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Memphis Mayor-elect A C Wharton unveiled his transition team in an announcement on Facebook late Monday afternoon.
A C Wharton on Thursday won a special election to become the next mayor of Memphis, replacing Willie Herenton who stepped down after 18 years to run for Congress.
Voter turnout in the city's special election has been dismal. About 30,000 Memphians have cast their ballots during early voting, which ends Saturday.
The top four finishers in a WREG-TV and Commercial Appeal poll squared off inside the news station's studio Saturday night. While for the majority of the debate candidates stayed calm and predictable things did get a bit heated at times.
Memphis wrestling legend and current mayoral candidate Jerry Lawler is taking legal action after being excluded from an upcoming televised debate.
The top three Memphis Mayoral Candidates will debate this week, but the man currently holding office is not one of them.
It was crunch time in more ways than one Saturday at the Liberty Bowl, where several Memphis mayoral candidates campaigned during the 20th Annual Southern Heritage Classic football game.
A Memphis mayoral candidate called on another candidate to drop out of race during a fiery interview Thursday.
If you haven't filed your petition to run for Mayor of Memphis, you're too late. The deadline to file as a candidate was noon on Thursday.
Robert "Prince Mongo" Hodges has proven to be a controversial figure in 2009 in yet another Memphis mayor's race. With one debate down, some are speculating there could soon be another sighting of the man who claims he's an alien from Zambodia.
