There are 18 article(s) tagged Anthony Alexander:

• September 2022

  • County Commission confirms Harris executive appointments

    The 10 reappointments were voted on individually Monday. There was only one no vote against any of the nominees.

    By Bill Dries September 26, 2022

• November 2020

  • Shelby County corrections center to offer remote learning for inmates

    Thanks to a $130,000 grant, education classes will continue remotely for inmates at the Shelby County Correctional Center. 

    By Yolanda Jones November 14, 2020

• April 2020

  • A stitch in time — by inmates making masks — could prevent COVID infection

    Inmates at the Shelby County Correctional Center are helping with a new project to sew masks that will be given away to help fight the spread of the coronavirus.

    By Linda A. Moore April 19, 2020

• March 2020

  • Two corrections center inmates tested for COVID-19

    Two inmates at the Shelby County Divisions of Corrections are isolated after viral infection. They are being tested for COVID-19. 

    By Yolanda Jones March 18, 2020

  • Sexual harassment policy resolution passes County Commission

    A resolution that asks Shelby County government to enforce the rules laid out in the employee handbook on sexual harassment regardless of who is accused was passed by the County Commission Monday, March 9.

    By Linda A. Moore March 11, 2020

  • Commission passes on first reading new rules for proving employee residency

    Details on how the county defines residency and what employees need to prove it passed in an ordinance on first reading.

    By Linda A. Moore March 09, 2020

  • County commissioners want sexual-harassment policy enforced

    Shelby County commissioners want to send a message about following the sexual harassment policy, regardless of who is accused.

    By Linda A. Moore March 04, 2020

  • Residency ordinance passes on first reading in commission committee

    The ordinance formalizes the documentation employees must present when challenged about living in Shelby County.

    By Linda A. Moore March 04, 2020

• February 2020

  • Commission panel has suggestions on monitoring employee residency

    Committee recommendations include an annual certification of residency for Shelby County employees.

    By Linda A. Moore February 29, 2020

  • Lawsuit accuses corrections director of sexual harassment

    The corrections officer says in lawsuit against Shelby County that the corrections division is a sexually hostile environment for female officers.

    By Linda A. Moore February 26, 2020

• January 2020

  • Committee considers residency exemptions for public safety workers

    An ad hoc committee of the County Commission on residency for Shelby County workers is considering limited exceptions for sheriff's deputies and fire department personnel.

    By Linda A. Moore January 27, 2020

  • New residency rules aim to wrangle county employees into compliance

    A Shelby County Commission ad hoc committee intends to make it harder for county workers to live outside the county.

    By Linda A. Moore January 26, 2020

• December 2019

  • Panel may define Shelby County residency rules by Jan. 31

    Shelby County Commission Chairman Mark Billingsley thinks the full commission will be able to vote on revised county residency rules for workers by late January.

    By Linda A. Moore December 13, 2019

  • Residency ad hoc committee gets Shelby County Commission approval

    Shelby County Commission Chairman Mark Billingsley will establish an ad hoc committee to clarify the county's residency requirements for county employees.

    By Linda A. Moore December 09, 2019

  • County Commission committee to pin down residency question, while ordinance placed on hold

    An ad hoc committee will dig down into residency requirements for Shelby County employees, ahead of any discussions about ending the requirement entirely. 

    By Linda A. Moore December 04, 2019

• November 2019

  • County satisfied corrections division director lives in Shelby

    Shelby County officials have completed an investigation into where Anthony Alexander, corrections division director, lives and found he is in compliance with residency requirements.

    By Linda A. Moore November 13, 2019

  • County Commission votes ‘no confidence’ on corrections chief

    The Shelby County Commission passed a no-confidence vote Monday against Anthony Alexander, the corrections division director who is accused of living outside Shelby County.

    By Linda A. Moore November 05, 2019

• October 2019

  • County investigating residency of Corrections Division director

    Shelby County officials say they know Corrections Division Director Anthony Alexander has property in Atoka, Tennessee, in Tipton County. Now they’re investigating if that’s where he really lives, in violation of requirements he live in Shelby County.

    By Linda A. Moore October 30, 2019