Filling in the Blanks

Among the attendees at Saturday's annual Sidney Chism political picnic were Terry Lynch, County Commissioners Eddie Jones and Van Turner, Karl Schledwitz, Commissioners Willie Brooks and Melvin Burgess, and Assessor candidate Shawn Lynch. Shelby County Assessor Cheyenne Johnson , a Democrat, will not be running for reelection and instead will be supporting the candidacy of Shawn Lynch , a legal adviser in her office and the son of well-known local businessman and civic figure Terry Lynch .

Cohen Holding First Issues Session of 2017 Monday

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis is holding his first issues meeting of the year with constituents Monday, Jan. 9. The meeting which runs from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Cohen's district office at the Clifford Davis-Odell Horton Federal Building, 167 N. Main St . is an opportunity for citizens and Cohen to discuss issues before Congress that affect the Memphis area.

Three words that Republicans wrestle with: – Black Lives Matter’

Protesters with the Black Lives Matter movement argue with police to let them walk down the sidewalk during a rally outside Graceland on Elvis Presley Blvd Tuesday afternoon, July 12, 2016 in Memphis, Tenn. Hours after he branded himself the "law and order" candidate for president, Donald Trump weighed in another politically loaded term - one he proudly rejected: "Black Lives Matter."