A shakeup in leadership is looming for the state Legislature, though it may portend more of a change in personalities than party strength.

In the House, longtime Rep. Craig Fitzhugh, the affable Democrat from Ripley in West Tennessee, is preparing for a 2018 gubernatorial run, a move that would knock him out of his House seat, at least temporarily, and the position as Democratic Caucus leader.

2. LeMoyne-Owen’s Miller To Chart New Course - Tuesday, November 10, 2015

The new president of LeMoyne-Owen College says the historically black college is going to change under her leadership – in its philosophy, goals and size.

“I think that LeMoyne-Owen as it is today has to be very different if it is going to be viable and if we are going to be able to compete with the rest of the colleges and universities in the area,” Andrea Lewis Miller said on the WKNO-TV program “Behind The Headlines.” “What really excited me about coming back was the opportunity to transform the school into something very different.”

3. LeMoyne-Owen Change Latest for Memphis Higher Ed - Monday, June 15, 2015

Andrea Miller is the latest of three new higher education leaders in Memphis in just more than a year.

4. LeMoyne-Owen Taps New President - Saturday, June 13, 2015

Andrea Miller is the new president of LeMoyne-Owen College and will be the first woman to lead the Memphis institution.

5. LeMoyne-Owen College Taps New President - Thursday, June 11, 2015

Andrea Miller is the new president of LeMoyne-Owen College and will be the first woman to lead the Memphis institution.

6. LeMoyne-Owen Leadership Search Down to Two - Saturday, May 16, 2015

A search committee looking for the next president of LeMoyne-Owen College has recommended two finalists to succeed outgoing president Johnnie B. Watson.

The finalists being considered by the board of Memphis’ historically black college are Russ Wigginton, vice president of external programs at Rhodes College and Andrea Lewis Miller, chancellor of Baton Rouge Community College.

7. LeMoyne-Owen Leadership Search Down to Two Finalists - Monday, May 11, 2015

A search committee looking for the next president of LeMoyne-Owen College has recommended two finalists to succeed outgoing president Johnnie B. Watson.

The finalists being considered by the board of Memphis’ historically black college are Russ Wigginton, vice president of external programs at Rhodes College and Andrea Lewis Miller, chancellor of Baton Rouge Community College.

8. Events - Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Kiwanis Club of Memphis will meet Wednesday, July 23, from noon to 1 p.m. at The University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Ave. LeMoyne-Owen College President Johnnie Watson will speak. Cost is $18 for nonmembers.

9. Events - Tuesday, July 22, 2014

The Booksellers at Laurelwood will host “Gone Dead Train” author Lisa Turner for a discussion and signing Tuesday, July 22, at 6 p.m. at the bookstore, 387 Perkins Road Extended. Visit thebooksellersatlaurelwood.com.

10. Events - Monday, July 21, 2014

The National Association of Women Business Owners, Memphis Chapter will hold “Meet Shelby County Women Candidates,” an after-hours nonpartisan reception, Monday, July 21, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Salsa, 6150 Poplar Ave., suite 129. For more information and to RSVP, visit nawbomemphis.org.

11. LeMoyne-Owen President to Retire - Saturday, June 21, 2014

LeMoyne-Owen College President Johnnie Watson will retire a year from now, following nine years at the helm of the city’s only historically black college.

12. LeMoyne-Owen President to Retire - Thursday, June 19, 2014

LeMoyne-Owen College President Johnnie Watson will retire a year from now, following nine years at the helm of the city’s only historically black college.

13. College Presidents Promote Community Connections - Tuesday, June 3, 2014

The president of Christian Brothers University says the time to discuss with college students whether they should see the world or build a life here is when they are still in college, not as they are graduating.

14. Football Part of Planning at LeMoyne-Owen - Tuesday, October 22, 2013

The new $13.5 million four-story residence hall at LeMoyne-Owen College that formally opened Friday, Oct. 18, is the latest symbol of growth on the campus of the city’s only historically black college since 2006.

15. Degrees of Difficulty - Friday, December 28, 2012

Leaders of the city’s five higher education institutions say they are all grappling with the issue of relevance in a changing world and economy as they compete for students with missions that make them different from one another.

