nomination -
Friday, September 14, 2018
Democratic U.S. Senate contender Phil Bredesen met a crowd of 500 at Rhodes College Thursday, Sept. 13, that consisted mostly of supporters on what was originally planned as a debate with Republican rival Marsha Blackburn. Blackburn bowed out of the debate.
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Early-Voting Challenge Touches On Other Issues of Open Government -
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
The local Democratic Party’s political and legal challenge of early-voting sites and hours is also part of a larger challenge of how decisions are made in city and county government.
In one of the two Chancery Court lawsuits over early voting filed Friday, July 6, former city council member Myron Lowery and Shelby County Democratic Party chairman Corey Strong claim the election commission violated the state’s open-meetings law by meeting in secret to plan the addition of more sites for the July early-voting period.
4.
Early Voting Opens for May County Primaries -
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Early voting in the first of three 2018 elections in Shelby County opens Wednesday at 21 sites across the county and runs through April 26.
The primaries are led by contests for county mayor, all 13 seats on the county commission and most of the county’s elected offices. The remainder are in the other even-year election cycle or have an eight-year term of office that comes around next in 2022.
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Weekend Monuments Protests, Response Suggest Shift -
Monday, January 8, 2018
Memphis Branch NAACP president Deidre Malone may have had the most concise description of what has changed since the city’s two most visible Confederate monuments came down Dec. 20.
“What we want happened. The monuments are down,” Malone said Friday, Jan. 5, as the NAACP and other groups called on Memphians to ignore plans for protests in the city the next day by groups opposed to the removal of the monuments.
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Parks Closed By Police On Eve of Saturday Protest Plans -
Saturday, January 6, 2018
Memphis Police shut down two Memphis parks Friday, Jan. 5, in advance of planned protests Saturday by groups opposed to the Dec. 20 removal of Confederate monuments from both parks.
More than a dozen police cars were around Health Sciences Park and a single police car was in Memphis Park before 9 p.m. Friday evening. Signs were posted in each park at different entry points reading "Park Closed Today" and "No Trespassing" and warnng against loitering and carrying firearms.
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NAACP Leads Coalition Calling for Boycott of Monuments Protest -
Friday, January 5, 2018
The Memphis Branch NAACP is urging Memphians to ignore planned Saturday protests by groups opposed to the recent removal of Confederate monuments.
“This rally or caravan is designed to increase the hate rhetoric that has suffocated the American people for too long,” said NAACP president Deidre Malone at a Friday, Jan. 5, press conference.
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Terry Named Exec. Director Of Memphis Branch NAACP -
Saturday, August 5, 2017
The Memphis Branch NAACP has hired Vickie Terry as its new executive director.
Terry is former fund development and gift manager for United Way of the Mid-South.
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Terry Named Exec. Director Of Memphis Branch NAACP -
Thursday, August 3, 2017
The Memphis Branch NAACP has hired Vickie Terry as its new executive director.
Terry is former fund development and gift manager for United Way of the Mid-South.
10.
Heidi Shafer Claims Commission Chairmanship With Consistency -
Thursday, August 3, 2017
Heidi Shafer was first elected to the Shelby County Commission in 2010. But when she is talking about the way county government works, she often goes further back than that to her experience as an aide to her predecessor on the commission, Dr. George Flinn.
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Memphis NAACP Marks Centennial With Challenge -
Friday, June 23, 2017
When the Memphis Branch NAACP holds its annual Freedom Fund Luncheon Saturday, June 24, there will be a lot of memories and a lot of history.
The Memphis Branch’s largest annual event this year marks the centennial of an organization founded in the wake of the 1917 lynching of Ell Persons. James Weldon Johnson, the NAACP national office’s investigator who came to the city to gather facts on the incident, encouraged Robert Church Jr. to start a local chapter.
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Century Mark -
Saturday, June 17, 2017
During a visit to Memphis in April, Andrew Young was talking with reporters about his lengthy public history – being part of Dr. Martin Luther King’s inner circle, a congressman, mayor of Atlanta, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. It was as he talked about King’s death in Memphis that Young, without any prompting, talked about a trio of Memphis attorneys – Benjamin Hooks, Russell Sugarmon and A. W. Willis – that were the key to his and King’s efforts to get things done in Memphis and the surrounding region.
