Hard-working, compassionate, dedicated, deeply caring, honest. These were the words used to describe Shelby County chief administrative officer Harvey Kennedy and General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Tim Dwyer, the honorees at the 15th annual Dunavant Public Servant Awards luncheon.

2. Last Word: Corker at Lincoln Day, Pre K Trouble and Rye at the Orpheum - Monday, February 26, 2018

The National Weather Service was out Sunday surveying damage from storm damage Saturday evening in eight areas of northwest Tennessee and northeast Arkansas as those communities began recovering from the damage of what appears to be at least one tornado. The areas hit are: Trenton, Tennessee; Weakley County northeast of Martin; Madison County, 5 miles northeast of Jackson; Dresden to northeast of Paris; the Union City and South Fulton areas; and Clay County, Arkansas into the Missouri bootheel.

3. The Week Ahead: February 26-March 4 - Monday, February 26, 2018

Good morning, Memphis! There are plenty of business, government and sporting events to keep your interest this week, along with the annual farm and gin show. And Shakespeare could inspire some Shelby County students to have their works published in a literary magazine.

4. Dunavant Awards to Honor Dwyer, Kennedy at Feb. 28 Event - Monday, February 26, 2018

Time is running out to reserve a spot at the 15th annual Dunavant Public Servant Awards luncheon, which will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at the University of Memphis Holiday Inn on Central Avenue. The event, which is co-sponsored by The Daily News and the Rotary Club of Memphis East, recognizes the importance of the work public servants do year-round for the community.

5. Earning Public Trust - Thursday, February 15, 2018

During long careers with both the U.S. Navy and Shelby County government, Harvey Kennedy is most proud of being able to maintain integrity, honesty and objectiveness, with a focus in the latter half of his career on getting the best return for the taxpayers of Shelby County.

6. Tough Love - Wednesday, February 14, 2018

For the Honorable Tim Dwyer, helping people who stumble get back on their feet and have a second chance is a trademark of his distinguished career. Dwyer is recipient of this year’s Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards for an elected official. He and the non-elected award winner, Shelby County Chief Administrative Officer Harvey Kennedy, will be honored at the 15th annual Dunavant Awards luncheon on Feb. 28 at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis on Central Avenue.

7. Dwyer, Kennedy to Receive Dunavant Awards - Friday, February 9, 2018

The Honorable Judge Tim Dwyer and Shelby County Chief Administrative Officer Harvey Kennedy are the 2018 winners of the Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards.

8. Dunavant Set Gold Standard As Public Servant - Wednesday, January 31, 2018

For the late Bobby Dunavant, who worked as Shelby County Probate Court Clerk for 40 years from 1954 to 1994, qualities like being honest, accessible, generous, empathetic and highly attentive to detail made him beloved by friends and colleagues throughout his life.

9. Nomination Deadline For Dunavant Awards Feb. 1 - Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Memphis is lucky to have an abundance of residents with a passion for public service and it is time once again to honor their commitment to improving this community.

Each year the Rotary Club of Memphis East recognizes the importance of public service by hosting the Dunavant Public Servant Awards.

10. Dunavant Awards Spotlight Public Servants - Friday, January 12, 2018

Being a public servant often is thankless job, but each year the Rotary Club of Memphis East recognizes the importance of public service to the community by hosting the Dunavant Public Servant Awards.

11. Dunavant Winners Have Passion for Public Service - Thursday, April 20, 2017

As he presented the Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Award Tuesday, April 18, to Collierville Mayor Stan Joyner, U.S. Sen. Bob Corker recalled fondly his time as the mayor of Chattanooga.

“The best job in America as a public official is being a mayor,” Corker said after giving the keynote address at the awards luncheon at the Hilton Memphis that drew more than 500 people.

12. McCloy and Joyner Accept Dunavant Honors - Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Collierville Mayor Stan Joyner agreed Tuesday, April 18, that Memphis Libraries director Keenon McCloy deserved an award just for working for four consecutive mayors.

He and McCloy were the recipients Tuesday of the 14th annual Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards given by the Rotary Club of Memphis East and the family of the late Shelby County Probate Court Clerk.

13. Corker Says Country Still Divided by Election - Tuesday, April 18, 2017

U.S. Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee heard from Republicans and Democrats – supporters and critics of President Donald Trump – during a Tuesday, April 18, town hall in Arlington.

