Ford Jr. steered more money to nonprofits, documents show
Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright identified three additional instances where Ford steered county funds to nonprofits federal investigators associated with an alleged kickback scheme.
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March 2025
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Harris wants to suspend Ford Jr. from making more county grants
Mayor Lee Harris also said he wants to meet with attorneys and other elected officials to see if further steps need to be taken.
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Ford indictment spotlights County Commission ethics guidelines
There is no provision for removing a Shelby County commissioner facing criminal charges, but there is a push to strengthen the ethics commission’s role, Chairman Michael Whaley said.
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February 2025
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Edmund Ford Jr. turns himself in to federal authorities
Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. entered the Odell Horton Federal Building in Downtown Memphis at about 9:35 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28.
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County Commission chooses Criminal Court Judge Bill Anderson’s replacement
The new General Sessions Criminal Court judge was chosen by Shelby County Board of Commissioners on Monday, Feb.24, on the third ballot. She takes office March 1.
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County Commission moves forward on sheriff’s pay raise, but not their own
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County Commission approves Regional One land purchase despite $240K increase
The commission approved more money to buy the property that goes with the old Commercial Appeal buildings. Deals on the three remaining adjacent parcels for the 16-acre site are still pending.
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County Commission moves forward on sheriff’s pay raise, but not its own
County commissioners are considering a raise for the whoever is elected Shelby County sheriff in 2026. Meanwhile, a proposal to give the next group of commissioners a pay raise was withdrawn.
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County Commission to pick new judge to finish Bill Anderson’s term
Commissioners could also have more to say about the forensic audit of Memphis-Shelby County Schools they approved last month. Plus, the body will vote on several millions of dollars for the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.
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Road to new county budget includes some red ink
County officials aren’t putting any dollar figures to the deficit they expect when County Mayor Lee Harris presents his budget proposal in late April. But it’s the talk of the County Commission’s early budget hearings.
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General Sessions Judge position draws 15 applicants
The current U.S. Attorney, several judicial commissioners and more current and former assistant district attorneys filed applications by the Wednesday, Feb. 12, deadline set by the Shelby County Commission.
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County Commission approves MSCS forensic audit
The resolution approved Monday, Feb. 10, calls for $50,000 in funding for the audit from the County Commission’s contingency fund.
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County officials told to ‘invite Halbert’ to hiring, funding talks
A group of countywide office holders was frustrated when the Shelby County Commission again delayed a vote on changes to hiring and funding they wanted. They were told that County Clerk Wanda Halbert needed to be included in the discussions.
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County Commission to vote on MSCS audit
The commission also votes Monday on a set of three resolutions buying four more parcels on land on the new site for a rebuilt Regional One Health campus.
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Did no-confidence vote set stage for state takeover of MSCS?
Shelby County Commissioners Mickell Lowery and Britney Thornton talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the political boundary between the commission and the MSCS board.
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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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January 2025
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Former CA building to be 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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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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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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What 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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‘Conservative’ estimates show xAI could bring city, county $13.5 million in revenue
Two county officials told the Shelby County Commission last week that the xAI supercomputer could generate at least $13.5 million in tax revenue.
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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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County Commission OKs no-confidence vote in MSCS board
The no-confidence resolution, aimed at board members who voted to fire Marie Feagins, also includes a “governance plan” to improve the school board’s relationship with the superintendent. The commission voted not to hold up funding for a new Frayser high school.
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County Commission rewrite of no-confidence school board resolution tops agenda
Shelby County Commissioners are being drawn into a political brush fire over the attempt by some MSCS board members to fire Superintendent Marie Feagins. The commission is moving from a “no-confidence” resolution to a governance plan designed to put out the fire.
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‘Let’s get our school system in order,’ county commissioner says
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners is moving toward creating a “governance plan,” which would set goals for both the elected school board and Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins.
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County Commission to weigh ‘no confidence’ vote on MSCS board
A connected resolution would also hold up funding for the new Frayser school project for three months and urges school leaders to work through a mediator.
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