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Last Word: Double Berger, The CEO of Baptist and Storm Reflections -
Monday, June 12, 2017
The Overton Park Conservancy raised $1 million by the Monday deadline to move ahead with the Overton Park-Memphis Zoo parking compromise. The conservancy announced Sunday afternoon that it met the goal with hours to spare with more details to come Monday on how this came together.
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Freedom Fund Luncheon Features Critic of NAACP's Relevance -
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Melissa Harris-Perry, the former MSNBC host who last month penned a New York Times op-ed challenging the relevance of the NAACP, will be one of the keynote speakers at the Memphis Branch NAACP’s June 24 Freedom Fund Luncheon.
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Co-Chairs Named For NAACP Centennial Event -
Saturday, June 3, 2017
The diversity officer for FedEx Express, an attorney and long-time civil and political activist, and a member of the federal advisory board to the U.S. Transportation Department are the three co-chairs of the Freedom Fund Luncheon, June 24, that will mark the centennial of the Memphis Branch NAACP.
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Co-Chairs Appointed for NAACP Centennial Luncheon -
Monday, May 29, 2017
The diversity officer for FedEx Express, an attorney and long-time civil and political activist, and a member of the federal advisory board to the U.S. Transportation Department are the three co-chairs of the Freedom Fund Luncheon, June 24, that will mark the centennial of the Memphis Branch NAACP.
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Groups Prepare for Persons’ Lynching Centennial -
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
When a pair of new historical markers on Summer Avenue are unveiled later this month, it will be the latest milestone in current discussions about what happened long ago in Memphis.
The markers will be unveiled at and near the site where Ell Persons was burned by a lynch mob 100 years ago this month.
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Memphis Democrats Prepare To Reorganize -
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Shelby County Democrats hope to have the local party up and running by the Fourth of July. The Shelby County Democratic Party was disbanded by the Tennessee Democratic Party in August after two disastrous county election cycles for the Democratic slate and increasing dysfunction by the local party’s executive committee.
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Racist Phone Tirade Prompts Reactions, Denials -
Saturday, April 15, 2017
A recorded racist telephone tirade purportedly by a former membership programs and services director of the Greater Memphis Chamber and her husband directed at the staff of a restaurant in Turks & Caicos went viral Friday, April 14, a week ahead of the chamber’s announcement of a new minority business effort.
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Racist Phone Tirade Prompts Reactions, Denials -
Saturday, April 15, 2017
A recorded racist telephone tirade purportedly by a former membership programs and services director of the Greater Memphis Chamber and her husband directed at the staff of a restaurant in Turks & Caicos went viral Friday, April 14, a week ahead of the chamber’s announcement of a new minority business effort.
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Racist Phone Tirade Prompts Reactions, Denials -
Saturday, April 15, 2017
A recorded racist telephone tirade purportedly by a former membership programs and services director of the Greater Memphis Chamber and her husband directed at the staff of a restaurant in Turks & Caicos went viral Friday, April 14, a week ahead of the chamber’s announcement of a new minority business effort.
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Racist Phone Tirade Prompts Reactions, Denials -
Saturday, April 15, 2017
A recorded racist telephone tirade purportedly by a former membership programs and services director of the Greater Memphis Chamber and her husband directed at the staff of a restaurant in Turks & Caicos went viral Friday, April 14, a week ahead of the chamber’s announcement of a new minority business effort.
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Last Word: The Grizz Farm Club Moves, Changing the NAACP and $15 An Hour -
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
How many of you knew the Iowa Energy was what amounts to a minor league team connected to the Grizz? How many of you knew that before Wade Baldwin and Troy Williams got sent there last month?
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Malone Takes Reins, Plans Changes At Memphis Branch NAACP -
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
The Memphis branch of the NAACP has one full-time employee and is looking for a new executive director in what amounts to a major overhaul of the chapter as it marks its centennial year.
The new president of the Memphis branch of the nation’s oldest civil rights organization told a group of 50 members Sunday, Jan. 22, that she is moving to rebuild and rebrand the chapter.
25.
Huston to Lead Downtown Marketing Initiatives -
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Penelope Huston has joined the Downtown Memphis Commission as vice president of marketing, communications and events. Huston has more than 20 years’ experience in advertising, marketing, public relations, and relationship management, most recently serving as director of marketing for Memphis in May.
