City Council members talk over city’s chief legal officer post
Memphis City Council members will talk more Tuesday in committee sessions about a proposal to require all city division directors to be full-time city employees.
Bill Dries
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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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Metro Third-party ad airs, adding mystery to end of city campaigns
As the early-voting period neared its end, a third-party ad by the “Heartland Accountability Project” began airing Thursday with a message that begins with a voiceover saying “Memphis is more than Downtown.” It never endorses or attacks any candidate by name.
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City of Memphis Full-time city legal officer ordinance delayed after surprises in draft
A proposed ordinance requiring the city’s chief legal officer to work full time for the city included a few surprises.
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Metro Council gives final approval to Uptown expansion
Memphis City Council members have approved on third and final reading a change to the Uptown redevelopment area that includes all of Smoky City and New Chicago.
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Real Estate Back taxes paid on Firestone plant site
A private company has paid all back city and county property taxes on the main parcel of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. plant in North Memphis, indicating some possible movement toward new development on the long-dormant site.
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Elections Join us throughout the day Thursday for full election coverage
The Memphis elections Thursday decide some issues and create new issues as well as questions. Join our coverage early on election day as the polls open and stay with us until the last vote in the last precinct is counted.
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Elections Campaigns move to city election day as voters decide
As Memphis voters put to rest another season of campaigns for a place at City Hall, there are several last-minute dramas unfolding in a city where election night is the same night as Memphis Madness.
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Elections Ballot Basics: Election day in Memphis
All the basic information you need for the simple act of voting in Thursday's Memphis elections, as well as a bit about what to expect if you are new to this or you haven't done it in awhile.
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Elections Herenton concession biggest news of early trends in voting
Check here throughout the day to see how balloting is going around the city, and into the evening as ballot tabulation begins.
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Elections Strickland wins big in quest for second term as mayor
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland easily won re-election Thursday over former Mayor Willie Herenton, County Commissioner Tami Sawyer and six other challengers.
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