Strickland announces plans for a ‘Public Service Corps’ for teens, young adults
Memphis mayor is sworn in for a second term
Jim Strickland kisses his daughter Kathleen, who held the Bible during his inauguration, shortly after being sworn in as mayor of Memphis for a second term on Jan. 1, 2020, at the Rose Theater on the University of Memphis campus. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Members of the city council bow their heads in prayer while councilman Martavius Jones' son Jarred looks out at the audience during the Jan. 1, 2020, inauguration ceremony at the University of Memphis. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis mayor Jim Strickland swears his oath of office during a ceremony at the University of Memphis on Jan. 1, 2020, officially beginning his second term as mayor. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Newly-inaugurated Memphis City Court Clerk Myron Lowery shakes hands with U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit Judge Bernice Donald after getting sworn in by the latter at the University of Memphis on Jan. 1, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
City Court Judge Teresa Jones takes the oath of office at an inauguration ceremony at the University of Memphis on Jan. 1, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The Memphis mayor said the new corp would start with 25 young adults picking up litter part-time for $12 an hour as they work toward high school diplomas and college degrees.
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