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Rep. Mark White speaks during a House education subcommittee meeting in 2022. The Memphis Republican said Tuesday he plans to file legislation aimed at the locally elec adidas campus femme ted governance of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Larry McCormack for Chalkbeat This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.A Tennessee lawmaker said he plans to introduce legislation giving Gov. Bill Lee s administration the power to appoint up to six new members to the board of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.Rep. Mark White, of Memphis, cited prolonged frustration with the board s locally elected leadership when explaining his plans to Chalkbeat on Tuesday.The nine members currently on the board of the state s largest school district would remain in office under the proposal.And the additional members would be appointed later this year based on recommendations from local officials and stakeholders, said White, a Republican who represents parts of East Memphis and the suburb air force 1 of Germantown. I m very concerned about the district s direction, and I just can t sit back any longer. I think we re at a critical juncture, said White, who chairs a powerful education committee in the House. READ MORE: Memphis school board selects new superintendent In a statement Tuesday, board Chair Althea Greene said White s proposal is unnecessary. We may have had some nike dunk challenges, but more interference from the General Assembly Oesa Woman falls to her death from Sunset Rock on Lookout Mountain
Randy White Former Monore County Sheriff Bill Bivens Monroe Sheriff RulingMonroe County, Tenn., officials have four months to fill the county sheriff s position after Randy White s August election was voided by a Chancery Court order.White, a Republican, defeated incumbent Democrat Bill Bivens by 703 votes, but Bivens challenged the election, saying White didn t qualify to run.Chief Deputy Tommy Jones will be the acting sheriff while county commissioners decide on a replacement, who could hold the seat until the next general election in August 2016.Monroe County Attorney Jerome Melson said Friday the replacement must be a certified law enforcement officer.Special Judge Don R. Ash on Wednesday ruled in favor of Bivens in his suit challenging White s qualifications to run for sheriff, according to documents filed in Monroe County Chancery Court.Ash fo stanley cup und that White was about two stanley mug weeks short of the requirement for three years full-time law enforcement experience during the last 10 years as required by Peace Officer Standards Training Commission rules to qualify to run for sheriff. White had worked two years and 349 days at the Vonore Police Department.Ash also found White s salary of $20 per week was not his primary income because he was working as the full-time director of the county s emergency medical services department.A July 22 POST Commission lette stanley romania r to the Monroe County Election Commission rescinded White s qualification to run, but
Rep. Mark White speaks during a House education subcommittee meeting in 2022. The Memphis Republican said Tuesday he plans to file legislation aimed at the locally elec adidas campus femme ted governance of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Larry McCormack for Chalkbeat This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.A Tennessee lawmaker said he plans to introduce legislation giving Gov. Bill Lee s administration the power to appoint up to six new members to the board of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.Rep. Mark White, of Memphis, cited prolonged frustration with the board s locally elected leadership when explaining his plans to Chalkbeat on Tuesday.The nine members currently on the board of the state s largest school district would remain in office under the proposal.And the additional members would be appointed later this year based on recommendations from local officials and stakeholders, said White, a Republican who represents parts of East Memphis and the suburb air force 1 of Germantown. I m very concerned about the district s direction, and I just can t sit back any longer. I think we re at a critical juncture, said White, who chairs a powerful education committee in the House. READ MORE: Memphis school board selects new superintendent In a statement Tuesday, board Chair Althea Greene said White s proposal is unnecessary. We may have had some nike dunk challenges, but more interference from the General Assembly Oesa Woman falls to her death from Sunset Rock on Lookout Mountain
Randy White Former Monore County Sheriff Bill Bivens Monroe Sheriff RulingMonroe County, Tenn., officials have four months to fill the county sheriff s position after Randy White s August election was voided by a Chancery Court order.White, a Republican, defeated incumbent Democrat Bill Bivens by 703 votes, but Bivens challenged the election, saying White didn t qualify to run.Chief Deputy Tommy Jones will be the acting sheriff while county commissioners decide on a replacement, who could hold the seat until the next general election in August 2016.Monroe County Attorney Jerome Melson said Friday the replacement must be a certified law enforcement officer.Special Judge Don R. Ash on Wednesday ruled in favor of Bivens in his suit challenging White s qualifications to run for sheriff, according to documents filed in Monroe County Chancery Court.Ash fo stanley cup und that White was about two stanley mug weeks short of the requirement for three years full-time law enforcement experience during the last 10 years as required by Peace Officer Standards Training Commission rules to qualify to run for sheriff. White had worked two years and 349 days at the Vonore Police Department.Ash also found White s salary of $20 per week was not his primary income because he was working as the full-time director of the county s emergency medical services department.A July 22 POST Commission lette stanley romania r to the Monroe County Election Commission rescinded White s qualification to run, but