In the city Tuesday to speak at the annual Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards in East Memphis and make several other stops, Corker’s Easter recess day in the city began with the Arlington forum.

14. The Week Ahead: April 17-23 - Monday, April 17, 2017

Happy Monday, Memphis! You’ve got plenty of reasons to celebrate this week: The Grizzlies are in the NBA Playoffs, the Africa in April festival is back, and the area is getting greener with both a park and a greenway opening. Check out the rest of our top picks in The Week Ahead…

15. Dunavant Award Recipients To Speak at Symposium - Saturday, April 15, 2017

The two recipients of this year’s Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards will speak April 18 at the Christian Brothers University-Dunavant Public Service Symposium at the CBU Montesi Executive Center.

16. Dunavant Award Recipients To Speak at Symposium - Monday, April 10, 2017

The two recipients of this year’s Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards will speak April 18 at the Christian Brothers University-Dunavant Public Service Symposium at the CBU Montesi Executive Center.

17. Last Word: Lawsons Exit, LaRose Lessons and No Medicaid Expansion This Year - Thursday, April 6, 2017

The Lawson Brothers exit Tigers basketball seeking a release from the University of Memphis. The statement from Dedric and K.J. Lawson was all sweetness and light and apparently about as sincere as one of those interviews where players and coaches declare that if they will just play hard and put more points on the board than the other team then they should win.

18. Award-Winner McCloy Brings Modern Applications to Library System - Thursday, April 6, 2017

Keenon McCloy got around to doing the math on her time at City Hall. “I just crossed over 25 years,” said McCloy, director of the Memphis Public Libraries system, a position she has held for 10 years. Before that she was director of the city’s Division of Public Service, head of the Memphis Sexual Assault Resource Center and started as director of the transition office for Memphis Mayor-elect Willie Herenton in 1991, one of four mayors whose administrations she has worked in.

19. Last Word: The Catechism of 1968, Downtown Hotels and Earth Day on Auto Row - Tuesday, April 4, 2017

What happened 49 years ago this week in our city began long before the first sanitation worker walked off the job or the first “I Am A Man” sign was made. Maybe it was that long arc that explains the timing of what happened here in late March into the first week of April of 1968. For just about half a century now we have thought and thought again about that chronology, reviewed the details. And what we have is a sort of catechism of moments that if they had happened differently, we can’t help thinking, might have produced a different result.

20. Collierville Mayor Stan Joyner Says Political Path Kept Calling - Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Before he ever ran for anything in Collierville, Stan Joyner spent a dozen years on the town’s planning commission. And he was an elected alderman for another 12 years before he ran for and was elected mayor of the town of 48,000 people.

21. Last Word: Watching the Masthead, Dunavant Award Winners and Gin Blossoms - Thursday, March 30, 2017

Jones Lang LaSalle says it can save the University of Memphis and by extension the state 12.5 percent of the cost of running its facilities. That’s included in a statewide higher education facilities contract the Haslam administration appears poised to award in a fast-moving return to privatization proposals. But the administration is encountering resistance from legislators who cite a letter from the Tennessee Comptroller that calls into question the cost savings estimates.

22. Joyner, McCloy to Receive Dunavant Awards - Thursday, March 30, 2017

Collierville Mayor Stan Joyner and Memphis Public Libraries director Keenon McCloy are the 2017 winners of the Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards.

A committee of members of the family of late Probate Court clerk Bobby Dunavant and the Rotary Club of Memphis East announced the award winners Wednesday, March 28, in advance of the April 18 awards luncheon.

23. Joyner and McCloy To Receive Dunavant Awards - Thursday, March 30, 2017

Collierville Mayor Stan Joyner and Memphis Public Libraries director Keenon McCloy are the 2017 winners of the Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards.

A committee of members of the family of the late Probate Court Clerk and the Rotary Club of Memphis East announced the award winners Wednesday, March 28, in advance of the April 18 awards luncheon.

24. Last Word: No More Lottery Balls, The Voucher Bill Advances and UCLA - Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Spring is in the air, which can only mean one thing – the Overton Park Greensward controversy is back on. Just this past weekend, I was in the park noting the metal barrier that separates Greensward pedestrians from Zoo parkers and that the barrier was not “decorated” with save the greensward paraphernalia as much as it has been the previous three springs.

25. Corker To Keynote Dunavant Awards - Wednesday, March 22, 2017

U.S. Sen. Bob Corker will be the keynote speaker at the Rotary Club of Memphis East’s annual Dunavant Public Servant Awards.

