There are 109 article(s) tagged Mayor Jim Strickland:

• March 2021

  • Melrose School to be ‘reimagined and repurposed’

    After planning and construction, the project to reimagine the historic school is expected to be completed in 2023.

    By Linda A. Moore March 08, 2021

  • Series of miscues led to Haushalter’s rapid fall from grace

    Going forward, vaccinating the citizens of Shelby County against COVID-19 is under the authority of the City of Memphis after the state transferred custody of the vaccine and administration of the process away from county leaders. It took a dizzying array of missteps for this to occur, and Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright says: “The public deserves to know what happened.”

    Related story:
    County vaccination timeline

    By Don Wade March 01, 2021

• February 2021

  • Transition complete; city in charge of vaccination

    City Chief Operating Officer Doug McGowen is in charge of accountability for the city. Deputy of accountability is Fire Department Director Gina Sweat.

    By Jane Roberts February 26, 2021

  • The ‘buck stops’ at Shelby Co. Health Department

    As the public continues to voice its frustration with the local COVID-19 vaccine process, Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter says she understands the frustration and that the ‘buck stops’ with the Health Department. Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris declined to comment.

    By Don Wade February 09, 2021

• January 2021

  • About 40 candidates apply for Memphis Police director job

    Michael Rallings retires in April. Mayor hopes to present candidate to City Council in mid-March.

    By Yolanda Jones January 22, 2021

  • Teresa Jones served the people with conviction in law, education

    Jones grew up in segregation. Her role model for becoming an attorney was Perry Mason.

    By Jane Roberts January 04, 2021

• December 2020

  • Mud Island: Big ideas come with the territory

    Some Memphians regard Mud Island’s walkable Mississippi River model and museum as sacred, while others say nothing should be off the table as city leaders look to the future.

    By Wayne Risher December 10, 2020

• November 2020

  • MPD brass overturns ‘chokehold’ finding despite bodycam showing officer’s arm around girl’s neck

    As the Memphis Police Department weighs a request by District Attorney General Amy Weirich to start sending all confirmed cases of excessive force to her office for criminal review, this hotly disputed September 2016 incident illustrates how thorny Weirich’s proposal may be.

    Related Story: A third of MPD excessive force findings are reversed by commanders

    By Marc Perrusquia November 06, 2020

• October 2020

  • U of M’s first Scheidt Award honors 2 mayors, tiger handler

    First Rudi and Honey Scheidt Community Impact Award honors people who go out their way to work for the community and spirit it embodies.

    By Jane Roberts October 15, 2020

• September 2020

  • Strickland rolls out police reform group

    Mayor Jim Strickland rolled out a 13-member group Wednesday, Sept. 2, to make what he termed “substantive, realistic and measurable” recommendations on police reform. It's the second phase of the administration's effort and includes some critics of City Hall's response thus far.

    By Bill Dries September 02, 2020

• August 2020

  • Residency issue removed from November ballot, goal of 2,800 police force delayed

    Two proposals with common political ground were before the council Tuesday. 

    By Bill Dries August 05, 2020

  • Opinion: Build safer communities with opportunity, not officers

    The data does not show that we need more police to become a safer city. Police experts will tell you: It is more about how you use police officers, rather than how many you have.

    By Sarah Lockridge-Steckel August 04, 2020

• July 2020

  • Opinion: Strickland faced a no-win situation when police met protesters outside City Hall

    Mayor Jim Strickland has been in a no-win situation with the City Hall occupation, especially being a white mayor in a predominantly African American city. And while the ending of the protest was not ideal, history shows it could have been a lot worse.

    By Robert Lee Long July 06, 2020

• June 2020

  • Police reforms on City Council agenda Tuesday

    The Memphis City Council has three resolutions on its Tuesday, June 16, agenda dealing with law enforcement.

    By Bill Dries June 15, 2020

  • Strickland lifts curfew

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland has lifted the citywide curfew.

    By Bill Dries June 08, 2020

• May 2020

  • More than 200 gather Downtown in third night of George Floyd protest

    A crowd that swelled to more than 200 gathered in Downtown Memphis for the third consecutive evening of local protests over the Minnesota death of George Floyd. 

    By Yolanda Jones May 30, 2020

  • Phase 2 reopening begins, expands waiting period to 21 days

    The second phase of reopening the Memphis area economy began Monday, May 18. It will go for 21 days before a much more ambitious third and final phase of the reopening plan.

    By Bill Dries May 19, 2020

  • Calkins: Ready or not, Memphis, it’s time to start reopening. So let’s not screw it up

    Memphis and Shelby County will start reopening for business Monday. It's up to Memphians to make sure it's not the disaster many expect. 

    By Geoff Calkins May 04, 2020

  • Memphis and Shelby County to reopen Monday

    With a plateauing of coronavirus cases locally, leaders plan to start reopening the county next week. Businesses such as libraries, gyms, places of worship and restaurants will begin reopening with restrictions. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 01, 2020

  • Conaway: Our parents deserve better from us

    We can’t even stand up and come together as one to fight something that’s killing us for two or three months without falling apart. After all, we need our nails done and a haircut.

    By Dan Conaway May 01, 2020

• April 2020

  • Road to Recovery: How does Memphis compare with Nashville in rebound from COVID-19?

    As Tennessee begins easing coronavirus restrictions today, Memphis leaders continue to grapple with reopening plans. Has Memphis kept pace with peer cities in the region? And how do its coronavirus response and recovery plans fare with its great rival to the East — Nashville – which already has published a plan to reopen gradually over the coming months?

    By Marc Perrusquia April 27, 2020

  • We’re missing national unity in this crisis

    The dissension has filtered down to statehouses and into the streets, with thoughtless protesters thumbing their noses at social distancing and demanding that states end stay-at-home orders.

    By Otis Sanford April 23, 2020

  • Strickland presents three possible budgets as city projects $80 million COVID hit on revenues

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says the city faces an $80 million loss of revenues from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in a worst-case scenario and a “status quo” budget with no growth is the most optimistic forecast of federal and state government relief.

    By Bill Dries April 22, 2020

  • Whitehaven golf course reopening Saturday to ‘test’ loosening of restrictions

    The Links at Whitehaven city golf course will reopen Saturday, April 18, in the first loosening of restrictions in the city’s state of civil emergency.

    By Bill Dries April 17, 2020

  • Behind the Headlines Podcast: Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland

    Host Eric Barnes and The Daily Memphian's Bill Dries talk to Mayor Jim Strickland about how Memphis is meeting citizens' needs during the coronavirus pandemic.

    By Eric Barnes April 16, 2020