There are 407 article(s) tagged Jim Strickland:

• October 2022

  • Buckley: Here’s an idea to keep Coliseum still standing

    If a soccer stadium is built where the Coliseum currently stands, it will be the last piece of the puzzle at Liberty Park, a $126 million mixed-use project on the old Fairgrounds site.

    By Tim Buckley October 21, 2022

  • Buckley: State needs to pony up for Memphis sports as it does for Nashville

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is a big believer in what major professional and college sports teams and program can do for a city.

    By Tim Buckley October 19, 2022

  • McGowen appointment to lead MLGW disappears from council committee agenda

    The change in agenda items for next week’s city council session reflects the ongoing tug-of-war over council chairman Martavius Jones’ demand for a national search to pick the new leader of the city-owned utility.

    By Bill Dries October 14, 2022

  • Strickland: No national search for new MLGW president and CEO

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland reacted Friday to a call from City Council Chairman Martavius Jones to conduct a national search for the next president and CEO of Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division.

    By Bill Dries October 07, 2022

• September 2022

  • Lee to increase TBI crime lab staff, state troopers on Memphis roads

    “It’s important to this community. … It’s one step in a number of steps that we will continue to make to support the process,” the governor said.

    By Bill Dries September 30, 2022

  • Strickland proposes return to the police, fire pension plan cut in 2014

    Mayor Jim Strickland touted the proposal, on its way to the Memphis City Council for the next budget season, as a way to retain and recruit public safety employees in the police and fire departments. For the police and fire unions, the proposal is the second part of a two-part push to restore what the City Council cut.

    By Bill Dries, Julia Baker September 28, 2022

  • Strickland says too early to discuss possible police missteps in violent crime chain

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says it’s too early to tell if there were police missteps in how they handled the violent crimes of the last three weeks because investigations are still underway. 

    By Bill Dries September 28, 2022

  • Audubon Park redesign draws heckler, questions at groundbreaking

    Neighbors of the park generally supported the new playground and picnic pavilion planned, but voiced concerns about a rendering from earlier this month that appeared to show the park’s lake as part of the golf course expansion. The city’s parks director says the rendering wasn’t accurate.

    By Bill Dries September 26, 2022

  • City reaches deal on One Beale Grand Hyatt financing

    The agreement announced Thursday, Sept. 1, bypasses a city backstop of a reserve fund Carlisle Corp. had sought. Instead, the city puts up $10 million to be repaid by the One Beale developers in 10 years.

    By Bill Dries September 01, 2022

• August 2022

  • Mayor tells MIM and Memphis River Parks Partnership to work it out

    The day after Memphis in May president Jim Holt said the dispute over holding the festival at Tom Lee Park should be settled by Mayor Jim Strickland, Strickland flatly rejected the idea at least for now and in public. 

    Related articles:

    Memphis in May ‘down but not out,’ worries about 2023 festival in Tom Lee Park

    Memphis in May posts record $2.2M in red ink for 2022

    By Bill Dries August 26, 2022

  • Orange Mound Park opens splash pad

    Formerly known as the Orange Mound Park neighborhood pool, located at 2430 Carnes Ave., the space was completely remodeled within a 44-day period, ending with its completion on Monday, Aug. 15.

    By Alicia Davidson August 26, 2022

  • Memphis to challenge 2020 census population count, mayor says

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says the city’s population grew by more than 15,000 people between 2010 and 2020 instead of a loss of 13,000 reflected in the most recent U.S. Census.

    By Bill Dries August 19, 2022

  • Memphis Parks breaks ground on Whitehaven multipurpose room

    The $2 million multipurpose room at the Whitehaven Community Center will feature a banquet hall, catering kitchen, parking lot and public entrance. 

    By Daja E. Henry August 01, 2022

  • Memphis mayor potentials recalculate after Strickland announces possible third term

    Reaction to a third term bid by Mayor Jim Strickland was muted Wednesday, with a lot of questions about whether Strickland will even get the chance to run.

    By Bill Dries August 01, 2022

• July 2022

  • Strickland talks about using federal funds to break chain of violence

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says workforce development and a longer-term violence-intervention program are priorities for the use of the federal funding.

    By Bill Dries July 18, 2022

  • Strickland’s third-term bid has hurdles beyond referendum

    The City Council sponsor of the partisan primaries ballot question will be watching to see how the August term limits referendum fares before deciding whether to call for a vote. 

    By Bill Dries July 17, 2022

• June 2022

  • Republican leaders tout ‘Truth in Sentencing’ crime bill

    House Speaker Cameron Sexton and Lt. Gov. Randy McNally held a ceremonial signing of the bill at City Hall in Memphis.

    By Bill Dries June 28, 2022

  • City Council to take final vote on partisan primaries

    The ballot question would be the second amending the city charter in this election year. Also on the budget are Memphis Area Transit Authority funding and the city’s blight problem.

    By Bill Dries June 21, 2022

  • City Council Scorecard: Primary strategy, Trump’s escort and Environmental Court

    The City Council Scorecard examines a vote on a resolution to deny former President Donald Trump a police escort to his Saturday appearance in Southaven, Mississippi. 

    By Bill Dries June 15, 2022

  • Metal Museum, city sign lease for Rust Hall

    Terms of the 100-year lease include a $35 million renovation of the Overton Park landmark with money from private donors.

    By Bill Dries June 01, 2022

• May 2022

  • Strickland pushes for stronger federal and state gun laws

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland called Friday, May 27, for “strong federal laws with reasonable restrictions on weapons” and “stronger state laws punishing gun crimes and more intervention with those at-risk of using guns.”

    By Bill Dries May 31, 2022

  • Mayor Strickland to weigh third bid if term limits extended

    Strickland issued a statement Wednesday saying he will consider a third term following the City Council’s approval Tuesday of an August ballot question that would expand term limits.

    By Bill Dries May 26, 2022

  • Strickland calls ‘BS’ on critics of ‘truth in sentencing’ state law

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland went after critics of his backing of the state truth in sentencing law and his description of 201 Poplar as a “revolving door” for criminals during a lively interview on “Behind The Headlines.”

    By Bill Dries May 17, 2022

  • Reconfigured Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium could bring back big concerts

    The logistics of the concert business have changed dramatically since the city’s last stadium show 25 years ago, with more elaborate stages. The planned renovation announced last week would allow the biggest tours to again have a venue in Memphis.

    By Bill Dries May 16, 2022

  • Council begins property tax votes Tuesday, moves ahead with ballot question decisions

    The council will mix a first vote on the city property tax rate Tuesday with more discussion and votes on two ballot questions for the August ballot — one on expanding term limits and the other allowing for partisan city primaries.

    By Bill Dries May 10, 2022