‘Long road’ of Shelby County mayoral race takes turn through LeMoyne-Owen
Five contenders for Shelby County mayor in the May 2026 Democratic primary met in a forum Wednesday, Dec. 3, at LeMoyne-Owen College. (Bill Dries/The Daily Memphian)
There were some sparks and plenty of claims disputed Wednesday, Dec. 3, during the forum at LeMoyne-Owen C0llege. The same five contenders who showed up last month for a Germantown forum took the stage in Soulsville.
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LeMoyne-Owen College 2026 County Mayor's Race Van Turner Melvin Burgess Jr. JB Smiley Jr. Harold Collins Heidi Kuhn Mickell LoweryBill Dries on demand
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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