Mayor Paul Young asks gang members for ‘7-day ceasefire’
Memphis Mayor Paul Young convened a discussion with local gang members with the help of 901 Bloc Squad and Heal 901, two of the city’s violence intervention programs.
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February 2024
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Paul Young wants first budget to focus on crime, blight, potholes and more
Young said in an interview on WKNO-TV’s “Behind the Headlines” the budget will be “more firmed up” in the coming months. He will take a budget proposal to the Memphis City Council in May.
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Mayor outlines new public safety director’s job, still backs Chief Davis
Memphis Mayor Paul Young says the city’s new public safety director is a position that will consolidate the city’s response to violent crime. Young talked about that and other crime issues on WKNO-TV’s “Behind The Headlines.”
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Young: Beale should be ‘epicenter’ of Downtown
In a wide-ranging interview with The Daily Memphian, the new mayor also talked about the need to keep suspects accused of violent crime in jail, what will happen with the Sheraton hotel and the latest documents released related to Tyre Nichols' death.
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City Council moves up final vote on health insurance coverage to Feb. 20
In other action Tuesday, the council approved the reappointment of Robert Knecht as the city’s public-works director.
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Withers Gallery joins Civil Rights Trail, Beale Street’s future explored
The archive of 60 years of Ernest Withers’ photographs joins the national set of historic places as the Beale Street entertainment district marks 10 years of operation and management by the Downtown Memphis Commission.
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Campaign donations flow to victors after municipal elections
A wave of City of Memphis contractors contributed to Mayor-elect Paul Young in the weeks after he won the Oct. 5 race, a review by The Daily Memphian finds.
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January 2024
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What MPD Chief Davis’ interim status means
Memphis Police Department Chief C.J. Davis has gone from reappointment to interim status in a temporary compromise that is new ground in what is normally a smooth confirmation process before the City Council.
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Mayor Paul Young vetoes pay referendum, city council overrides
The referendum, which would allow the Memphis City Council to set its own pay and that of city division directors, will remain on the August 2024 ballot for city voters to decide.
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Council confirms 9 municipal chiefs, but Public Works on hold
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Council confirms 9 municipal chiefs, but Public Works on hold
The nine directors and city chiefs were approved without a single no vote Tuesday. Public Works director Robert Knecht’s reappointment drew some criticism from council members, prompting a two-week delay.
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MPD chief’s reappointment on hold at Mayor Young’s request
Memphis Police Department Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis would continue to serve in an interim capacity.
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Mayor Young weighs whether to uphold one of Strickland’s vetoes
Strickland vetoed a referendum ordinance that would ask voters whether the Memphis City Council could set its salary and the salary of mayor-appointed directors. The council believes the veto was done improperly.
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Police Chief Davis’ showdown with the City Council: What it means
A reporter’s roundtable on the WKNO-TV program “Behind The Headlines” included a discussion of the rough reception MPD Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis got at the year’s first city council session.
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What Mayor Young’s appointees have planned
The Memphis City Council wanted Young’s appointees to come to them with plans for the next four years. Here are some of those plans and goals from some of the city’s divisions.
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Memphis gears up for coming winter storm
“This is not a time to panic,” said Memphis Light, Gas and Water president and CEO Doug McGowen. “It’s a time to prepare.”
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Mayor Paul Young defends police chief
After embattled Memphis police chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis lost the City Council’s test reappointment vote, Mayor Paul Young said he believes the “support will be there” in time for the official decision.
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Police chief tops list of mayoral appointments coming before City Council
The council questions 17 appointees by Mayor Paul Young to his administration in Tuesday committee sessions. Council chairman JB Smiley Jr. says the process will not be the swift confirmation process with few questions that it has been in the past.
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Memphis hits nearly 400 homicides in 2023
Memphis ended the year 2023 with 397 homicides, breaking the city’s previous homicide record by more than 50 additional killings.
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‘No tolerance for the chaos:’ Young pledges unified front to fight crime
“We hear our citizens loud and clear,” said Memphis Mayor Paul Young. “They want to see action. They want to see us strategizing and figuring out how we’re going to reduce the chaos, the hurt and the pain that we see in our community.”
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Calkins: The new mayor offers ‘hope.’ And, yes, that’s a start.
Memphis Mayor Paul Young offered fresh “hope” at his swearing-in ceremony. And while that won’t solve the city’s many problems, it is at least a good start.
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Young takes oath with call to ‘save our city’
Paul Young and 12 of the 13 city council members took the oath of office at the Cannon Center to begin new four-year terms at City Hall. Young said the city will rise or fall depending on what happens in the next four years.
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December 2023
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This Week in Memphis: Young takes oath; one year since fatal Nichols stop
Also happening: Cleotha Abston’s attorney requests Davidson County jurors for his trial, and the Shelby County Commission holds its first committee sessions of the year.
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Paul Young projects hope at pre-inauguration parade and block party
The Saturday parade and block party on Tiger Lane is one of four events in three days that includes Paul Young taking the oath of office as mayor of Memphis Monday at the Cannon Center.
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Some familiar names but also new blood will join Young administration
Memphis Mayor-elect Paul Young’s administration continued to take shape this week with the incoming mayor announcing most of his remaining appointments.
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DMC names new CEO
“It builds upon the experience that I’ve had,” Chandell Ryan said. “I am passionate about Memphis and passionate about Downtown Memphis.”
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