There are 32 article(s) tagged Edmund Ford Sr.:

• September 2023

  • Two challengers look to unseat incumbent in District 6 race

    Two challengers seek to unseat Edmund Ford Sr. in Memphis City Council District 6: Keith Austin, a Blues City Brewery employee; and Larry Hunter, director of Touched by an Angel. 

    By Samuel Hardiman September 11, 2023

• June 2023

  • Drive-In cleanup: Westwood dreams of new future for the Southwest Twin

    Volunteers rolled up their sleeves and got to work cleaning, weeding and painting Westwoods’ abandoned drive-in, with sights set on a new community area. 

    By Alicia Davidson June 24, 2023

  • ‘They’re upset about 10%’: Proposed Memphis tax hike draws worry from some council members

    The council took no vote on the tax hike and could vote on it June 27. 

    By Samuel Hardiman June 13, 2023

• May 2023

  • FBI confirms search warrant for Ford family home

    The Federal Bureau of Investigation served a court-authorized search warrant at an address associated with Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. Thursday morning.

    By Ben Wheeler, Samuel Hardiman, Bill Dries May 25, 2023

• June 2022

  • Resolution to deny Trump security fizzles at City Hall

    A city council resolution calling for Memphis Police to not get involved in any escort of the former President if he comes through the city later this month didn’t make it to Tuesday’s council agenda.

    By Bill Dries June 08, 2022

• April 2022

  • Coro Lake residents split on proposed senior living development

    Folks in the Southwest Memphis neighborhood have differing opinions about Gerald Robinson’s proposed senior-living development. But they agree on one thing: They’re against his planned four-story apartment building.

    By Daja E. Henry April 07, 2022

• 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

• December 2021

  • Commission rejects Singleton Parkway convenience store with gas pumps

    While punting on the gas station, the Shelby County Commission did approve an appeal for a gated community on Forest Hill Irene. Also, Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. defended his father against criticism of his behavior at a Memphis City Council meeting last month.

    By Bill Dries December 06, 2021

• November 2021

  • Ford says he meant no offense, didn’t understand ‘she/they’

    Memphis City Council member Edmund Ford Sr. said Friday evening he asked about a county employee’s use of personal pronouns because he didn’t know what they meant, but “could have been less harsh in my delivery and tone.”

    By Bill Dries November 19, 2021

  • Tennessee Equality Project calls on council to take action against Ford

    The statewide group working for LGBTQ equality called a pair of tirades by council member Edmund Ford Sr. at Tuesday’s council session “bullying, trolling and abusive.”

    By Bill Dries November 19, 2021

  • Jones says City Council should have intervened to stop Ford tirades

    City Council member Martavius Jones is the first member of the body to react to several angry outbursts by fellow council member Edmund Ford Sr. at Tuesday’s session. 

    By Bill Dries November 18, 2021

  • Ford’s ‘gender mess’ tirade is latest from veteran councilman

    From calling a councilwoman “baby” to berating a city division director, Memphis City Council member Edmund Ford Sr. has a history of outbursts prior to Tuesday’s comments to two members of county government. 

    By Bill Dries November 18, 2021

  • Council approves pipeline ordinance that ‘covers the universe of potential routes’

    The Memphis City Council approved one pipeline ordinance but denied another that would have kept oil pipelines from locating within 1,500 feet of schools, churches and parks.

    By Bill Dries November 17, 2021

  • City redistricting process comes back to life

    A move to form an ad hoc redistricing group for more public participation on the front end of drawing new district lines was tabled by the council in October. The sponsor brought it back briefly Tuesday, Nov. 16, in committee discussions.

    By Bill Dries November 16, 2021

  • Final votes on two pipeline ordinances delayed amid protests

    The Memphis City Council will take up the pipeline ordinances in two weeks after legalese and other factors led to to raucous environment at City Hall.

    By Bill Dries November 02, 2021

• October 2021

  • City Council Scorecard: Ad hoc redistricting and higher EDGE wage

    The Council Scorecard tracks two key votes from the Oct. 19 Memphis City Council session — one on how to approach redistricting, another blocking a higher minimum wage to qualify for economic development tax breaks.

    By Bill Dries October 26, 2021

  • Redistricting and reelection: uneasy coexistence surfaces

    An ad hoc group is drafting recommendations on new district lines for the Shelby County Commission.

    By Bill Dries October 25, 2021

  • Redistricting hits snag as City Council debate continues

    The council tabled a move to put an ad hoc working group in place, similar to what the Shelby County Commission already has up and running. The delay came after a discussion about motives, snakes, the city’s method of redistricting and protecting incumbents.

    By Bill Dries October 19, 2021

• September 2021

  • Federal funds trigger new type of budget season for city and county

    The Memphis City Council and Shelby County Commission are already getting requests from groups that want a share of the money.

    By Bill Dries September 25, 2021

  • City government’s low vaccination rate spotlights larger solid waste issues

    A low vaccination rate is just one of the problems the city faces as it wrestles with chronic problems surrounding solid waste disposal. 

    By Bill Dries September 21, 2021

• August 2021

  • Consolidation questions, doubts linger on council

    The earliest the City Council could vote on setting up a charter commission is its Sept. 7 meeting. 

    By Bill Dries August 17, 2021

• July 2021

  • Army Corps gives permit for Tom Lee Park redesign to begin

    The long awaited permit clears the way for the park’s redesign to begin moving dirt and creating new features in Tom Lee Park after a three-year planning process that has seen the plans change over time. 

    By Bill Dries July 21, 2021

• April 2021

  • April 23 Byhalia Connection pipeline hearing delayed

    Plans to build a 49-mile pipeline to transport crude oil from southwest Memphis to another pipeline at a connecting point near Byhalia, Mississippi, have run into delays on a couple of different fronts.

    By Blake Fontenay April 21, 2021

• February 2021

  • Opinion: It’s big oil vs. defiant communities in major environmental dispute

    In this fight, Black people and white people are on the same side. So are local politicians who don’t always agree on matters of public policy.

    By Otis Sanford February 18, 2021

  • Sale of two lots on Weaver Road for Byhalia Connection pipeline delayed

    The delay by the Shelby County Commission also shows there may be a rift between commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. and his father, City Council member Edmund Ford Sr., on the issue.

    By Bill Dries February 08, 2021