John Gillespie

3 weeks ago | dailymemphian.com | John Gillespie

Guest Columnists By John Gillespie, Guest Columnist Updated: June 02, 2025 4:00 AM CT | Published: June 02, 2025 4:00 AM CT Guest Columnist John Gillespie John Gillespie represents Tennessee House District 97, which includes most of East Memphis and parts of Cordova. He is vice chairman of the criminal justice committee. Public safety is not a partisan issue — everyone deserves to feel safe in their community.

1 month ago | commercialappeal.com | John Gillespie

When I was first elected to serve the people of Memphis in the General Assembly, I made it my mission to improve public safety for all residents. Since then, we’ve worked hard and made meaningful progress in reversing our city’s violent crime trend — from strengthening Tennessee’s bail laws, to increasing parental accountability to reduce juvenile crime, and requiring pretrial monitoring for violent offenders.

Mar 12, 2025 | si.com | John Gillespie

The Ole Miss Rebels are putting in work on their 2026 recruiting class, and one of the biggest pieces available in that cycle is set to visit the program this summer. According to reports from On3's Hayes Fawcett, four-star quarterback Landon Duckworth has set four official visits for this summer, the final of which will come in Oxford on June 20-22. Duckworth is also set to visit the Georgia Bulldogs (May 30-June 1), South Carolina Gamecocks (June 6-8) and Florida State Seminoles (June 13-15).

Mar 11, 2025 | si.com | John Gillespie

The Ole Miss Rebels are set to turn their offense over to a new quarterback in 2025, and Austin Simmons is likely the one who will be calling the shots under center in Oxford. Simmons is taking over for Jaxson Dart, a quarterback who set numerous records during his time at Ole Miss.

Mar 10, 2025 | si.com | John Gillespie

No. 13 Ole Miss Rebels baseball is off to its best start since 2020, currently holding a 14-1 record with one midweek game to go before SEC play begins this weekend. That midweek test comes in the form of a road trip against the South Alabama Jaguars on Tuesday afternoon. Ole Miss has won 13 straight games with its only loss coming in run-rule fashion to the Texas Longhorns in the Shriners Children's College Showdown during opening weekend in Arlington.