Herenton concession biggest news of early trends in voting
Check here throughout the day to see how balloting is going around the city, and into the evening as ballot tabulation begins.
Linda A. Moore
Reporter
Linda A. Moore covers education, South Memphis and Whitehaven. A native of South Memphis, Linda has covered news in Memphis and Shelby County for more than 20 years and was formerly a reporter with The Commercial Appeal.
There are 337 articles by Linda A. Moore :
-
October 2019
-
Elections -
Shelby County Commission chairman says Harris’ plan for MATA may not pass
Shelby County Commissioners may not approve the plan by County Mayor Lee Harris to charge a countywide sustainability fee to fund public transportation, but Commission Chairman Mark Billingsley said Harris has forced the community to talk about funding the Memphis Area Transit Authority.
-
Metro Uptown TIF expansion moves toward final vote by Shelby County Commission
An ordinance to expand the Uptown TIF district was approved on third reading Wednesday by a Shelby County Commission committee. Final approval of the TIF district increase would make residents in the expanded area eligible for improvement grants.
-
-
September 2019
-
Shelby County Shelby County opens second veterans services office in Millington
Shelby County opened the county’s second veterans services office at Millington City Hall Monday. There are 55,000 veterans living in Shelby County, more than any other county in Tennessee.
-
Shelby County Public quizzes Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris on plan to fund MATA
Movers and shakers at the weekly lunch meeting of the Frayser Exchange Club questioned Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris Thursday about his plan to help fund the Memphis Area Transit Authority through a proposed $145 sustainability fee for addresses with three vehicles.
-
Shelby County Edmund Ford Jr. says county should prepare to get ‘fair share’ of proposed sales tax increase
Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. says if a sales tax increase referendum passes in Memphis, the County Commission should go after the county's “fair share” of the funds.
-
Metro Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris names Dwan Gilliom chief administrative officer
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has appointed Dwan Gilliom, a longtime public employee, chief administrative officer.
-
Metro Shelby County emergency officials say it’s time to practice being prepared
Shelby County officials plan to end National Preparedness Month with a tornado drill Wednesday.
-
Shelby County Construction of Shelby County Health Department building ahead of schedule
In building the new Shelby County Health Department building, Turner Construction has exceeded the county's goals for minority contractors and is on track to finish the building weeks ahead of deadline.
-
Metro Shelby County Commissioner Michael Whaley to host town hall meeting
Shelby County Commissioner Michael Whaley will hold a town hall meeting from 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Cordova Family YMCA, 7959 Club Center Cove.
-
Metro Conference kicks off Domestic Violence Awareness month
A domestic violence conference Sept. 28 at First Baptist Church-Broad will launch this year's Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
-
Metro Plans to put security cameras everywhere in Shelby County still a work in progress
With the funding in place to put security cameras in every Shelby County Commission district, officials are still trying to figure out how to do it.
-
Metro Shelby County Commission committee gives approval to expand Uptown TIF
The Shelby County Commission approved Wednesday an ordinance on second reading to expand the Uptown TIF. The full commission will vote Monday.
-
Shelby County Harris plan to fund MATA improvements through vehicle fee isn’t a hit with some bus riders
A proposal by Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris to fund Memphis Area Transit Authority improvements, largely through a $145 per vehicle sustainability fee, isn't popular with some bus riders.
-
Metro Harris makes staff and HR appointments
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has appointed a chief of staff and human resources administrator.
-
Metro Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris receives national honor from Memorial Foundation
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris was honored with three others in Washington this week by the Memorial Foundation, the organization that raised the money and installed the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
-
Metro Shelby County Commission moves SCSO human resources back to sheriff’s office
The Shelby County Commission Monday approved a resolution that moves human resources personnel in the sheriff's office away from the county administration's purview and back to the sheriff's office's HR department.
-
Shelby County Shelby County officials say Strickland can’t compare city’s minority purchasing program to the county’s
Shelby County officials don’t dispute Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s statement about the small percentage of county contracts that go to minority-owned and women-owned businesses in comparison to the city of Memphis.
-
Shelby County County Mayor Harris, Clerk Halbert clash over MATA plan
County Mayor Lee Harris says presenting his MATA funding plan to county commissioners first was the right thing to do. County Clerk Wanda Halbert says she can't confirm if Harris' data for his plan is accurate.
-
Metro Shelby County office building to be dedicated in honor of civil rights icon James Meredith
James Meredith is scheduled to attend the dedication ceremony Friday for the James Meredith Building at 157 Poplar Avenue. In 1966, Meredith began his march in Memphis through Mississippi to encourage African Americans to register to vote.
-
Shelby County Harris unveils Transit Vision 3.0 and funding plan
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris unveiled a plan Wednesday to put $10 million in county funds into MATA through a new $145 sustainability fee for households with three or more vehicles.
-
Public Safety Shelby County issues second drug overdose spike alert for five-day period
The Shelby County Health Department has issued a drug overdose spike alert for Aug. 30, when there were 20 suspected overdoses with three fatalities.
-
Shelby County Shelby County’s longest-serving commissioner, Mark Billingsley, to lead as new chairman
With seven years on the Shelby County Commission, newly elected chairman Mark Billingsley believes the current commission is willing to collaborate for the good of the county.
-
-
August 2019
-
Shelby County Health Department reports record single-day number of suspected overdose deaths
On Aug. 25, five people in Shelby County died from a suspected drug overdose, the largest number of people to die since the health department began tracking opioid deaths in 2018.
-