Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News | Daily Memphian | JB Smiley Jr. https://dailymemphian.com/feed/authors/372 The Daily Memphian is the must-read, daily online newspaper for in-depth, local journalism in Memphis and the Mid-South. Sign up for morning and evening editions, plus breaking news. (c) 2024 'A new day dawning' with a diverse, younger City Council https://dailymemphian.com/article/10106 <p>'We must be a unified and united body. If we are not, we run the risks of watering down our legislative authority and allowing outside entities comprised of individuals not elected by the citizens of Memphis, essentially, to make legislative and budgetary decisions.'&nbsp;</p> JB.SmileyJr@memphistn.gov (JB Smiley Jr.) Front Page Opinion Guest Columnists https://dailymemphian.com/article/10106 Sun, 19 Jan 2020 04:05:00 -0600