In her new role, she will be responsible for developing the DMC’s marketing strategy; driving activities to enhance the image of Downtown and public awareness of its growth and value to the region; and lead initiatives to position Downtown as a center for culture, tourism, business and entertainment.
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Local Democratic Party Troubles Follow Abysmal County Election Record -
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
To those who don’t live and breathe politics, the Friday, Aug. 19, decision by Tennessee Democratic Party chairwoman Mary Mancini to decertify the Shelby County Democratic Party looks more serious than it is.
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Democrats Continue to Struggle With Dysfunction -
Monday, July 11, 2016
As the local Democratic Party’s executive committee began assembling in a Midtown union hall Thursday, July 7, Cliff Lewis, a veteran of the group, said “the local Democratic Party is not dysfunctional” three times and clicked his heels together each time he said the words.
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Democrats Feud Over Settlement With Former Chairman -
Friday, July 8, 2016
Local Democratic party leaders had trouble just taking a vote Thursday, July 7, as the group met for the first time since party chairman Michael Pope signed off on a settlement with former chairman Bryan Carson over missing party funds.
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Last Word: Democrats Settle, Scotty Moore and the Top Cop Search -
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Mary Mancini ordered the Shelby County Democratic Party to settle its differences with former local party chairman Bryan Carson Tuesday and accept his offer to repay the party $6,000 at $100 a month..
30.
Local Democrats’ Differences Remain -
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Local Democratic Party leaders who backed pursuing a criminal complaint against former party chairman Bryan Carson said last week they hope to put the controversy over party finances behind them.
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Local Democrats’ Differences Remain -
Monday, June 6, 2016
Local Democratic Party leaders who backed pursuing a criminal complaint against former party chairman Bryan Carson said last week they hope to put the controversy over party finances behind them.
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Pope New Democratic Chairman as Party Pursues Complaint Against Carson -
Friday, June 3, 2016
The interim chairman of the Shelby County Democratic Party became the new chairman of the party Thursday, June 2. And the local party’s leadership voted to file a criminal complaint with the District Attorney General’s office against former chairman Bryan Carson over party finances.
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Pope New Democratic Chairman as Party Pursues Complaint Against Carson -
Friday, June 3, 2016
The interim chairman of the Shelby County Democratic Party became the new chairman of the party Thursday, June 2. And the local party’s leadership voted to file a criminal complaint with the District Attorney General’s office against former chairman Bryan Carson over party finances.
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The Week Ahead: May 30-June 5 -
Monday, May 30, 2016
It's time to get this week started, Memphis! Here’s our roundup of local happenings you need to know about, from a Funkadelic party at the New Daisy to a Day of Merrymaking on the Greensward...
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Last Word: Memphis Gets Busy, Elections Future and Past and Dad Rock In C-Y -
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
While their folks are still getting settled over in the front office at The Commercial Appeal, Gannett announces Monday an $815 million offer to buy Tribune Publishing which would put The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune in the expanding USA Today family.
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Memphis City Council to Get Police Body Camera Update -
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Memphis City Council members are to get a timeline Tuesday, Feb. 16, on the roll out of police body cameras from Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland as well as some idea of the additional cost.
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Strickland Upsets Wharton In Memphis Mayor's Race -
Friday, October 9, 2015
Not even close. Mayoral challenger Jim Strickland rolled up a wide margin over incumbent Mayor A C Wharton in the early-vote totals in advance of the Oct. 8 election day count.
And based on that and other election indicators, Wharton conceded the election shortly after 10 p.m. to Strickland after the vote count was long delayed by computer glitches.
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Controversial Taser Contract Canceled -
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton announced Thursday, Oct. 1, that a controversial contract between Taser International and The Carter Malone Group has been canceled by “mutual consent” of both parties.
39.
Controversial Taser Contract Canceled -
Friday, October 2, 2015
Memphis Mayor A C Wharton announced Thursday, Oct. 1, that a controversial contract between Taser International and The Carter Malone Group has been canceled by “mutual consent” of both parties.
40.
Taser Contract Controversy Endures As Election Day Nears -
Friday, October 2, 2015
As the city of Memphis closed in on buying body cameras and other associated technology for its police department, the inner circle around Memphis Mayor A C Wharton was concerned.
