Vol. 1, Issue 7 July 2019 KEEPING YOU UP-TO-DATE MONTHLY WITH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN SHELBY COUNTY, TN LETTER FROM THE EDITOR By Yvonne D. Nelson, Ph.D. June brought rain, high humidity and the return of the dreadfully hot summer temperatures back to Memphis before it ended. Numerous Youth Intervention and Development camps kicked into gear as school dismissed for summer break with programs, some evaluated and some not, focused on providing children with safe and educational places to spend the month. Celebrations, college graduations, class reunions, and more. June was an exciting month for these reasons and more. Well, what’s happening in July is what I’m ready to attend. Things like the Academy of Youth’s (Hazel Moore) annual Health Fair and because the Bluff City is two centuries old this year, there’s a lot going on around that. The Memphis Public Library wants you to “reach our and touch your history” through their unique tours of artifacts. “From Elvis’ high school yearbook to W.C. Handy’s music, documents from the Yellow Fever epidemic and programs from Dr. King’s fatal march.” Scheduled from 11 AM to 5 PM on Sat., July 20, 2019, the event will feature guided tours at the start of every hour. We look forward to being there and reporting what we learned next month! This newsletter is for you and about you and the things you know about that are happening in your communities. I am depending on you to make sure we have accurate meeting dates and fresh content for each monthly NEWSCENE edition. NEWSCENE subscriptions are currently available for $36/bi-annually. You can email Memphis.Meetings@gmail, call us at 901-300-0250, subscribe and pay online at iLoveShelbyCounty.com, or write to I Love Shelby County, P.O. Box 9146, Memphis, TN 38190-0146. Thank you, Yvonne The Memphis Chapter of the League of Women Voters held its Annual Business Meeting and Luncheon on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at the University Club of Memphis,. Pictured at the sign in table are Shelby County Election Commission, Administrator of Elections Linda Phillips (left) and LWV Treasurer Sherry Hewlett. Story and Pictures by Dr. Yvonne D. Nelson The League of Women Voters, Shelby County Chapter League ID TN011, held its’ Annual Business Meeting and Luncheon at the University Club of Memphis, 1346 Central Avenue in Memphis, TN from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM, on Saturday, June 1, 2019. District Attorney General Amy Weirich was the event’s guest speaker. The program was opened by President Carol Straughn who introduced Weirich and touched on many of her accolades including managing the truancy reduction Every DAy in School mentoring program and creating the Lives Worth Saving program, a prostitution diversion program at Calvary Episcopal Church. An announcement was made regarding a change in the program’s schedule and Weirich approached the podium to give her speech. Weirich approached the podium on the stage and thanked the LWV for inviting her to the event and making changes to the calendar. “I do have something that has come along suddenly,” began Weirich. “Pastor Ralph White, a community leader who many of you in the audience know died this week and he was the long-serving pastor at Bloomfield Baptist Church where he actually died giving a eulogy. His funeral is at noon just down the road at First Baptist Broad so I appreciate you all giving me the opportunity to go and celebrate his life and all that he has done for this community.” Weirich continued to give honor to White who should be
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