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Category: City of Memphis

  • Still Rising #memflood #tnflood

    A couple of days ago I asked, what 48′ means. I still can’t really say for sure, but it now includes the evacuation of 1000 homes. Officials are distributing the flyers by hand. Beware, there have been fake flyers up. Always be sure to ask anyone distributing flyers about evacuations to identify themselves. The Mayor…

  • Just What Does 48′ Mean? #memflood #tnflood

    I took this picture at 2pm on Monday. According to NOAA, the river was about 42′ at that time. The river is set to crest at 48′. That would put the water up on the street behind me, covering about half of the turnaround in this picture. Based on the FEMA models, that would be…

  • Water, Water, Everywhere… UPDATED – #TNFlood

    Update: Gov. Haslam did announce a State of Emergency on April 26th, though at the time of this writing it did not appear on the main page of the TN.gov news site. The error has been noted below. In the wake of what has been called one of the most violent and deadly storms in…

  • Campaign Update: Just getting started

    It’s almost 5 am as I write this and I can honestly say I feel a new day coming. The birds outside are chirping and I’m beginning to feel a bit of a buzz about my campaign prospects. Of course, there’s still lots of work to be done. First, I have to find a campaign…

  • I Can’t Decide? Can You?

    One of these lucky Memphis City Council members could have the pleasure of running against me, if only they would reveal their plans for redistricting their seats. Despite pleas from supporters, I can only run against one of them. Obviously, being that I am but a lowly blogger, I have some preferences. But until they…

  • Why Redistricting Is a Real Issue

    The image you see to the left is the area of town I live in. The red highlighted area is my precinct. You can see a full map of all the Memphis City Council districts here. If you click on the image, you can clearly see that my precinct is in Council district 5 and…