Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News | Daily Memphian | Yolanda Jones and Omer Yusuf https://dailymemphian.com/feed/authors/171 The Daily Memphian is the must-read, daily online newspaper for in-depth, local journalism in Memphis and the Mid-South. Sign up for morning and evening editions, plus breaking news. (c) 2026 Shelby County to launch pilot program to examine pretrial services https://dailymemphian.com/article/3684 <p>Shelby County plans to use pretrial risk assessment tools to help local judges decide on bail for nonviolent defendants.&nbsp;</p> yjones@dailymemphian.com; oyusuf@dailymemphian.com (Yolanda Jones and Omer Yusuf) Front Page Metro Shelby County Public Safety https://dailymemphian.com/article/3684 Mon, 11 Mar 2019 16:37:24 -0500 Shelby County sued over minority contractor program https://dailymemphian.com/article/2668 <p>A Memphis mechanical contractors association has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $500,000 in compensatory damages from Shelby County, claiming reverse discrimination.</p> yjones@dailymemphian.com; oyusuf@dailymemphian.com (Yolanda Jones and Omer Yusuf) Metro Shelby County Front Page https://dailymemphian.com/article/2668 Fri, 25 Jan 2019 23:02:41 -0600 Shelby County will not enforce new immigration law https://dailymemphian.com/article/2228 A new Tennessee immigration law on the books for two days is already facing a challenge from Shelby County officials, who say the new measure is &ldquo;unenforceable and unconstitutional&rdquo; because of its &ldquo;vagueness&rdquo; and would not be applied locally. yjones@dailymemphian.com; oyusuf@dailymemphian.com (Yolanda Jones and Omer Yusuf) Metro Public Safety Front Page https://dailymemphian.com/article/2228 Fri, 4 Jan 2019 13:02:20 -0600