Jim Strickland puts together new administration
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After many new appointments were announced last week, this week mayor-elect Jim Strickland got an earful from several committees about how and what need to be the priorities of his...
View ArticleNew Mayor Jim Strickland looks at crucial year ahead
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It's a crucial year ahead for the city of Memphis. Mayor Jim Strickland joins the Informed Sources to discuss the year ahead in his first public sit-down TV interview. He was just...
View ArticleMayors Strickland, Luttrell takes issues to state lawmakers
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Mayors Jim Strickland and Mark Luttrell put together a so called wish list of things they want from Nashville in the upcoming year. There's everything from public safety to education...
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Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland talks about body cameras, safety
It's only his first week in office, but already Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is tackling some of the issues we've been hearing a lot about including MPD body cameras and your safety. The mayor joined...
View ArticleBusy first week for Memphis’ new mayor
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It was a very busy first week for Memphis' new mayor, Jim Strickland. The week culminated with the unexpected announcement from Police Director Toney Armstrong that he's leaving...
View ArticleMemphis, Shelby County mayors invited to State of the Union address
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Two of Memphis and Shelby County's top officials will be in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for President Obama's State of the Union address. Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell will be a...
View ArticleMayor: city ‘days away’ from announcing interim police director
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mayor Jim Strickland said he was just “days away” from announcing an interim police director. The new mayor also told WREG his office is just days away from entering into a contract...
View ArticleMayor meets with Zoo, Overton Park Conservancy officials about tree removal...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mayor Jim Strickland and the City of Memphis Chief Operating Officer Doug McGowen met Tuesday with the president and CEO of the Memphis Zoo, Chuck Brady, and the executive director of...
View ArticleThe fight against blight in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn-- To say the least, it wasn't a pretty picture of Memphis. Trash illegally dumped not far away from the busy intersection of Winchester and Ridgeway in the Hickory Hill area made for an...
View ArticleMayor: $4 million cost to store police camera footage for 5 years
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tuesday was a show-and-tell of sorts for the Memphis City Council as a member of the Memphis Police Department showed how police body cameras will be worn. City Council members wanted...
View ArticleCity leaders’ response to latest string of rape cases
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says he is behind his police force and crime is top on his agenda as the city's new leader. When WREG tried to get him to comment on the latest string of...
View ArticleCity takes big steps to increasing minority- and women-owned contracts
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- City Hall may have been closed, but Monday morning Mayor Jim Strickland was on the job talking city contracts. "It is shameful that only about 1 percent of business receipts in our...
View ArticleMayor Jim Strickland on crime in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland released a statement following the violence this weekend, saying the city will not tolerate violent crime as the norm. He said his administration is...
View ArticleStrickland: Violent crime too big for city government, community needs to help
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland responded to the recent wave of violent crime taking over our city, saying the problem is bigger than city government alone can handle and he needs help....
View ArticleShould mayor take the heat for growing murder rate?
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The city's growing murder rate has many demanding something must be done. The panel will talk about whether Mayor Jim Strickland should be taking all the heat.
View ArticleStrickland says he is open to de-annexation for some communities
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said he is open to de-annexation in South Cordova and Southwind as long as other areas stay a part of the city, a spokesperson for the mayor said...
View Article100 days and counting for Mayor Jim Strickland
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Today is Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland's 100th day in office. How's he doing? The Informed Sources will grade the mayor on his efforts against crime, his efforts to improve the city's...
View ArticleStrickland presents 2017 budget proposal, with $9 million more than current...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mayor Jim Strickland presented his budget proposal for the 2017 fiscal year Tuesday. The budget totals $667 million, $9 million more than the current budget, but Strickland said there...
View ArticleMayor Jim Strickland talks with WREG about new budget proposal
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- On Wednesday WREG questioned Memphis Mayor Jim Stickland about his proposed budget he presented before the city council Tuesday afternoon. The budget banks on an extra $9 million...
View ArticleMayor Jim Strickland in the hot seat
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is in the hot seat. He's only been in the job a little more than four months, but he's already discovering many challenges of the position, including a...
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