There are 3 article(s) tagged Barbara Swearengen Ware:

• February 2022

  • Watch: Robinson expulsion from Senate calls to mind past dilemmas

    This week’s vote by the state Senate to expel Memphis Democrat Katrina Robinson based on her conviction on federal charges is among the topics on a reporters roundtable on “Behind The Headlines.” 

    By Bill Dries February 04, 2022

• September 2021

  • Ware remembered for ability to put together council votes

    Barbara Swearengen Ware died Thursday, Sept. 30, 11 years after she resigned from the Memphis City Council after a plea deal on an official misconduct charge. She served 17 years on the council representing the North Memphis area that included the Douglass community.

    By Bill Dries September 30, 2021

  • Former Memphis Councilwoman Barbara Swearengen Ware dies

    Former Memphis City Council member Barbara Swearengen Ware has died at the age of 82.

    By Bill Dries, Jasmine McCraven September 30, 2021