Seven apply to fill open District 4 city council seat
Jamita Swearengen attends the council’s first in-person session in over a year on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The 12 council members have seven applicants for the seat, vacant since the Aug. 9 resignation of Jamita Swearengen.
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