by Deidre Malone | Jul 15, 2015 | Current Issues
A C Wharton Jr filed to run for a second full term as Mayor of Memphis today. He was surrounded by family and supporters. Mayor Wharton said that a city can’t determine if it is making progress until it decides what it wants its destination to be. And yet, for most...
by Deidre Malone | Jul 15, 2015 | Current Issues
The Wharton for Memphis Mayor Campaign announces the campaign co-chairs: Lois H. Stockton is an entrepreneur and has been involved in the Memphis community for years. Ms. Stockton has served as a co-chair for Mayor Wharton’s campaign each time he has run for mayor....
by Deidre Malone | Jul 13, 2015 | Current Issues
The Frayser Community Development Corp., with four storefronts donated by the Shelby County Land Bank and renovated with $250,000 from city-controlled federal block grant funds and $130,000 of its own found a tenant in FlexWorkx and Progressive Rehab Clinic. On July...
by Deidre Malone | Jul 13, 2015 | Current Issues
Mayor A C Wharton wants the statue of Confederate Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest removed from a city park. In a statement Mayor Wharton said he would like to see the statue removed from Health Sciences Park and “returned to Forrest Monument Association that...
