Van Turner, a former county commissioner, president of the Memphis Branch of the NAACP and an instrumental figure in bringing down Confederate statues in the city, will run for Memphis mayor in 2023.

There’s a story Van Turner likes to tell on the campaign ... Turner is one of 17 people on the ballot for mayor of Memphis, but he’s widely considered one of just four with a shot at winning.

Former Memphis mayoral candidate Van Turner had asked for a formal investigation ... branch ― came in fourth in the race for Memphis mayor, losing to Paul Young. Floyd Bonner and Willie ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Four Memphis mayor hopefuls — Van Turner, Paul Young, Floyd Bonner and J.W. Gibson — made their case to voters in a televised debate on WREG Tuesday night. WATCH the ...

The Memphis Flyer is Memphis’ alternative newsweekly, serving the metro Memphis area of nearly a million residents. The Flyer was started in 1989 by Contemporary Media, Inc., the locally owned ...

The Memphis Flyer is Memphis’ alternative newsweekly, serving the metro Memphis area of nearly a million residents. The Flyer was started in 1989 by Contemporary Media, Inc., the locally owned ...

Van Turner discusses his administration's priorities if elected mayor. Candidate for Memphis Mayor Van Turner joins host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries to discuss his ...

Two candidates for Memphis mayor are back in the race after they were first told they couldn’t run because of residency requirements. County Commissioner Van Turner and Sheriff Floyd Bonner ...

If Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner and Memphis NAACP President Van Turner are ultimately unable to run for mayor due to the enforcement of a five-year residency requirement, the Rev. Keith ...

Van Turner has a secret ... So Mayor Jim Strickland, a Democrat and Memphis' first white mayor in 24 years, found a workaround. "It prohibits government from doing it, but it doesn't prohibit ...