Co-sponsored by The Daily News, the awards luncheon is 11:30 a.m., April 18, at the Memphis Hilton, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd.

26. Last Word: Change at the Top, Legislature New Year's Resolution and Election Selfies - Thursday, December 29, 2016

It’s the Grizz and the Thunder Thursday at the Forum followed by the Tigers and South Carolina at the Forum Friday. And yes there are still people in town watching football. They are here for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl earlier in the day Friday between Georgia and TCU. You should join them.

27. Awards Recognize Highest Ideals of Public Service - Thursday, December 29, 2016

Public service is a worthy legacy, and one that the Rotary Club of Memphis East wants to recognize and encourage in the next generation.

The annual Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards recognize one elected official and one non-elected public employee who have exemplified the virtues of former Probate Court Clerk Bobby Dunavant, for whom the award is named.

28. Last Word: New Rhodes President, Billy Hyman and the Fast Track - Tuesday, December 13, 2016

The biggest political betting pool of the post-election season ends Tuesday as President elect Donald Trump said Monday by Twitter that he would name his nominee for Secretary of State Tuesday morning.

29. Dunavant Awards Give Recognition Some Rarely Experience - Tuesday, December 13, 2016

It’s been said that character is defined by what you do when nobody is watching.

This time of year, the Rotary Club of Memphis East is asking the citizens of Memphis and Shelby County to speak up about public servants in their midst that show exemplary character but who would never have a chance to be recognized for it.

30. Last Word: Ford Rumors, School Plans and Harwell Survives In State House - Wednesday, November 23, 2016

If the Friday after Thanksgiving is “Black Friday” what is the Wednesday before Thanksgiving? You know, the day many of us are scurrying about with our hair on fire to get everything done so we can legitimately claim that we will absolutely not be a part of the Black Friday mob whose hair is also alight.

31. Nominations Open for Dunavant Public Servant Awards - Wednesday, November 23, 2016

How many of us know somebody who should be celebrated for the character they show in their work that goes above and beyond anything expected and is done without any hope of ever being recognized, but rather out of an internal compulsion to serve well?

32. Last Word: Mud Island Money, Elvis Mystery and Beyond Barbecue - Friday, May 13, 2016

It looks like the dry rub will be in order for Memphis in May's barbecue weekend with a shower or two keeping the dust down in Tom Lee Park Wednesday.

If you can see it through the smoke, Mud Island might strike a first-tme observer as a marked contrast to all of the activity in Tom Lee Park that goes right up to the bluff's edge.

33. Wilson Urges Family Philanthropic Efforts at Dunavant Awards - Friday, May 13, 2016

When most people think of the Kemmons Wilson family, there is an image that comes to mind. It’s a black and white photo from the 1950s of the five children – three boys and two girls – of the Holiday Inn founder cutting the ribbon on the very first Holiday Inn at 4925 Summer Ave.

34. Wilson Urges Family Philanthropy at Dunavant Awards - Thursday, May 12, 2016

Families can have an impact on public service, the chairman of Kemmons Wilson Inc. said Wednesday, May 11, at the 13th annual Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards.

35. Events - Tuesday, May 10, 2016

The Orpheum Theatre will present Woody Allen’s “Bullets Over Broadway” Tuesday through Sunday, May 10-15, at the theater, 203 S. Main St. Buy tickets at orpheum-memphis.com.

36. Events - Monday, May 9, 2016

Luna Nova will perform a Belvedere Chamber Music Festival preview concert on Monday, May 9, at 7 p.m. at the Beethoven Club, 263 S. McLean Blvd. Visit lunanova.org.

37. The Week Ahead: May 9-15 - Monday, May 9, 2016

Alright, Memphis, grab your calendars! Whether you want to book it over to the Ruby Bridges Reading Festival or just baste in the scent of barbecue, there’s plenty to do this week. Here’s our roundup...

38. Events - Saturday, May 7, 2016

Cooper-Young Pup Crawl, benefiting the Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County, is scheduled for Thursday, May 12, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Ten Cooper-Young restaurants will offer special canine-themed drinks for the evening and will donate 10 percent of sales from Pup Crawlers. Participants should first stop at the gazebo at Cooper Street and Young Avenue for a free wristband to ensure their sales are counted. Visit memphishumane.org.

