Shelby County Commission considers MSCS audit
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners will vote on the resolution at its Monday, Feb. 10, meeting, authorizing $50,000 from the commission’s contingency fund to pay for the audit.
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City of Memphis City Council delays emergency funding decision for MATA
City Council members said Tuesday they still need a financial accounting of how MATA spent past city funding before a new board was installed in October.
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City of Memphis City Council takes no position on Chamber’s push for Shelby Farms parkway
The return of the Shelby Farm Parkway proposal comes two years after it was removed from the city’s list of road projects. The Greater Memphis Chamber is pushing for its return.
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Shelby CountySome Shelby County mayor contenders make first steps
As the end of Lee Harris’ tenure as Shelby County mayor nears, potential successors start laying the groundwork for their campaigns.
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City of Memphis City Council to take final vote on gun control, discuss $10 million budget moves
Most of the budget amendment would come from city reserves and includes $5 million for the Memphis Area Transit Authority.
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Behind The Headlines What’s next for MSCS?
A series of changes in the leadership of Memphis-Shelby County Schools may be giving way to a more gradual but no less profound series of changes within the district.
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January 2025
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City of Memphis Young goes for ‘Yes’ in State of the City Address
Memphis Mayor Paul Young discussed crime, blight and debt, but also called on Memphians to “say yes” to promoting the city and working toward goals of economic growth for all.
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EducationLowery proposes commission have ‘direct role’ in MSCS spending
Shelby County Commissioner Mickell Lowery said on “Behind The Headlines” that he would like to see the commission have line-item control of MSCS spending.
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Shelby County Old Commercial Appeal building to be new site of Regional One
There is a new plan for the construction of a new Regional One Health hospital at a site on Union near South Lauderdale.
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County plans to fill General Sessions judicial vacancy by March 1
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Metro Mayor Harris says new Regional One plans still include hope for state funding
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris talked of the new hospital site as a connection of the Medical District to Downtown, where there is now a lot of vacant land and blight.
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County mayor in Nashville working on alternatives to MSCS takeover bill
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Shelby County County mayor in Nashville working on alternatives to MSCS takeover bill
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris was in Nashville on Monday trying to talk lawmakers out of a state takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. He says there are some alternatives being discussed.
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Shelby County County plans to fill General Sessions judicial vacancy by March 1
The County Commission should have a replacement for retiring General Sessions Court Judge Bill Anderson by his March 1 retirement.
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Shelby County County Commission sets schedule to appoint new judge
At its Monday, Jan. 27, meeting, the Shelby County Commission set the process for filling the vacancy that comes with the March retirement of General Sessions Court Judge Bill Anderson. Also a test of the commission’s new budget subcommittee process.
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Shelby County Shelby County Republicans elect new party chairman
Worth Morgan and Naser Fazlullah vied in a hard-fought contest. The county GOP convention in Bartlett drew more than 400 people.
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Shelby CountyWhat the county revenue forecast could mean for your property taxes
Real estate values in the recently completed countywide property reappraisal are up about 27% compared to in 2021.
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Behind The Headlines County mayor, judge say they have plan to take over juvenile-detention center
Mayor Lee Harris and Judge Tarik Sugarmon talk on “Behind The Headlines” about the compromise they have taken to Sheriff Floyd Bonner about administration of the county’s juvenile-detention center.
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Food News Raising the steaks: Memphis in May barbecue contest adds beef competition
The one-day addition to the MIM barbecue contest at Liberty Park is tied in with the Fort Worth, Texas based Steak Cookout Association.
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Metro Trump orders release of MLK, JFK and RFK assassination records
Speaking to reporters, President Donald Trump said, “everything will be revealed,” as he signed an executive order to declassify the remaining federal records relating to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and other officials.
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City of Memphis New neighborhoods division would consolidate some city functions
The Division of Neighborhood Improvements was outlined as a more focused approach to persistent blight in the city’s residential areas. City Council members want to know more about the latest shift in the city’s blight strategy.
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East Memphis Chickasaw Gardens street closures hit indefinite roadblock
The long-delayed Memphis City Council votes on closing two Chickasaw Gardens streets to auto traffic has been delayed indefinitely.
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Public Safety City Council reappoints C.J. Davis
The Memphis City Council took up the reappointment of C.J. Davis, which had been on hold for a year.
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Chickasaw Gardens street closures hit indefinite roadblock
New neighborhoods division would consolidate some city functions
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NeighborhoodsMemphis mayor to propose new Neighborhoods Division
The city council agenda also includes a discussion of the proposed Chickasaw Gardens street closures but no vote on the long-delayed pair of resolutions for another two weeks.
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Metro Political Roundup: Activists talk Trump; is Blackburn closer to run for governor?
Activists gathered Saturday in preparation for Donald Trump’s second term as President. Meanwhile, Sen. Marsha Blackburn stirs speculation about a run for Tennessee Governor.
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Behind The Headlines Commissioner says MSCS board members need to ‘pump their brakes’
Three Shelby County commissioners who supported a no-confidence vote aimed at Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the ongoing standoff between the school board and its superintendent.
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Shelby County Commission starting budget season early
The early start to county budget hearings is an attempt to resolve some of the friction between county elected officials and the Mayor Lee Harris’ office.
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