On the eve of Election Day, Memphis mayoral candidates canvassed the city in a last-minute bid for office.
Even though his days as mayor could be numbered, Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery has treated today like any other in office, attending events including a groundbreaking at the Mid-South Fairgrounds.
Meanwhile, pro-wrestler Jerry Lawler and his flock of supporters seem to be hitting up every major intersection in Memphis to wave signs and rally support.
He'll be on the corner of Shady Grove and I-240 around 4:30 p.m. this afternoon - when four of his top rivals face off in a mayoral debate on WREG-TV Channel 3.
Lawler said he's stuck to intersections and highway overpasses because "it's just the visibility you can't get anywhere else in this late date."
"I guarantee more people will see us at 4 today than those four candidates in that Channel 3 mayoral debate," he said.
Memphis City School board member Kenneth Whalum Jr. is also shaking hands and rallying supporters today. The pastor and his entourage made a pit stop at the Midtown Piccadilly for lunch.
Meanwhile, attorney Charles Carpenter will be canvassing the city from 2 until 5 p.m. this afternoon. He'll return to his Whitehaven headquarters this evening for a get-out-the-vote rally.
Despite a recent Channel 3 poll showing Carpenter's popularity waning in the days approaching the election, his campaign spokeswoman said spirits are still high.
"We will be victorious," said spokeswoman Yvette George.
Midtown does not have a Piccadilly!!! That is the U of M area! Midtown is the area between E. Parkway, Jackson, S.Parkway/Southern/Lamar and the interstate on the west. Just because Memphis keeps expanding east does not mean Midtown is moving that way, too! Sheesh.
Like the new City Hall banner though!
Sarge, If you look at the map of the city, Midtown actually ends at Poplar and Holmes! From Holmes East is the Start of East Memphis.
Most Mid-towners think it's the Parkways, but it's not!! I used to think that also when I lived in Mid-town, until I bought a home just west of Holmes, and looked at the Map.. I was suprised too.:)
Hello disabledteacher. "Midtown" is not Poplar and Holmes regardless of what the map shows. Midtown has always stopped at the Parkways for those of us who have lived in Midtown for over 40 years. Midtown was the name given to the area by the people who worked to renovate and restore the area waaaay before it was trendy - and helped to establish the various national historic districts and fought to keep the interstate out. Yes, the map may visibly show that the middle of town is Poplar and Holmes but TRUE MIDTOWNers know that is not the case.