There are 15 article(s) tagged David Bradford:

• August 2025

  • Ups, downs and votes on a new County Commission chair

    It took one vote to elect the new County Commission chair and four to elect the chair pro tempore. In between was the usual commission intrigue and grievances.

    By Bill Dries August 14, 2025

• December 2024

  • County Commission retreat gets at what makes it tick — and what makes it go off

    The Shelby County Commission met for a retreat where the aim was to get at the working relationship among the body of 13. That relationship has been rocky during the first half of the group’s four-year term.

    By Bill Dries December 16, 2024

• November 2024

  • Collierville aldermen honored for service to town

    Two aldermen were celebrated for their years dedicated to Collierville. Their final meeting as part of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen is scheduled for Dec. 9.

    By Abigail Warren November 25, 2024

• September 2024

  • County Commission backs City Council lawsuit over gun control referendum

    The vote was along party lines with a discussion before the vote that mirrors past discussions about “building relationships” in Nashville versus “standing up to bullies.”

    By Bill Dries September 09, 2024

• February 2023

  • Still no opening date for Halbert’s Riverdale branch

    Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert pledged the Riverdale branch office would open by the end of 2022. It’s not open yet, and Halbert told county commissioners Monday she doesn’t know when it will be.

    By Bill Dries February 06, 2023

• December 2022

  • Garner: Germantown got an excellent deal on the 3Gs

    “High hopes” that the county commission and the Shelby County Mayor would build trust were hurt by how the deal was announced. “The chasm seems to have widened through actions like these.”

    By Kristina Garner December 08, 2022

• October 2022

  • County Commission willing to start anew with County Clerk Halbert, for now

    The Shelby County Commission elected in August is taking its first swing at enduring problems in the Shelby County Clerk’s office. A discussion with three commissioners on “Behind The Headlines” shows a willingness to start anew on the controversy but some indications it might not last. 

    By Bill Dries October 22, 2022

• February 2022

  • County mayor’s race set with four candidates

    At the noon Thursday, Feb. 17, filing deadline to get on the county primary ballot, there was only one contested Republican primary. But every incumbent Democratic official holding countywide office had challengers in the May primaries.

    By Bill Dries February 22, 2022

• November 2021

  • County Commission makes last-minute moves, approves final district map

    The redistricting map approved Monday keeps a new Cordova-based district, restores the Collierville 7 precinct to District 2 and Germantown 4 to District 4. It also separates two incumbents expected to run again.

    By Bill Dries November 08, 2021

• June 2021

  • Heidi Kuhn opens bid for reelection as Criminal Court Clerk

    Meanwhile, a City Council member who is term limited said he may be on the 2022 ballot for Shelby County Commission and an incumbent commissioner says he will probably seek another term.

    By Bill Dries June 07, 2021

• July 2020

  • County Commission to reconsider John Porter’s Quinn Ridge

    The Shelby County Commission will reconsider a proposal they initially voted down: John Porter's Quinn Ridge Development in Collierville. Some commissioners believe the project would yield significant financial gain for the county, but others believe it would be more of a financial burden.

    By Abigail Warren July 11, 2020

• March 2020

  • Shelby County wants out of permitless gun carry legislation

    Shelby County Commission wants to be "carved out" of Tennessee's proposed permitless carry law.

    By Linda A. Moore March 09, 2020

• February 2020

  • County Commission says no to Quinn Ridge plan

    John Porter's Quinn Ridge development near Collierville was rejected by the Shelby County Commission Monday.

    By Abigail Warren February 25, 2020

  • County officials learn PILOTs won’t raise funds fast enough for MATA

    There are things the Shelby County can and can't do to raise $10 million for public transit.

    By Linda A. Moore February 18, 2020

  • Officials see new opportunities for juveniles at old Shelby Training Center

    Shelby County officials toured the old Shelby Training Center as a possible site for new juvenile detention facility.

    By Linda A. Moore February 13, 2020