The final application deadline for the 2017-2018 Bridge Builders COLLABORATE youth leadership program is Thursday, April 13. Designed to break down cultural, socioeconomic and racial barriers and forge ties between future leaders of the community, the yearlong program begins with a one-week summer conference, followed by continued leadership training, community action events and electives throughout the school year. Current 6th-11th graders can learn more and apply at bridgesusa.org/collaborate.
April 17, 2017 (Memphis, Tenn.) Today the times that Early Voting locations in the Special Election Primary are open for the House District 95 th House of Representatives seat will change. The two locations, one in Germantown at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church and the other in Collierville at the Collierville Church of Christ, will be open from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tennessee law requires early voting to take place for a minimum of three hours with some evening hours. In the first week of early voting the polls were open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “We wanted a variety of hours so that people could vote regardless of their work schedule.” said Linda Phillips, administrator of elections for the Shelby County Election Commission (SCEC). This election affects a relatively small group of voters, (51,412 of whom 46,597 are active), so SCEC officials decided to open the two early voting precincts in the 95 th district for fewer hours than would be used in a county-wide election. ...
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