16. Soul Map - Monday, October 22, 2012

The Soulsville arrows beneath the Bellevue Boulevard railroad overpasses near Walker Avenue point north and south. It is the first indication that you are in an area where several possibilities can coexist.

17. LeMoyne-Owen Announces 'Unprecedented' Gift - Friday, October 19, 2012

Officials of LeMoyne-Owen College will announce Friday, Oct. 18, a new gift to the city’s only historically black college from a revocable trust fund of a 1940 alumni of the school.

Wylodine Taylor Patton of San Francisco established the trust fund in 2001 and granted LeMoyne-Owen College 75 percent of her estate. She died in 2009 and the college received a $500,000 gift from the trust. Since then the estate has sold several properties Patton owned in the San Francisco area.

18. Watson Finds Leadership Path at LeMoyne-Owen College - Friday, October 19, 2012

In more than 50 years as an educator and administrator, Johnnie B. Watson has applied for a job only once.

“The first professional job I applied for was my last,” said Watson, the president of LeMoyne-Owen College since 2006. “I applied for a job in 1959 when I was a senior here at the college. I was hired to teach in the Memphis City Schools system.”

19. LeMoyne-Owen College Turns Corner at 150 Years - Monday, October 1, 2012

On a beautiful late summer day this month, students and faculty at LeMoyne-Owen College broke ground on a new residence hall that just five years ago would have held much of the school’s total enrollment.

20. LeMoyne-Owen to Begin Work on $13.5 Million Residence Hall - Tuesday, September 18, 2012

869 Saxon Ave.
Memphis, TN 38126

Permit Cost: $9 million

Permit Date: Applied September 2012

21. Orgel Talks ‘Glass Ceilings,’ School Buildings - Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Countywide school board chairman Billy Orgel says there is a “glass ceiling” sometimes when it comes to considering local educators for the leadership of what will be a merged public school system in one more school year.

22. School Board Looks for Consensus - Tuesday, June 26, 2012

After effectively ruling out Kriner Cash last week as the leader of the consolidated Shelby County school system, school board members now turn to a decision about how to select that superintendent.

23. LeMoyne-Owen Events Highlight Black History - Tuesday, February 7, 2012

LeMoyne-Owen College President Johnnie B. Watson grew up in a housing project across the street from the historically black liberal arts college he now leads at 807 Walker Ave. in South Memphis.

24. Events - Friday, October 28, 2011

The Small Business Chamber Breakfast Club will meet Friday, Oct. 28, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Office Suites Plus, 6000 Poplar Ave., suite 250.For more information, call 212-7424.

25. FedEx’s Jackson Named Top 100 Thought Leader - Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Mitch Jackson, vice president of environmental affairs and sustainability at FedEx Corp., has been named one of 2010’s Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior by Trust Across America.

26. Bradley Named Mid-South Super Lawyer - Wednesday, February 9, 2011

J. Anthony Bradley has been named for the third consecutive year to the Mid-South Super Lawyers for estate planning and probate practice areas.

27. Harris Joins Transnetyx as VP of Sales - Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Michael Harris has joined Transnetyx, a genetic diagnostics company, as vice president of sales for the company’s pharmacogenomics division.

28. Youth Jobs Program’s Growth Leads to Pay Problems - Friday, August 28, 2009

When reporters showed up at City Hall Wednesday, a dry erase board was still on an easel in the mayor’s conference room.

“Gather timesheets for all 334 worksites,” read one line written in red.

29. Aitken Brings Local Experience to County Schools Post - Monday, March 30, 2009

Few were surprised last week when John Aitken became the next superintendent of the Shelby County Schools system.

The only surprise was the vote wasn’t unanimous.

School board member Diane George was the lone vote for Collierville High School principal Tim Setterlund in the second round of voting by the seven-member board.

30. Black Business Expo In the Works - Tuesday, April 15, 2008

During their inaugural event later this month, organizers of the Memphis Black Business Expo and Showcase hope to provide a venue for local minorities to spotlight their entrepreneurial endeavors as well as allowing them to network with other business owners with similar concerns.

