There are 6 article(s) tagged Amber Sherman:

• October 2026

  • City Council passes tentative zoning for data centers

    Council members are still debating whether there should be a moratorium on new data centers to get public buy-in or at least an understanding of what the rules will do and what they won’t do.

    By Bill Dries October 09, 2026

• May 2026

  • Lee greenlights special session for redistricting next week

    Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has called a special session of the Tennessee Legislature to consider redrawing the lines of the state’s nine Congressional districts in a bid to turn the state’s largest and only blue district red in this year’s midterm elections.

    By Bill Dries May 15, 2026

• January 2025

  • Marchers call for justice, hold vigil in the cold for Tyre Nichols

    Groups huddled in the cold in view of the police Skycam that caught much of the grisly action on Castlegate Lane in Southeast Memphis on Jan. 7, 2023.

    By Jane Roberts January 08, 2025

• May 2023

  • MSCS board discusses ‘really hairy’ ban on activists

    Five activists are currently banned from attending Memphis-Shelby County Schools board meetings; the school district says it is trying to set up a meeting with the activists to come to some sort of resolution. 

    By Alicia Davidson May 31, 2023

• April 2023

  • ‘Decorum’ questions follow intense city council discussion on police reform

    Citizens pushing for police reforms wanted quick action after the death of Tyre Nichols. Some on the council say they pushed too hard.

    By Bill Dries April 21, 2023

• January 2020

  • Memphis Women’s March reflects ongoing reaction to Trump presidency

    The fourth march drew a crowd of 250 who marched from Clayborn Temple to the National Civil Rights Museum and reflected a variety of causes and identities. 

    By Bill Dries January 19, 2020