Shelby County searching for new historian
The Shelby County Commission is expected to appoint a new county historian at its Feb. 11 meeting.
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The Shelby County Commission is expected to appoint a new county historian at its Feb. 11 meeting.
The Shelby County Commission voted Monday to allocate $1.3 million to begin designing a new Youth Justice and Education Center to replace the current juvenile detention facility.
A Memphis mechanical contractors association has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $500,000 in compensatory damages from Shelby County, claiming reverse discrimination.
A second vote on Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris' proposal for a new Juvenile Justice and Education Center is expected to take place at the next Shelby County Commission meeting Monday.
The Memphis Branch NAACP called Thursday for the Shelby County Commission to approve funding to begin planning and design of a new juvenile detention center. The leader of the civil rights organization is a former county commissioner who clashed with the court in the past over some of the issues giving current commissioners pause.
Union Row developers are a step closer to a $50 million loan for a 2,200-space parking garage following a County Commission committee recommendation Wednesday.
A new juvenile justice facility has been a top priority for Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris.
The County Commission will revisit Harris' proposal for a third time at its next committee meeting Jan. 23.
The Shelby County Commission delayed a vote Monday on allocating $1.3 million for a new Shelby County Juvenile Detention Center after several commissioners raised concerns they were moving too fast on the project.
A new Juvenile Detention Center is a top priority for Mayor Lee Harris in 2019.
Shelby County Commissioner Mickell Lowery addressed members of the community in the first of three town halls to be held in District 8.
Shelby County Commissioners Tami Sawyer and Mark Billingsley appeared on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast to talk about juvenile justice reform.
The Shelby County Commission discussed a Department of Justice report criticizing Juvenile Court's due process procedures.
The Shelby County Commission will reconvene for the first time in 2019 during its committee session Wednesday.
Juvenile justice reform, education and Democratic leadership will be among Lee Harris' top priorities in 2019 as the county's new mayor.
Shelby County Commission Chairman Van Turner said he wants to make more changes to the MWBE ordinance in 2019.
Some issues county government would like to address in education in 2019 are pre-K initiatives, workforce development and school facilities.
The Shelby County Commission will hold a comprehensive discussion on Juvenile Court at its next committee meeting in January.
For 10 days during the holiday season, prisoners in Shelby County jails will get free five-minute phone calls to family and friends.