31. LeMoyne-Owen CommitteePartners With Chicago Group - Tuesday, April 8, 2008
     The presidential search committee at LeMoyne-Owen College has contracted with Chicago-based The Hollins Group Inc. to conduct a nationwide search for the school's next president.
     Former

32. LeMoyne-Owen to Proceed With Search for Prez Soon - Thursday, June 7, 2007

Sometimes cleaning house has to start at the top.

In other words, the process can take on a trickle-down effect, with necessary changes being made from the top down.

Perhaps that's the thinking behind LeMoyne-Owen College's move to form a search committee for a new president.

33. LeMoyne-Owen Receives $500,000 Pledge - Friday, January 12, 2007
     The Cummins Foundation pledged one of its largest donations for 2006 to struggling, historically black LeMoyne-Owen College.
     The philanthropic arm of Columbus, Ind.-based Cummins Inc. p

34. Fox Named Senior Lending Officer with MATCU - Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Anthony Fox has been named senior business lending officer at Memphis Area Teachers' Credit Union. He previously was operations manager of sales and service for the FedEx Employees Credit Association. Before working at FedEx, he was a branch manager and commercial lender at Munford Union Bank.

35. Johnson Draws Praise for Communications Tactics - Wednesday, January 18, 2006

The Public Relations Society of America's Memphis chapter has named Memphis City Schools superintendent Carol Johnson as its Communicator of the Year for 2005. Johnson accepted the honor at the organization's January chapter meeting. PRSA presents the award annually to a respected member of the community who invests time or talent in communicating a specific message to public audiences. Johnson replaced superintendent Johnnie Watson after his retirement in 2003. She had served as superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools since 1997.

36. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, April 24, 2003
U.S. District Judge Bernice B. Donald

U.S. District Judge Bernice B. Donald will discuss Striving for Social Change and Equal Justice at 7 p.m. Monday in Rhodes Colleges Blount Auditorium.

Donald presides over the District Court for the Wester...

37. Archived Article: Law Briefs - Thursday, April 10, 2003
The monthly Dutch Treat Luncheon begins at 12:30 p

The monthly Dutch Treat Luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Piccadilly Cafeteria, 5272 Mount Moriah Road. The speaker is District Attorney General Bill Gibbons. The luncheon is open to ...

38. Archived Article: Um (lead) - Monday, April 7, 2003
U of M, Plough team up

U of M, Plough team up to give teachers a chance

By BRYAN MASSEY

The Daily News

Though 75 new city school teachers might be the first beneficiaries of a recently announced Plough Foundation grant to the University ...

39. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, October 17, 2002
Later school openings gets mixed response Later school starts get mixed reviews

By MARY DANDO

The Daily News

A suggestion by Shelby County District Attorney General Bill Gibbons last week that Memphis and Shelby County students start school...

40. Archived Article: Real Briefs - Tuesday, April 9, 2002
Johnnie B Johnnie B. Watson, Memphis City Schools superintendent, will discuss upcoming plans for the district at the April Realtor luncheon from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Home Builders Association, 776 N. Germantown Parkway. Call 818-24...

41. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, May 7, 2001
Calendar of events: June 5 11 Calendar of events: May 7-May 13 May 9 The International Trade Center of the Tennessee Small Business Development Center presents "Introduction to Importing" from 8:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the Memphis Area Ch...

42. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, April 30, 2001
Calendar of events: June 5 11 Calendar of events: April 30-May 6 May 1 Headway Technology Resources is hosting a Technology Boot Camp from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Racquet Club of Memphis, 5111 Sanderlin Ave. Joe Harris of HTR will provide an over...

43. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, April 27, 2001
The Around the World Marguerite Piazza Gala to benefit St The "Around the World" Marguerite Piazza Gala to benefit St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital begins at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Peabody. This is the 25th anniversary of the gala. A h...

44. Archived Article: Comm Focus - Friday, March 30, 2001
Memphis not alone in consolidation fervor Memphis not alone in consolidation fervor By KATHLEEN BURT The Daily News At times, being stuck in the southwest corner of a large state puts Memphis in a vast wasteland, forgotten by those outside its city ...