Politics

Mayor Luttrell Chooses School Transition Team Members

Submitted by John Phelps, Community Blogger

Thursday, September 1st, 2011, 9:46pm

Mayor Luttrell Chooses School Transition Team Members

Shelby County Mayor Mark H. Luttrell, Jr., has chosen his five representatives to serve on the transition team for the merger of Memphis and Shelby County School Systems.

The transition team members are:
- Christine P. Richards (Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of FedEx)
- John Smarrelli, Jr., Ph.D (President, Christian Brothers University)
- Barbara Roseborough (Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs Southwest Tennessee Community College)
- Jim Boyd (President of Bridges USA)
- Louis Padgett, III (Principal, Northaven Elementary)

In a statement Mayor Luttrell said, “These people have unique abilities and share the common commitment to put the interests of school children first. They represent an excellent cross-section of our community.”

The transition team candidates will be submitted to the Shelby County Commission for consideration at next week’s meeting.

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St. Jude awarded grants for research

Submitted by Jeremy Jones on Thursday, July 28th, 2:00 pm

Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital two grants worth more than $760,000 for research. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) will give St. Jude $382,813 to fund research on neurological disorders. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) will distribute $380,224 to fund St. Jude’s research on cancer detection and diagnosis.

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Shelby County needs you

Submitted by Tracey Rogers, News Director

Friday, July 1st, 2011, 4:35pm

The Shelby County Mayor's Office is taking applications for the Shelby County Citizens' University. The class will begin on August 11th and run until October 20th.

The 10 week course will be held on Thursday nights.

Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell says they want to give citizens the opportunity to have a behind the scenes look at Shelby County Government and how your tax dollars are being spent.

The presentations for the class will include Chief Administrative Office, Administration and Finance, Community Services and Shelby County Corrections Center.

The evening classes will start at 6 p.m. and end at 8 p.m. You must be at least 18 and live or work in Shelby County to be considered. Sessions will include group discussions and on-site visits at various Shelby County Government bureaus.

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Shelby County Mayor, DA set gold standard for service

Submitted by Joe Birch, Anchor

Monday, May 23rd, 2011, 9:47pm

Shelby County Mayor, DA set gold standard for service

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam came to Memphis on Monday, May 23, to celebrate what's right with local government.

Rotary Club of Memphis East presented its 8th annual Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Awards to Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich and Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell.

The new governor praised the mayor and DA for being people of integrity.

"In truth, elected or appointed government officials have all kinds of choices to make once they're in office from who they hire to how they spend the taxpayers' money," he said. "No matter how many laws we pass or oversight we put into place, honesty makes all the difference."

Gov. Bill Haslam delivers the Bobby Dunavant Public Servant Award for Elected Officials to Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell at the U of M on Monday, May 23, 2011

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Cohen on flooding, BTW, grit, grind

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011, 11:00am

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) took to the House floor Wednesday morning and talked about the flooding sweeping across Shelby County.

But he also found a few moments to talk about happier subjects. Cohen gave Booker T. Washington High School a shout out for landing the President as the speaker at this year’s commencement address and applauded the Grizzlies for their grit and grind during the NBA Playoffs.

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Mayor Wharton talks about flood

Submitted by Jeramia Trotter, WMCTV.com

Friday, April 29th, 2011, 5:14pm

MAYOR WHARTON FLOODING PSA from Mayor Wharton on Vimeo.

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton on Friday gave the public some advice on how to deal with this week's flooding.

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Cohen celebrates Women's History Month

Submitted by Jeremy Jones on Monday, March 7th, 9:35 am

Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) released the following statement recognizing Women’s History Month, which is celebrated throughout the month of March:

This month we celebrate the many contributions and accomplishments of the women who make history and who have helped make this such a great country. Women have contributed so much to the development of our nation.

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