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First-time pass rate dipped to 65% in 2022 at Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. Efforts in 2023 brought it up more than 10 percentage points. Former Mayor Jim Strickland tapped as U of M law school deanRelated story:
The former mayor is an alumnus of both the law school and U of M. He was a practicing attorney until he became mayor in 2016.
Strickland, whose candidacy was announced in February, is one of four finalists selected by a committee of faculty, staff and alumni.
Madden has been with Mayor Jim Strickland since he took office in 2016. She leaves City Hall next week to work with Ford’s BlueOval City joint venture.
A $7 increase for enhanced trash collection stalled in a City Council vote. If the increase isn’t approved, 199 full-time Solid Waste employees will lose their jobs.
When the new portrait of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland was unveiled, it was a veritable Who’s Who in City Hall.
The new community center, scheduled to open in 2025, is just yards away from the existing community center, which is one of the most used in the Memphis Parks system.
The Cordell Walker Veteran Center is named for the longtime executive director of Alpha Omega Veterans Services. The facility at 3114 Jackson Ave. includes housing for 20 homeless veterans.
What was once Melrose High School will reopen in the fall as both a public library and senior housing. On Monday, Orange Mound community leaders got a sneak peek.
Outgoing Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland responds to a lengthy statement from team president Craig Unger after Triple-A baseball team gets no money for stadium “in desperate need of standard updates.”
In the second part of his end-of-term interview on “Behind The Headlines,” Mayor Jim Strickland also talked about the upcoming transition to Mayor-elect Paul Young and why he is fond of asphalt.
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland talks about coming to the end of his 8-year tenure as mayor in the first part of a two-part interview on “Behind The Headlines.”
The $3 million in federal funding is being subbed for $3 million in private funds raised by the Overton Park Conservancy and the Memphis Zoo toward the parking solution.
Opposition to the plan for a fiber optic network at 1 gigabyte surfaced from Comcast in council committee sessions Tuesday, Oct. 10. Related story: Memphis City Council introduces new referendums for 2024 election
The proposals both go to Memphis City Council members Tuesday, Sept. 26, for discussion and could be added to the afternoon agenda for the first of three votes. The proposals come as Strickland has three months left in office.
Jim Strickland’s $684 million plan to renovate Memphis’ four major sports venues was announced last October. Nearly a year later, no agreements have been reached regarding funding allocation.
The Downtown Mobility Center is the centerpiece of several parking garage projects, including the renovation of older city-owned lots in the immediate area.
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said Friday he sought to talk with Justice Department officials ahead of Thursday’s announcement of the “pattern and practice” review of the MPD but was rebuffed.
It could be that there isn’t enough for money both FedExForum and Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. And that is — at the very least — worrisome.
The splash pad opened Wednesday, July 5, to dozens of children in North Memphis putting it through its paces.
Strickland said children caught violating curfew are being detained at the Downtown precinct until a parent or guardian comes to pick them up. He also said the numbers of those detained are low.
The windows surrounding three sides of the city’s first and oldest community center were boarded up nearly 50 years ago. The $4 million renovation formally opened Wednesday, June 21, bringing natural light back to the gym, while adding other uses to the center.
On WKNO-TV’s “Behind The Headlines,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said he is still working through details of the Downtown juvenile curfew, is worried about a new ordinance limiting traffic stops, and will not weigh in on residency.
Meanwhile, some city council members are calling in city chief legal officer Jennifer Sink to take a stand on what the residency requirement is for those running for mayor.
Late Monday evening, a resolution on the city’s residency requirement for mayoral candidates was added to the council’s executive session. Council chairman Martavius Jones wants the city’s chief legal officer to take a stand on just how long a candidate for mayor must have lived in the city.