They were concerned that Taser International, the camera supplier the city had picked, wasn’t getting close to the goal the city had set of at least 10 percent participation by minority- and women-owned business enterprises – MWBEs – in the total project spend.
41.
Wharton’s Accomplishments Weighted With Controversy -
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
It’s a set of events just about any incumbent would envy during a re-election bid.
Overnight riverboat cruises on the Mississippi River picked up just as Beale Street Landing opened in mid-2014. In late April, the long-dormant Pyramid reopened as a Bass Pro Shops megastore with a hotel and other attractions.
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Police Body Cameras Contract Controversial on Several Levels -
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
The Memphis Police Department’s $4.5 million contract with Taser International for body cameras, dashboard cameras and other related equipment is drawing fire on several fronts, including an $880,000 community engagement/public relations contract that is part of the overall price tag.
43.
Wanda Halbert to Run for City Court Clerk -
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Memphis City Council member Wanda Halbert will not seek re-election in this year’s city elections and will instead run for City Court Clerk.
Halbert planned to pull a petition Monday, April 20, for the challenge of incumbent clerk Thomas Long.
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Halbert Passes on Council Re-election Bid To Go For City Court Clerk -
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Memphis City Council member Wanda Halbert will not seek re-election in this year's city elections and will instead run for City Court Clerk.
Halbert plans to pull a petition Monday, April 20, for the challenge of incumbent clerk Thomas Long.
45.
Wagner and Spears Head Local Political Parties -
Saturday, April 4, 2015
In weekend conventions, local Democrats and Republican elected new leaders for their parties.
Mary Wagner is the new Shelby County Republican Party chairwoman, chosen by delegates to the local GOP convention held Sunday, March 29, at the Bartlett Station Municipal Center.
46.
New Local Party Leaders Talk Rebuilding -
Thursday, April 2, 2015
The two new chairwomen of the local Democratic and Republican parties each talk about the work of rebuilding.
But Mary Wagner and Randa Spears lead political groups whose fortunes couldn’t be more different.
47.
Wagner and Spears Head Local Political Parties -
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
In weekend conventions, local Democrats and Republican elected new leaders for their parties.
Mary Wagner is the new Shelby County Republican Party chairwoman, chosen by delegates to the local GOP convention held Sunday, March 29, at the Bartlett Station Municipal Center.
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After the Campaign -
Saturday, November 22, 2014
The 2014 election year began in January with dissent from the floor.
At the end of the Shelby County Democratic Party’s annual Kennedy Day fundraiser in January, former Memphis City Council member and state Rep. Carol Chumney, who was not among the speakers, challenged the party establishment from her table to do more to support women running for office.
49.
Sara Kyle Claims Democratic Senate Nomination -
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Tennessee Democratic Party chairman Roy Herron came to Memphis Monday, Sept. 8, armed with 77 Bible verses on unity to use as Shelby County Democrats gathered to pick their nominee in a November special general election for state Senate District 30.
50.
County Commission Begins New Term -
Monday, September 8, 2014
Shelby County Commissioners elect a new chairman Monday, Sept. 8, for the next year at the first voting meeting of their four-year term of office.
And their agenda includes votes on appointments by Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell to his second-term team of division directors and administrators.
51.
Election Commission Certifies August Vote -
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
The Shelby County Election Commission certified the August election results Monday, Aug. 25, at the beginning of a week that includes an early oath of office for those elected to county offices on the ballot.
52.
Luttrell: Some Changes Coming in Second Term -
Friday, August 8, 2014
Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell says there will likely be some “tweaks” to his team and its efforts as he prepares to begin his second and final term as the county chief executive.
53.
Cohen Prevails, Incumbents Dominate -
Friday, August 8, 2014
Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen held off Thursday, Aug. 7, the most serious electoral challenge he’s faced since winning the Congressional seat in 2006, in the form of attorney Ricky E. Wilkins.
54.
Cohen, Luttrell, Weirich, Harris Take Early Vote -
Friday, August 8, 2014
Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen has taken the early vote over challenger Ricky Wilkins in the hard fought Democratic Congressional primary on Thursday’s Shelby County election ballot.
55.
