Lee Harris wins Shelby County mayor’s race over David … Democrat Lee Harris will be the new Shelby County mayor after defeating Republican opponent and county trustee David Lenoir.
Tennessee bill penalizing local officials who remove … The bill would allow officials to be charged for passing sanctuary city ordinances or measures that illegally remove Confederate statues.
Charlottesville driver faces federal hate crime charges Federal hate crime charges were filed Wednesday against a man accused of plowing a car into a crowd of people protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing a woman and injuring dozens more.
Marijuana law reform supported by Fitzhugh, Dean … Karl Dean and Craig Fitzhugh expressed support for eliminating criminal punishment for possessing small amounts of marijuana statewide if elected governor.
Confederate statue removal cost MPD over $40,000 The removal of the statues cost Memphis Police thousands of dollars.
Mayor responds after Tennessee lawmakers punish Memphis … The Republican-dominated House in Tennessee voted Tuesday to punish the city of Memphis for removing Confederate monuments by taking $250,000 away from the city that would have been used for a bicentennial celebration next year.
Voters selecting new mayors in 2 large Tennessee … Voters in Tennessee’s largest county will decide Thursday whether a state Senator or a county Trustee will be their mayor for the next four years.
Confederate monument vandalized with ‘Antifa’ graffiti A Confederate monument at a Tennessee cemetery has been vandalized with graffiti.
Man pleads not guilty to hate crimes in attack on … A man pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges Thursday in a deadly car attack on a crowd of protesters opposing a white nationalist rally in Virginia.
Confederate 901 rally, caravan cost MPD over $100,000 The rally cost the Memphis Police Department over $100,000.
Trial begins for man charged with fatally running … Charlottesville is bracing for journalists and protesters to converge on the city as jury selection begins Monday for the man accused of killing Heather Heyer at last year’s Unite the Right rally.
