Shelby County commissioner Terry Roland has been campaigning for Shelby County mayor since last year.

When he pulled his qualifying petition Thursday, Jan. 11, to formally enter the May Republican primary for mayor, Roland did so with a slogan of bringing “positive change to Shelby County.”

2. Younger Candidates Weighing New Political Moves - Wednesday, January 10, 2018

George Monger listened to his critics and his backers late last year as he contemplated another run for office 11 years after his first try.

3. Last Word: Tax Reform Pay Raises, Minority Business Kinks and Elvis at 83 - Monday, January 8, 2018

A busy but ultimately slow weekend on the Confederate monuments front as a total of fewer than 100 opponents of the removal of the city’s two most visible monuments actively protested Saturday either on the interstate loop or in the “protest area” by Health Sciences Park.

4. Last Word: Saturday In The Parks, The Citizen and Kroger Backlash - Friday, January 5, 2018

No protest or march permits applied for at City Hall as of Thursday morning in anticipation of a Saturday Confederate monuments protest, according to city chief legal officer Bruce McMullen at Thursday’s taping of “Behind The Headlines.” Our discussion included lots about the city’s move toward taking down the monuments Dec. 20 and what could happen next. Also, McMullen tells us there were some other nonprofits that talked with the city about Health Sciences and Memphis Parks before Memphis Greenspace. The show airs Friday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 8:30 a.m. on WKNO TV.

5. The Week Ahead: Feb. 22, 2016 - Monday, February 22, 2016

Good morning Memphis. The Monday holidays are gone for a while, we’re afraid, but you’ve got a whole week to finish that work instead of just four days. Here are a few items to look forward to this week, led by the annual announcement of performers who will descend on Memphis this May for the Beale Street Music Festival.

6. Chamber Announces 2015 Young Memphians - Saturday, August 29, 2015

The Greater Memphis Chamber has selected its class of 2015 Young Memphians.

To qualify, the young professionals had to be chamber members under the age of 40. Nominations were received through the chamber’s website, social media outlets and email.

7. Chamber Announces 2015 Young Memphians - Tuesday, August 25, 2015

The Greater Memphis Chamber has selected its class of 2015 Young Memphians.

To qualify, the young professionals had to be chamber members under the age of 40. Nominations were received through the chamber’s website, social media outlets and email.

8. ‘State of Black Memphis’ Forum Urges Action - Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Each year, the Urban League releases a national report that puts the “state of Black America” in the form of statistics on health care, education, economic power and similar factors.

This year, the Memphis Urban League Young Professionals used the report’s release to start a discussion billed as the “state of Black Memphis.”

9. FBI Questions Surprise Local Politicos - Tuesday, December 24, 2013

As harsh as the criticism has been of the way the Shelby County Election Commission conducted elections in 2012, no one, including those who filed two Chancery Court lawsuits over the results, have said or presented proof it was intentional.

10. Majority of Election Commission Reappointed - Saturday, April 13, 2013

The Shelby County Election Commission looks much the same with the recent appointment of local election commissioners by the Tennessee Election Commission.

Democratic legislators from Memphis recommended replacing local Democratic election commissioner George Monger with Anthony Tate and retaining fellow Democrat Norma Lester on the five-member body.

11. Majority of Election Commission Reappointed - Monday, April 8, 2013

The Shelby County Election Commission looks much the same with the recent appointment of local election commissioners by the Tennessee Election Commission.

Democratic legislators from Memphis recommended replacing local Democratic election commissioner George Monger with Anthony Tate and retaining fellow Democrat Norma Lester on the five-member body.

12. Election Commission Still at Odds Over Errors - Friday, February 22, 2013

At one point during the Wednesday, Feb. 20, meeting of the Shelby County Election Commission, chairman Robert Meyers interrupted a detailed and lengthy lecture by election commissioner George Monger by saying, “I object to the leading question.”

13. Election Certified Amid Continued Complaints - Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Shelby County Election Commissioners certified the results Monday, Nov. 26, of the Nov. 6 election.

But they offered different verdicts on how the election was conducted.

“Overall we had a good election,” said commissioner Dee Nollner.

14. Appeals Court Rules Photo Library Cards Are Voter ID - Friday, October 26, 2012

Photo library cards the city of Memphis began issuing this summer can be used as valid identification for the Nov. 6 elections.

The Tennessee Appeals Court ruled Thursday, Oct. 25, that city of Memphis photo library cards are a valid form of state issued identification for voting under terms of a 2011 Tennessee that requires photo identification in order to vote.

15. Aug. 2 Election Results Certified - Wednesday, August 22, 2012

The clock is running on any Chancery Court lawsuits now that the Shelby County Election Commission has certified the results of the Aug. 2 elections.

The audited results changed no outcomes in the county general elections and set of state and federal primary races.

16. Election Commission Certifies Vote - Votes Down Ouster of Holden - Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Shelby County Election Commissioners certified the results Monday, Aug. 20, of the Aug. 2 elections in Shelby County.

But the unanimous voice vote hardly quelled the controversy over the conduct of the election being investigated by state officials.

17. Election Commission Admits Ballot Problems - Thursday, July 26, 2012

Challenges to the conduct of the Aug. 2 election may have reached a peak Tuesday, July 24.

The Shelby County Election Commission admitted a “limited number” of voters in some precincts got early voting ballots that included the wrong district races.

18. Polling Issues Continue in Early Voting - Thursday, July 19, 2012

Since early voting in advance of the Aug. 2 election day began Friday, July 13, there haven’t been any reports of problems with voter identification.

There have, however, been problems with some voters not getting the right ballot with all of the races those voters are entitled to make choices in on touch-screen machines.

19. Commission Creates Election Advisory Group - Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Shelby County commissioners have approved an election reform group pushed by critics of the 2010 county general election results.

The commission approved the advisory board Monday, Sept. 26, on a 7-5 vote, but those pushing for the review complained it didn’t have the teeth they originally called for.

20. Picnic Kicks Off Political ‘Offseason’ - Tuesday, July 19, 2011

There is no campaign literature in Pleasantville. The family spread in Arlington of former state Rep. Bubba Pleasant drew several hundred people – most politicians or the politically minded – over the weekend for the annual “Pleasantville” picnic hosted by Pleasant and state Rep. Ron Lollar.

21. New Members Bring Change to Election Commission - Monday, May 23, 2011

When the Shelby County Election Commission met last week, it signaled a change, with three new members for the five-member body, as well as possibly a calm period for a group that has overseen a lot of elections in the last decade.

22. Election Commission to Change - Tuesday, April 26, 2011

The five-member Shelby County Election Commission will have three new faces by May or June as well as a new chairman.

The state election commission meets next week to vote on the two Democratic commissioners on the body that conducts and regulates elections in Shelby County. But the selection is governed by the choices of the state legislators from the county who caucus on the nominees.

23. Wade Says He Won't Turn Over Election "Informant" To TBI - Friday, September 3, 2010

The Democratic nominee for Shelby County Sheriff says he has an “informant” who has information about irregularities in the Aug. 5 elections.

But Randy Wade told a standing room only crowd Thursday evening at Bloomfield Baptist Church that he will not turn over the name of his informant to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI).

24. New Kid on the Block - Tuesday, August 14, 2007

George Monger is an unabashed political junkie, a fan of C-SPAN who keeps up with legislation the way some of his fellow teenagers might track sports rankings.

But his interest in current events isn't the only thing atypical about this recent graduate of Overton High School.