Multiple Choice -
Saturday, August 2, 2014
It could have been an election about the local criminal justice system. The set of once-every-eight-years judicial races was the perfect frame for competitive races for district attorney general and juvenile court judge as the main events.
56.
Discriminate at the Ballot Box -
Friday, July 25, 2014
DISCRIMINATING TASTE. By all means, discriminate. Refuse to accept some prepackaged deal as the best you can do, some label to be the quality test. In the known, look for proven performance from each individual offering, standing alone, not just part of some group menu. In the unknown, demand fresh and bold, the promise of new and interesting interpretations from old and predictable ingredients.
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Early Voting Draws 673 in First Weekend -
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Democratic political leaders and candidates put a lot of emphasis this past weekend on a strong start to the early voting period in advance of the Aug. 7 elections.
The early voting period opened Friday, July 18, with three Tennessee Supreme Court justices in town as well to campaign for retention in their nonpartisan races at the bottom of the ballot.
58.
Chism Picnic Reflects Summer Campaign Tone -
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
From the stage at County Commissioner Sidney Chism’s annual political picnic Saturday, June 21, you could almost see the Aug. 7 election day.
59.
Luttrell Opens Campaign With Warning -
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
The way Mark Luttrell sees it, his campaign for mayor in 2014 is different than his campaign four years ago because then he was challenging an incumbent and now he is the incumbent.
60.
Luttrell, Malone Clash on Pre-K Expansion -
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
The top two contenders for Shelby County mayor had the closest thing yet to a debate Monday, June 2, on budget priorities.
Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell and his Democratic challenger, former County Commissioner Deidre Malone, didn’t address each other directly.
61.
Cohen Touts Ability to Represent District -
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen told political supporters over the weekend that he expects the 9th Congressional district Democratic primary race with attorney Ricky E. Wilkins to involve a lot of mud slinging.
62.
Both Parties Launch General Election Efforts -
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
On a Saturday afternoon with a crowded calendar of political events, state Rep. G.A. Hardaway invited the winners and losers from the May Democratic county primaries and local Democrats who are on the August ballot to stand together at an airport-area meeting room of about 100 people.
63.
Politics Continues After County Primaries -
Friday, May 9, 2014
A lot of the candidates from the Shelby County primary ballot were in the same room the day after the Tuesday, May 6, election.
The occasion was County Commission committee sessions.
It was mostly winners.
64.
County Primaries Reflect Different Political Fortunes -
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Former Shelby County Commissioner Deidre Malone will challenge incumbent Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell in the August county general election after winning the Tuesday, May 6, Democratic mayoral primary.
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Malone to Challenge Luttrell In August Mayoral Showdown -
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Former Shelby County Commissioner Deidre Malone will challenge incumbent Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell in the August county general election after winning the Tuesday, May 6, Democratic mayoral primary.
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Malone Takes Early Vote In Mayoral Primary -
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Former Shelby County Commissioner Deidre Malone took the early vote in the three-way Democratic primary for Shelby County Mayor.
The first results of the Tuesday, May 6, election night showed Malone leading rivals county commissioner Steve Mulroy and former Shelby County Schools board member Kenneth Whalum Jr.
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Primary Choices -
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Shelby County voters will begin the process Tuesday, May 6, of electing a majority of new members to a Shelby County Commission that will also change to a set of 13 single-member districts when the winners take office on Sept. 1.
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Democratic Mayoral Hopefuls Debate April 29 -
Monday, April 28, 2014
The three candidates in the May Democratic primary for Shelby County mayor will debate community development issues Tuesday, April 29, at a forum by the Community Development Council of Greater Memphis and Livable Memphis.
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Early Voting Goes Countywide Friday -
Friday, April 25, 2014
Early voting in advance of the May 6 county primary election day opens Friday, April 25, at 20 satellite locations across Shelby County.
A list of the locations can be found at www.shelbyvote.com. Polls are open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through the end of the early voting period Thursday, May 1.
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Luttrell: Voters ‘Dropping Out’ of Process -
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell says “a lack of civility in public discourse” is one of several reasons many Shelby County voters seem uninterested or unaware of this year’s elections in Shelby County.
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Obama Backs Cohen, Brooks Charges ‘Voter Suppression’ -
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is touting the endorsement of President Barack Obama in his current re-election bid.
