C.J. Davis, the nominee to be the next chief of the Memphis Police Department, signaled a willingness to release body camera footage to ease community tensions in the event of a contentious incident between residents and MPD.
Davis also said she would show up at a public forum if the Memphis City Council held one ahead of the body s vote on her nomination.
Davis, the current police chief in Durham, N.C., sat down for an interview with The Commercial Appeal during a media tour Tuesday, the day after Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland announced her nomination. The CA s questions and Davis answers have been edited for length and clarity.
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Updated: 12:44 PM CDT April 16, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Former Tennessee lawmaker Roscoe Dixon has died. He was 71-years-old.
Javier Bailey and Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland both announced Dixon s passing Friday on social media.
Sorry to hear that former state Senator Roscoe Dixon has passed. He was always gracious and encouraging to me, including two years ago when I knocked on his door campaigning. He invited us in for 30 minutes of reminiscing a great memory today. pic.twitter.com/eoJKHglvQt Mayor Jim Strickland (@MayorMemphis) April 16, 2021
Dixon served in the Tennessee Senate from 1994 to 2005. In 2010 he was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives, where he served until 2017.
Team Waste takes over trash collection for Waste Pro
Team Waste officially begins solid waste collection By Chris Luther | April 12, 2021 at 6:47 PM CDT - Updated April 12 at 6:47 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Monday, a new waste collection company named Team Waste took over solid waste collection for Waste Pro after residents complained that trash would sit on the curb, sometimes for weeks at a time.
Residents on Scarletcrest Lane are happy for one simple reason, their trash bins have been picked up and are empty.
“To see all these people out here, it’s pretty good,” said Arthur Dallas who lives in Hickory Hill.