Through storms of COVID and crime, Strickland’s Memphis pushed forward
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland angrily slaps the podium during a midnight press conference Sept. 8, 2022. On Sept. 7, 2022, a gunman terrorized Memphis while going on a shooting spree throughout the city. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Jim Strickland’s years as mayor took Memphis into its third century of existence, through the COVID-19 pandemic and brought it face-to-face with some of the worst crimes and crime waves in its modern history.
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Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives in Midtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
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