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Early Voting Opens in County Primaries -
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Shelby County voters begin deciding Wednesday, April 16, who holds 11 countywide offices, including Shelby County mayor and district attorney general, as well as 13 seats on the Shelby County Commission drawn with new single-member district lines.
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Mayoral Contenders Differ on Economic Development -
Monday, April 14, 2014
Economic development incentives including property tax breaks look to be the real dividing line among the three contenders for Shelby County mayor in the May county primaries.
That’s where Deidre Malone, Steve Mulroy and Kenneth Whalum showed the most friction in a Thursday, April 10, forum and debate in the airport area sponsored by the Shelby County Democratic Party.
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Clash of Contenders -
Friday, March 28, 2014
Shelby County Commissioner Steve Mulroy says his political plans last year didn’t include running for county mayor in 2014.
He was on U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen’s short list of recommendations for an open federal judgeship, a White House appointment he said he knew he might not get “the first time.”
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Commission Votes Down Family-Planning Rebid -
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Shelby County commissioners voted down a bid Monday, March 24, to rebid the county’s contract for federally funded family-planning services with Christ Community Health Services.
Some commissioners branded Commissioner Steve Mulroy’s effort to urge County Mayor Mark Luttrell’s administration to rebid the contract as a political effort. Mulroy is taking criticism from former Commissioner Deidre Malone in the three-way Democratic primary race for county mayor for his vote in favor of the contract in 2011.
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Commission Votes Down Family Planning Services Rebid Resolution -
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Shelby County Commissioners voted down a bid Monday, March 24, to rebid the county’s contract for federally-funded family planning services with Christ Community Health Services.
And the commission rejected an August referendum item on eliminating any residency requirement from the Shelby County Charter for county government employees as well as Shelby County Schools teachers.
77.
Commission Takes Up Family Planning Contract -
Monday, March 24, 2014
Shelby County commissioners Monday, March 24, take up an attempt to end the county’s contract for federally funded family planning and related health services with Christ Community Health Services.
78.
May Primary Ballot Almost Complete -
Monday, March 3, 2014
The ballot for the May Shelby County primary elections isn’t quite set, although the Shelby County Election Commission has certified 81 candidates.
Still awaiting a decision at a special meeting Wednesday, March 5, are three would-be candidates whose residency is being formally challenged.
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Election Commission Approves All But Three Names For May Primaries -
Friday, February 28, 2014
Shelby County Election Commissioners certified all but three names Thursday, Feb. 27, for the May county primary ballot and will meet March 5 to consider challenges to the residency of candidates Edith Ann Moore, M. Latroy Williams and E. Jefferson Jones.
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Consolidation Talk Surfaces as Races Come to Life -
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Shelby County Commissioner Steve Mulroy says he would pursue city and county government consolidation if elected Shelby County mayor.
Mulroy made the comment at a Cooper-Young fundraiser as campaigns leading into the May county primaries came to life this week.
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Roland ReElected At Filing Deadline, Two Countywide Races Set For August -
Friday, February 21, 2014
One of the six Shelby County Commission incumbents seeking re-election this year was effectively elected to a new four-year term in a new district with the noon Thursday, Feb. 20, filing deadline for candidates in the May county primaries.
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Election Filing Pace Quickens as Deadline Nears -
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
The May 6 Shelby County primary races began to move toward their final form Monday, Feb. 17, just ahead of the noon Thursday filing deadline for candidates.
Shelby County Commissioner Steve Mulroy brought the Democratic primary race for county mayor to four as he filed his qualifying petition Monday afternoon.
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Luttrell Begins Re-Election Bid for Mayor -
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell made it official Tuesday, Feb. 11, filing his qualifying petition with the Shelby County Election Commission to run for a second term of office.
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Democratic Mayoral Hopefuls Pitch Base -
Monday, February 10, 2014
The four likely contenders in the May Democratic primary for Shelby County mayor have already had their first debate. But there were no clashes among the quartet, at least not yet.
James Harvey, Deidre Malone, Kenneth Whalum Jr. and Steve Mulroy each spoke to the Shelby County Democratic Party’s executive committee two weeks from the Feb. 20 filing deadline for the May 6 primary election.
