Newly elected commissioners will watch as outgoing board tackles school budget, jail plans
The new Shelby County Commission will take office Sept. 1, along with new County Mayor Mickell Lowery. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
The two agenda items come as commissioners prepare to give way on Sept. 1 to a new commission and a new county mayor.
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