County delays $18M lawsuit settlement as debate continues

By , Daily Memphian Updated: June 01, 2026 10:09 PM CT | Published: June 01, 2026 10:09 PM CT

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and the county administration say they agree on dollar figures, but not a solution to the dispute. 

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Shelby County Commission lawsuit settlement Shelby County Sheriff's Office Alicia Lindsey Audrey Tipton Megan Smith Michael Whaley 2026 budget season

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Bill Dries

Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.


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