39. Last Word: Mall Demo, Defining 'Fringe Element' and Herenton's New Path - Friday, May 6, 2016

Once upon a time there were three “town centers” planned by the city of Memphis.

City facilities like libraries and police precincts would be the anchors and encourage private retail development in them.

40. Geater Claims Dunavant Honor for Job Without a Description - Friday, May 6, 2016

Lisa Geater likens the job of the Memphis City Council’s staff to being wallpaper. After 27 years working in the council office at City Hall, including 20 as the administrator running the office, Geater said her advice for new staff members was simple.

41. Last Word: Council Return on Overton, No Frayser Truck Stop and Historian-apolooza - Wednesday, May 4, 2016

June 30 is fast approaching. It’s coming up so fast that the City Council is moving to seal in any agreement that might come from the Overton Park Greensward mediation process before the ink dries.

42. Norris Recounts Path to Majority Status, Dunavant Award - Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Good government isn’t a bowl of cherries. There will be controversy even with the best of intentions and with everything done by the numbers. And that applies to those who win awards like state Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris of Collierville.

43. Last Word: BSMF Looks Up, Overton Park Respite and Slow Economic Growth - Monday, May 2, 2016

The Beale Street Music Festival box office numbers won’t be in for a bit yet. But it looks like the three-day event that ended Sunday evening with Beck and Paul Simon weathered the weather very well, maybe better than usual.

44. Norris, Geater Named Dunavant Award Recipients - Saturday, April 30, 2016

Tennessee State Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris of Collierville and Lisa Geater, chief of staff to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, are the recipients of the annual Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards to be presented in May by the Rotary Club of Memphis East.

45. Spence Wilson To Keynote Dunavant Awards May 11 - Thursday, April 7, 2016

Spence Wilson, chairman of the board of Kemmons Wilson Companies, is the keynote speaker for the annual Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards to be held May 11 at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis.

46. Local Nominees Sought for Annual Dunavant Awards - Friday, April 1, 2016

The path isn’t always a smooth one lined with platitudes and milestones.

But that’s politics, which is a part of service in local government.

So when the family of the late Probate Court Clerk Bobby Dunavant and members of the Rotary Club of Memphis East start to look for who they might honor with the annual public service award named in honor of Dunavant, they usually find a story as well.

47. Ford Talks Then And Now Of Politics - Friday, March 27, 2015

Former U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. still talks about his early political schedule as a first-time candidate in 1996 speaking to Memphis kindergarten students.

Now he is 45 and has been out of elected office for nearly nine years. Ford is at a point where he can talk about “kids” in the public policy class he teaches at the University of Michigan.

48. Orgel, Shular Honored With Dunavant Awards - Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Shelby County Schools board member Billy Orgel and Shelby County government public affairs officer Steve Shular receive the annual Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards Wednesday, March 25, from the Rotary Club of Memphis East.

49. Orgel Traces Path to School Board - Friday, March 20, 2015

The first chairman of the consolidated Shelby County Schools board judges how well the school board is performing its duties by how mundane its monthly voting meeting is.

“It’s almost boring to come to a school board meeting,” said Billy Orgel, who was appointed to the 23-member board in 2011 and has been re-elected twice. “There’s not theatrics by anybody and we genuinely all like each other. There’s not a backstory. And there are not factions. I think it’s a good model for other bodies.”

50. Shular, Orgel to Receive Dunavant Awards - Friday, March 13, 2015

The public affairs officer for Shelby County government with a reach beyond the media and a Shelby County Schools board member whose elected service began at a time of historic change in local public education are the recipients of the 2015 Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards.

51. Deadline Nears for Dunavant Awards Nominations - Thursday, February 26, 2015

With less than a week for nominations, the Rotary Club of Memphis East is preparing to select the recipients of the annual Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards.

And the process is more than just recognizable names submitted to the committee of Rotarians and members of the family of the late Probate Court Clerk.

52. Ford Jr. to Headline Dunavant Award Event - Friday, January 23, 2015

Former U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. will be the keynote speaker for the March 25 Dunavant Public Servants Awards luncheon hosted by the Rotary Club of Memphis East.

The awards, now in their 12th year, honor one elected official and one non-elected public official within Shelby County who demonstrate the qualities and characteristics of longtime Probate Court Clerk Bobby Dunavant.

53. Dunavant Award Nominations Open - Wednesday, January 7, 2015

With Memphis elections on the horizon in another election year, Rotarians are about to begin the process of selecting new winners of the Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards.

