County Commission approves living-wage ordinance
The Shelby County Commission Monday passed on second reading an ordinance calling for a $15 an hour minimum wage for county employees.
Linda A. Moore
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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.
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August 2019
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Shelby County County Commission elects Mark Billingsley chairman, revises naming process
Shelby County Commissioner Mark Billingsley was named chairman of the commission for the upcoming term, which begins Sept. 1. The commission also revised rules for naming buildings and other locations.
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Shelby County New clinic is free for Shelby County employees
The recently opened Shelby County Government Employee Care Clinic will see county employees at no cost to them. And because it's operated by Cigna, there's also no cost to county taxpayers.
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Public Safety Movie, panel discussion highlight flaws of criminal justice system
A panel discussion and viewing of the film "Brian Banks" gave young people a lesson in how the criminal justice system works and how they interact with it.
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Shelby County County Commissioner Lowery hosts town hall meeting
Shelby County Commissioner Mickell Lowery will host a town hall meeting on Saturday for the residents of Commission District 8. -
Shelby County Curtains to rise on Shelby County Youth Advocacy Center
Shelby County officials got a preview of the Shelby County Youth Advocacy Center, a pilot project aimed at helping young people avoid the juvenile justice system while addressing their mental health needs.
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Shelby County County Commission committee does not commit to request for school pay study
Shelby County Commission committees Wednesday sent several measures to the full commission meeting without a recommendation, including a request for a study on school district workers who do not make $15 an hour.
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Shelby County Shelby County Commission committees consider worker pay, rugby field grant
Shelby County Commission committees will consider Wednesday legislation to pay county employees $15 an hour. Commissioners also will consider measures giving a $50,000 grant for a rugby field and rescinding a resolution that amended how county properties are named.
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Shelby County Commission committee delays vote on rugby program grant
The County Commission’s budget and finance committee Wednesday put off until its next meeting a vote on a resolution to award a $50,000 grant to an existing rugby program on the site of Vance Middle School.
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Shelby County NACA event makes home ownership a possibility
The Achieve the Dream event this weekend is an opportunity for potential homebuyers to get pre-approved for low-interest loans with no down payments and no closing costs.
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Shelby County Pay for county’s private security guards under scrutiny
Shelby County government can't require contracted security company Clarion Security to pay its employees a $15 an hour minimum, but it can in the future ask how much companies pay their workers before they're hired.
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Shelby County Shelby County Commission approves $15/hour ordinance, wants study on SCS worker pay
An ordinance that puts the minimum pay for Shelby County workers at $15 an hour was passed by the County Commission on final reading Monday, along with a resolution that asks Shelby County Schools to conduct a salary study for the people they employ at under $15 an hour.
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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.
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September 2019
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Metro Harris makes staff and HR appointments
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has appointed a chief of staff and human resources administrator.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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