There are 20 article(s) tagged Shelby County Board of Commissioners:

• April 2025

  • Billingsley announces intentions to run for county commission

    After four years away, Mark Billingsley desires to return to the Shelby County Commission in 2026. He served on the commission from 2014 until 2022.

    By Abigail Warren April 07, 2025

• March 2025

  • Edmund Ford Jr. appears in federal court Thursday

    David Pritchard, who is prosecuting the case, told Judge Thomas Parker he expects to hand over 80,000 pages of documents and 512 gigabytes of phone and computer records to Ford Jr.’s attorney Michael Scholl.

    By Aarron Fleming March 06, 2025

  • Here are the nonprofits tied to Edmund Ford Jr.'s alleged bribery scheme

    While the indictment does not name the nonprofits, The Daily Memphian analyzed meeting minutes from the Shelby County Board of Commissioners and the Memphis City Council to determine which nonprofits were likely involved.

    By Samuel Hardiman, Laura Testino March 03, 2025

  • Edmund Ford Jr. indicted on bribery, tax evasion charges

    Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. has been indicted on one count of alleged bribery and kickbacks and six counts of attempted tax evasion, according to federal court documents filed Friday, Feb. 28. 

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    Edmund Ford Jr. turns himself in to federal authorities

    Ford indictment spotlights County Commission ethics guidelines

    By Samuel Hardiman, Aarron Fleming March 03, 2025

• October 2024

  • TIF, TIF: County Commission approves suburban tax incentives

    The economic impact plans for new mixed-use projects in Arlington and Lakeland will help with infrastructure costs.

    By Michael Waddell October 29, 2024

• July 2024

  • New EDGE president nominated

    Memphis Mayor Paul Young and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris have nominated an Economic Development Growth Engine president after more than two years without one. 

    By Sophia Surrett July 31, 2024

• April 2024

  • Mayor Harris to propose county pay raise

    The 6% proposed raise for all county employees comes two years after Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris proposed and the Shelby County Board of Commissioners approved a 5% pay hike.

    By Bill Dries April 30, 2024

• February 2024

  • County Commission halts long-delayed Millington-area solar farm

    It was a victory for nearby residents, who had rallied against Graceland Solar and its parent company, RWE Renewables, since the beginning.

    By Keely Brewer February 27, 2024

  • Where does Shelby County’s waste go? An $850,000 study aims to find out

    If county officials know where waste comes from and where it ends up, they can send less of it to Shelby County’s five landfills and meet local climate goals. 

    By Keely Brewer February 27, 2024

  • Solar panels at Memphis Zoo could be first for city

    The Memphis Zoo consumes more than a tenth of all the power used at city-owned facilities, not including the city’s wastewater treatment plants. 

    By Keely Brewer February 22, 2024

  • County ban on some solar farms extended to May

    The assessment of Shelby County’s requirements for solar farms stemmed, in part, from the pushback against a 1,500-acre project planned in Millington.

    By Keely Brewer February 05, 2024

  • Millington solar farm a go despite moratorium

    Residents were able to get a county moratorium this past fall on projects such as the Millington-area solar farm that is expected to generate energy for a Facebook data center. 

    By Keely Brewer February 05, 2024

• January 2024

  • Memphis company gets countywide tire recycling contract

    “There are tires everywhere,” business owner Corteney Mack said. “They’re everywhere because you have so many tire shops.”

    By Keely Brewer January 30, 2024

  • New county real estate department vote delayed

    The County Commission is considering switching the Shelby County Land Bank into a Shelby County Real Estate Department and giving the new office additional responsibilities. 

    By Bill Dries January 30, 2024

• December 2023

  • U of M gets Shelby County disaster recovery contract

    The U of M’s Center for Disaster Recovery and Resiliency will be tasked with securing funding for infrastructure improvements to help the area better weather future disasters. 

    By Keely Brewer December 05, 2023

• June 2023

  • Suburban school districts eye Shelby County budget

    The Shelby County Board of Commissioners will review Mayor Lee Harris’ proposed budget on Monday, and it includes increased funding for the suburban school districts.

    By Abigail Warren June 24, 2023

• May 2023

  • Suburban superintendents hope for increased county funds

    Area school superintendents are closely watching Mayor Lee Harris’ wheel tax proposal, if approved the could see an increase in funding for capital needs.

    By Abigail Warren May 28, 2023

• March 2023

  • County poised to join city to ask facility to reduce cancer-causing emissions

    A small, but patient, group of South Memphis residents concerned about a cancer-causing pollutant in their neighborhood waited five hours to address the Shelby County Board of Commissioners yesterday. 

    By Keely Brewer March 09, 2023

• February 2023

  • County Commission approves tax incentive for Lakeland Gateway

    The County Commission approved a new TIF for the area of Lakeland north of Interstate 40 and Canada Road, a benefit that should enhance the area.

    By Michael Waddell February 23, 2023

• June 2022

  • Amber Mills cleared by Chancery Court for reelection run

    A Shelby County chancellor has ruled that the county commissioner is eligible to run for reelection despite a question of whether her house is in Fayette County.

    By Michael Waddell June 02, 2022