The 12th annual awards that go to one local elected official and one local non-elected public official are a way of not only honoring the late Shelby County Probate Court clerk but also fostering a broader discussion about the nature of public service and specifically local public service.

54. Alexander Touts Importance of Political Role Models - Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Among the crowd of 500 who gathered Monday, April 21, for the 11th annual Dunavant Public Servant Awards were fourth- and fifth-graders from White Station Elementary School.

Although they were by a wall on the far side of the ballroom at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, they drew the attention of U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, the keynote speaker for the Rotary Club of Memphis East event sponsored by The Daily News and the University of Memphis.

55. Dunavant Awards Honor Craft, Lewellen - Monday, April 21, 2014

It’s a long way from Collierville Town Hall to 201 Poplar Avenue. So the two recipients of the annual Dunavant Public Servant Awards will meet Monday, April 21, near the University of Memphis to be honored.

56. Lewellen Endures in Collierville Hot Seat - Monday, April 14, 2014

James Lewellen has been town administrator for Collierville for 18 years, which is about 16 years more than he expected for a non-elected full-time position known for short stays that end abruptly after elections that produce new mayors.

57. Craft Follows 36-Year Path to Bench - Wednesday, April 9, 2014

The path of Criminal Court Judge Chris Craft to the bench has been the result of seeing possibilities in other positions.

58. Craft, Lewellen Honored With Dunavant Awards - Friday, March 28, 2014

Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Chris Craft and Collierville town administrator James Lewellen are the 2014 recipients of the Dunavant Public Servant Awards, selected by the family of the late Probate Court Clerk Bobby Dunavant and the Rotary Club of Memphis East.

59. Dunavant Awards Coming in April - Saturday, March 22, 2014

The nominations are in and the committee selecting the recipients of the 11th annual Dunavant Public Servant Awards is weighing its choices.

The awards, to be given at an April 21 luncheon of the Rotary Club of Memphis East at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, honor one elected official and one non-elected official each year who meet the standards of public service identified with the late Probate Court Clerk Bobby Dunavant.

60. Dunavant Awards Coming in April - Friday, March 21, 2014

The nominations are in and the committee selecting the recipients of the 11th annual Dunavant Public Servant Awards is weighing its choices.

The awards, to be given at an April 21 luncheon of the Rotary Club of Memphis East at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, honor one elected official and one non-elected official each year who meet the standards of public service identified with the late Probate Court Clerk Bobby Dunavant.

61. Dunavant Awards Nomination Deadline Nears - Friday, February 28, 2014

While candidates are watching the election calendar, the committee that will award the Dunavant Public Servant Awards is also watching the calendar.

There are two weeks left for citizens to nominate an elected official and/or an appointed public official for the awards named in honor of the late Probate Court Clerk Bobby Dunavant.

62. Dunavant Awards Symposium Set for April 21 - Monday, February 17, 2014

When the 11th annual Bobby Dunavant Public Service awards are given out in April, the University of Memphis will also host the awards’ second annual symposium on public service.

63. Sen. Alexander to Keynote Dunavant Awards - Thursday, January 30, 2014

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander will be the keynote speaker in April for the 11th annual Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards.

Alexander, also a former Tennessee governor, U.S. Secretary of Education and president of the University of Tennessee, will speak at the April 21 luncheon at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis.

64. Nominations Open for Dunavant Public Service Awards - Tuesday, December 10, 2013

The 11th annual Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards in 2014 will be awarded against a backdrop of the largest election ballot in Shelby County history.

The once-every-eight-year August ballot features not only county races held every four years but judicial offices for terms of eight years, U.S. Senate primaries and primaries in the governor’s race.

65. Dunavant Symposium Examines Public Service - Friday, March 22, 2013

Saying there should be “good government” and there must be “ethical government” is easy.

Defining what those terms mean can be difficult especially for non-elected public administrators.

A new symposium connected to the annual Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards aims to open a discussion about the issues of public service in practice.

66. Respecting Time - Friday, March 1, 2013

For Clyde “Kit” Carson, the road to becoming Shelby County Jury commissioner began when he was 16 years old and looking for as much time driving a car as possible.

Then-Circuit Court Clerk Clint Crabtree, who attended the same church as Carson, hired him to work in his campaign. When Carson turned 18, Crabtree hired him to work in the office. He began as a runner retrieving files from the basement of the Shelby County Courthouse.

