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The political life and times of Myron Lowery

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:04:23 -0500

Former Memphis City Council member Myron Lowery, who died Sunday, was also interim Memphis mayor and City Court Clerk during 40 years in the rough and tumble of local politics.

Reconfigured Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium could bring back big concerts

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:03:11 -0500

The logistics of the concert business have changed dramatically since the city’s last stadium show 25 years ago, with more elaborate stages. The planned renovation announced last week would allow the biggest tours to again have a venue in Memphis.

City's deputy chief legal officer retiring

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:08:47 -0600

Mike Fletcher has represented the city in court and other legal matters for 33 years.

Cordell Walker poured all he had into Alpha Omega Veterans Services

jroberts@dailymemphian.com (Jane Roberts) — Fri, 9 Aug 2024 20:57:48 -0500

Under Walker’s leadership, Alpha Omega Veterans Services grew from a duplex in South Memphis to a nonprofit that helped more than 15,000 veterans get training, treatment and access to the benefits they were due.

MPD asks for $15M more in last-minute budget surprise

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:25:06 -0500

The surprise came to the Memphis City Council Monday night, June 24, with copies of a two-sentence resolution.

Strickland, new law school dean, wants more U of M grads to pass bar

jroberts@dailymemphian.com (Jane Roberts) — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 07:48:29 -0500

First-time pass rate dipped to 65% in 2022 at Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. Efforts in 2023 brought it up more than 10 percentage points.

Former Mayor Jim Strickland tapped as U of M law school dean

Former Mayor Jim Strickland tapped as U of M law school dean

editors@dailymemphian.com ( The Daily Memphian Staff) — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 06:01:14 -0500

The former mayor is an alumnus of both the law school and U of M. He was a practicing attorney until he became mayor in 2016.

Former Mayor Strickland favored for U of M law dean, says email to faculty

jroberts@dailymemphian.com (Jane Roberts) — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:24:53 -0500

Strickland, whose candidacy was announced in February, is one of four finalists selected by a committee of faculty, staff and alumni.

Ursula Madden leaves City Hall for BlueOval City

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Wed, 7 Feb 2024 10:53:00 -0600

Madden has been with Mayor Jim Strickland since he took office in 2016. She leaves City Hall next week to work with Ford’s BlueOval City joint venture.

Sanford: Sanitation workers are pawns in a political tussle – again

o.sanford@memphis.edu (Otis Sanford) — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 16:04:53 -0600

A $7 increase for enhanced trash collection stalled in a City Council vote. If the increase isn’t approved, 199 full-time Solid Waste employees will lose their jobs.

Jigsaw: Here's a Who's Who

editors@dailymemphian.com ( The Daily Memphian Staff) — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 19:45:44 -0600

When the new portrait of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland was unveiled, it was a veritable Who’s Who in City Hall.

New Lester Community Center breaks ground in Binghampton on familiar turf

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 13:57:44 -0600

The new community center, scheduled to open in 2025, is just yards away from the existing community center, which is one of the most used in the Memphis Parks system.

Alpha Omega opens $8 million campus for homeless veterans

jroberts@dailymemphian.com (Jane Roberts) — Wed, 6 Dec 2023 17:21:51 -0600

The Cordell Walker Veteran Center is named for the longtime executive director of Alpha Omega Veterans Services. The facility at 3114 Jackson Ave. includes housing for 20 homeless veterans.

Old Melrose High School shows signs of its upcoming second life

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 06:26:31 -0600

What was once Melrose High School will reopen in the fall as both a public library and senior housing. On Monday, Orange Mound community leaders got a sneak peek.

Redbirds 'disappointed' with no AutoZone Park funds; mayor responds

tbuckley@dailymemphian.com (Tim Buckley) — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:32:29 -0600

Outgoing Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland responds to a lengthy statement from team president Craig Unger after Triple-A baseball team gets no money for stadium “in desperate need of standard updates.”

Strickland talks pandemic, reviews two terms as mayor

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 04:00:10 -0600

In the second part of his end-of-term interview on “Behind The Headlines,” Mayor Jim Strickland also talked about the upcoming transition to Mayor-elect Paul Young and why he is fond of asphalt.

Mayor Jim Strickland doubles down on 'broken' criminal justice system on WKNO

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 15:10:56 -0600

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland talks about coming to the end of his 8-year tenure as mayor in the first part of a two-part interview on “Behind The Headlines.”

Overton Park greensward compromise plan moves forward

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:40:41 -0500

The $3 million in federal funding is being subbed for $3 million in private funds raised by the Overton Park Conservancy and the Memphis Zoo toward the parking solution.

Memphis City Council dives in to Smart City fiber-optic proposal

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 05:04:36 -0500

Opposition to the plan for a fiber optic network at 1 gigabyte surfaced from Comcast in council committee sessions Tuesday, Oct. 10.

Memphis City Council introduces new referendums for 2024 election

Strickland to propose new police review board, broadband plan

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 04:00:02 -0500

The proposals both go to Memphis City Council members Tuesday, Sept. 26, for discussion and could be added to the afternoon agenda for the first of three votes. The proposals come as Strickland has three months left in office.