There are 9 article(s) tagged Memphis Rotary Club:

• July 2022

  • Harris, Morgan clash again at Memphis Rotary mayoral debate

    The two contenders for Shelby County Mayor clashed for the second time in a week, this time at the Memphis Rotary Club’s traditional mayoral debate.

    By Bill Dries July 26, 2022

  • District Attorney candidates debate during Rotary Club lunch

    Amy Weirich, the incumbent Republican District Attorney, and Democratic challenger Steve Mulroy discussed truth in sentencing, gun theft, violent crime and more.

    By Julia Baker July 14, 2022

• March 2022

  • Sanford: From Memphis to Washington, Black women make their mark in the law

    Our society’s long-overdue reckoning with racial inequities is not a full-blown offensive to correct 246 years of racial disparities in America. It’s more like baby steps designed to start making our institutions more reflect the makeup of our population.

    By Otis Sanford March 24, 2022

• August 2021

  • Council member explains his position on resolutions

    During an online speech to the Memphis Rotary Club, Worth Morgan also was asked about a possible run for Shelby County mayor next year.

    By Bill Dries August 31, 2021

• April 2021

  • Byhalia Pipeline spokesman says group interested in talking

    The offer to talk came Tuesday, April 27, at a Memphis Rotary forum at which the pipeline companies and the most visible pipeline critic each spoke. Proposals are pending before the council that would require more local approval.

    By Bill Dries April 27, 2021

  • Corker talks of Senate ‘burn-out,’ divisiveness, possible return to politics

    Corker surfaced as former President Donald Trump was leaving office, prompting speculation Corker may be looking at a presidential bid in 2024 or some other bid for elected office in the 2022 midterm elections.

    By Bill Dries April 09, 2021

• February 2021

  • Dr. Jon McCullers gives practical picture of pandemic response

    In an address to the Memphis Rotary Club, Dr. Jon McCullers gave a practical picture of the road ahead for Shelby County’s pandemic response in 2021. 

    By Daja E. Henry February 02, 2021

• June 2020

  • Alexander says statues, monuments should be reviewed, rotated

    Speaking to an online meeting of the Memphis Rotary Club, the U.S. senator from Tennessee said efforts to take down the statue of Andrew Jackson in Washington D.C. show "a terrible misunderstanding of history." Alexander also said the lawsuit seeking to do away with the Affordable Care Act is "flimsy."

    By Bill Dries June 30, 2020

• September 2019

  • River mayors avoid words ‘climate change’ in push for funds

    A coalition of mayors from towns and cities along the Mississippi River are in town through Thursday for their annual meeting. Record flooding along other parts of the river earlier this year is the major topic of discussion. 

    By Bill Dries September 18, 2019