67. Strickland, Carson Given Dunavant Honors - Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Memphis City Council member Jim Strickland remembers putting on his tie in front of a mirror this month after learning he won the Bobby Dunavant Public Service Award.

68. Strickland, Carson Named Dunavant Award Winners - Monday, February 11, 2013

Memphis City Council member Jim Strickland and Shelby County Jury Commissioner Clyde ‘Kit’ Carson have been named the winners of the 2013 Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards.

69. Dunavant Awards Honor, Discuss Good Government - Tuesday, January 29, 2013

An award for elected and non-elected public officials marking its 10th anniversary this year began as a way to honor the late Probate Court Clerk Bobby Dunavant and to counter the damage done 10 years ago by the Tennessee Waltz federal public corruption investigation.

70. Dunavant Public Service Awards Nominations Sought - Monday, January 14, 2013

After being grounded last year under doctor’s orders, former Saks Inc. CEO Brad Martin will be the keynote speaker this year for the 2013 Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards.

71. Public Servants - Thursday, February 23, 2012

The two winners of the 2012 Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards thanked their coworkers Wednesday, Feb. 22, as they were honored by the family of the late Probate Court clerk and the Rotary Club of Memphis East.

72. Lowery, Illsley Honored With Dunavant Awards - Wednesday, February 22, 2012

The Memphis City Council’s longest serving member and the plans review manager for the Shelby County Code Enforcement Department are the two winners of the 2012 Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards.

73. Kuhn Enjoys Change of Pace As Airport Authority Counsel - Friday, February 17, 2012

Editor’s Note: This is the last in a Daily News series featuring past winners of the Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards, which annually honor one elected and one non-elected government official. The 2012 awards will be presented Wednesday, Feb. 22.

74. Hard Work at Heart Of Boyd’s Public Service - Friday, February 10, 2012

Editor’s Note: This is a Daily News series featuring past winners of the Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards, which annually honor one elected and one non-elected government official. The 2012 awards will be presented Feb. 22.

75. Bartlett Mayor McDonald Oversees Growth, Possible School District - Friday, February 3, 2012

Editor’s Note: This is a Daily News series featuring past winners of the Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards, which annually honor one elected and one non-elected government official. The 2012 awards will be presented Feb. 22.

76. Potter Reflects on 30-Year Tenure as Environmental Court Judge - Friday, January 27, 2012

Editor’s Note: This is a Daily News series featuring past winners of the Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards, which annually honor one elected and one non-elected government official. The 2012 awards will be presented Feb. 22.

77. Reves Enjoys Public Contact As Register’s Office CAO - Friday, January 20, 2012

Editor’s Note: This is a Daily News series featuring past winners of the Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards, which annually honor one elected and one non-elected government official. The 2012 awards will be presented Feb. 22.

78. Weirich Exemplifies Hands-On Approach - Friday, January 13, 2012

Editor’s Note: A Daily News series features past winners of the Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards, which annually honor one elected and one non-elected government official. The 2012 awards will be presented Feb. 22.

79. Dunavant Awards Nomination Deadline Nears - Tuesday, January 10, 2012

The choices are already being made in this election year. There are lots of nominees. Some already hold elected office. Others are the non-elected officials that are the day-to- day face of local government.

80. Dunavant Nominations Deadline Approaches - Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Nominations for the annual Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards are open until Jan. 15.

The awards – one each to an elected official and a non-elected government employee – are given annually by the family of late Probate Court clerk Bobby Dunavant and the Rotary Club of Memphis East.

81. Martin to Keynote Dunavant Awards - Wednesday, November 2, 2011

A business leader with roots in the city’s political and nonprofit communities will be the keynote speaker at the 2012 Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards.

82. Mission Accomplished - Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, as the week began, was still reading the fine print of some of the last bills passed over the weekend by the Tennessee Legislature.

Both chambers adjourned for the year on Saturday with Haslam having accomplished the major legislative goals he set shortly after taking office in January.

83. Luttrell, Weirich Win Dunavant Awards - Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell and Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich are the winners of the eighth annual Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards.

84. Monday Deadline For Dunavant Award Nominees - Friday, April 29, 2011

Monday is the deadline for nominations for the eighth annual Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards.

The awards honor an elected and a non-elected public official for their service to the public and are named in honor of the late Probate Court Clerk Bobby Dunavant.