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Four Democratic Mayoral Contenders Make First Joint Appearance -
Friday, February 7, 2014
The four likely contenders in the May Democratic primary for Shelby County Mayor have already had their first debate. But there were no clashes among the quartet, at least not yet.
James Harvey, Deidre Malone, Kenneth Whalum Jr. and Steve Mulroy each spoke to the Shelby County Democratic Party’s executive committee two weeks from the Feb. 20 filing deadline for the May 6 primary election.
86.
Mulroy Gets in County Mayor’s Race -
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Shelby County Commissioner Steve Mulroy considered a bid for Shelby County mayor for the second time in a year and Monday, Feb. 3, pulled a qualifying petition to enter the Democratic primary just more than two weeks before the filing deadline for candidates in the May 6 county primaries.
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Whalum, Harvey Pull Petitions for Mayor’s Race -
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Shelby County Commission Chairman James Harvey and former Shelby County Schools board member Kenneth Whalum Jr. have pulled qualifying petitions to run in the May Democratic primary for Shelby County Mayor.
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Whalum, Harvey Pull Petitions for Mayor’s Race -
Friday, January 24, 2014
Shelby County Commission Chairman James Harvey and former Shelby County Schools board member Kenneth Whalum Jr. have pulled qualifying petitions to run in the May Democratic primary for Shelby County Mayor.
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Luttrell Pulls Petition for Re-Election -
Monday, January 13, 2014
Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell has pulled a qualifying petition to run for a second term in 2014.
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Wilkins Pulls Petition to Challenge Cohen -
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Attorney Ricky E. Wilkins has pulled a qualifying petition to run in the August Democratic primary for the 9th Congressional District.
Wilkins would be challenging U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen in the primary, something Wilkins began considering last year.
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Wilkins Pulls Petition to Challenge Cohen -
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Attorney Ricky E. Wilkins has pulled a qualifying petition to run in the August Democratic primary for the 9th Congressional District.
Wilkins would be challenging U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen in the primary, something Wilkins began considering last year.
92.
Oldham Opens Sheriff Re-Election Bid -
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Shelby County Sheriff Bill Oldham opened his re-election campaign Saturday, Nov. 2, with something he didn’t have four years ago: a record.
93.
Shelby County to Play Key Role in 2014 State Election -
Monday, August 26, 2013
As prospective candidates weigh special election races in the next three months for a state House seat and suburban school boards, there are also signs of life in Shelby County in the statewide races on the 2014 election ballot.
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Malone Begins Campaign for County Mayor -
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Four years after she left elected office, Deidre Malone says she has learned a lot.
And as a result, her second campaign to become Shelby County mayor will be different than the first one four years ago.
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Carter Malone Group CEO Wins BENNY Award -
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Deidre Malone, president and CEO of The Carter Malone Group LLC, has won a BENNY Award for the public relations agency she leads.
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Carter Malone Group CEO Wins BENNY Award -
Monday, July 1, 2013
Deidre Malone, president and CEO of The Carter Malone Group LLC, has won a BENNY Award for the public relations agency she leads.
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African-American TV Station Broadens Presence -
Thursday, May 9, 2013
A new set of programming on Comcast Channel 31 geared toward Memphis’ African-American community is continuing to broaden its presence in the city.
The Carter Malone Group has developed a website for the venture, called MUTV1, which is short for Memphis Urban Television 1. In addition to serving as its agency of record, The Carter Malone Group CEO Deidre Malone also has a show on the channel called “Dialogue with Deidre.”
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Events -
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Memphis Rotary Club will meet Tuesday, May 7, at noon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. Jeremy Park, director of the Lipscomb Pitts Breakfast Club, will discuss corporate philanthropy and community building. Cost is $18. R.S.V.P. to Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.
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2013 Political Season Begins -
Friday, March 8, 2013
There was a brief time last year when it looked like 2013 would be that rare political creature in Memphis politics – an off-election year.
A citywide sales tax increase referendum in the late summer or fall is probably going to continue the unbroken string of more than 10 consecutive years with at least a special election on a ballot locally. Outside Memphis there are municipal elections in Lakeland and Arlington.
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Malone Meets Challenges Head On at Helm of Carter Malone Group -
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Deidre Malone describes the day she resigned from her 10-year tenure as a marketing executive with ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as the day she “walked out on faith.”