85. Gov. Haslam Announced As Speaker at Dunavant Awards - Friday, April 8, 2011

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam will be the featured speaker at the eighth annual Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards.

86. Deadline Looms for Dunavant Awards - Friday, January 14, 2011

Saturday is the deadline for nominations for the Bobby Dunavant Public Service Awards.

The annual awards given by the Rotary Club of Memphis East in partnership with the University of Memphis and The Daily News honor one elected and one non-elected public official for their work.

87. Rotary Seeks Nominations for Dunavant Award - Monday, November 29, 2010

The Rotary Club of Memphis East is seeking nominees for its 8th annual Bobby Dunavant Public Service Award, an event that honors distinguished work by public officials.

88. Events - Thursday, July 3, 2008

The Children’s Museum of Memphis will host “CMOM Family Nights” beginning today and continuing every Thursday night in July at CMOM, 2525 Central Ave. Concessions will be available and a family movie will be shown in the Malco 4 Kids at 6:15 p.m. The museum will remain open until 8 p.m. and parents are encouraged to bring their children after work.

89. Events - Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Talk Shoppe will meet today from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South, 3693 Tyndale Drive. The topic is “Top to Bottom: How to Do Real Estate Evictions” with Craig Beard, an attorney with Gotten, Wilson, Savory & Beard PLLC. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call Jo Garner at 759-7808.

90. Events - Tuesday, July 1, 2008

The Memphis Rotary Club will meet today at noon in Ballroom B of the Memphis Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St. Political analyst Charlie Cook will speak. Lunch is $18 per person and reservations are required. For reservations, e-mail Taylor Hughes at taylor@memphisrotary.org.

91. Events - Monday, June 30, 2008

The Engineers’ Club of Memphis Inc. will hold its weekly lunch meeting today at noon at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Bryan Gainey, industrial products manager for Sonoco Products, will speak on “The Evolution of the Concrete Form.” The cost is $12 and no reservations are required.

92. Events - Wednesday, April 30, 2008

The Rotary Club of Memphis will hold the fifth annual Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards today at 11:45 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom of The Peabody, 149 Union Ave. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour will be the featured speaker. For more information, call Lee Hughes at 754-1615.

93. Events - Tuesday, April 29, 2008

The University of Memphis will host Edwin Brock, a renowned Egyptologist, today at 7 p.m. in the Mitchell Hall Auditorium. Brock will present "Protecting the Valley of the Kings." A reception will precede the lecture at 6:15 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 678-2555.

94. DA Disputes Release Of Inmates from Fayette Jail - Thursday, July 19, 2007
     A judge has released 28 jail inmates from Fayette County's aging jail, which the judge has described as a "fire trap."
     District Attorney General Mike Dunavant told WMC-TV that General Se

95. Dunavant Award Winners Announced - Thursday, April 5, 2007
     The Rotary Club of Memphis East on Wednesday announced that David Barber and Judge Larry E. Potter are the recipients of its fourth annual Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards.
     Barber is

96. Bobby Dunavant Public ServantAwards Honor Man, Legacy - Monday, April 2, 2007
     To those who knew or worked with him, the late Bobby Dunavant was the ideal public servant.
     Retired Probate Judge Donn Southern worked with Dunavant for many years as both a lawyer and

97. Wharton and Osradker Honored at Rotary Luncheon - Friday, March 31, 2006
FedEx chairman and CEO Frederick W. Smith presented an annual Public Servant Award to Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton Jr. Wednesday at the Rotary Club of Memphis East's third annual Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards at the Peabody Hotel. The non-e

98. Events - Tuesday, March 28, 2006

The Riverfront Development Corp. and the Leadership Academy present "The Leadership of Place Making" today at noon at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Tickets are $20. Call 527-4625, Ext. 10, or visit www.memphisriverfront.com for more information.

99. City Council Wants to Hear from You Tuesday - Monday, March 27, 2006

March 27

Memphis Heritage presents "The Parkways: Framing our Midtown Neighborhoods" as part of its 2006 Preservation Series from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Trinity Methodist Church, 447 N. Evergreen St. Registration is $60. Call 529-9828 or visit www.memphisheritage.org.

100. Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton ReceivesPublic Service Award - Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Shelby County Mayor AC Wharton Jr. and former assistant city attorney Dorothy Osradker have been selected for the Rotary Club of Memphis East's Bobby Dunavant Public Service awards. Wharton has served in local governments for more than 20 years, and Osradker served in city government for 61 years.