Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner will declare he’s in the running for the new Memphis mayor Thursday, Sept. 1, at the former home to Confederate monuments. 

Half of Shelby County’s suburbs passed a resolution seeking a voice in decisions regarding Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division.

Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert also responded to allegations from the Assessor’s office that her cut off of information from a county database on new business permits has cost the county $4 million in tax revenue.

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With little fanfare, the council pulled its Aug. 9 vote defeating a ballot question on partisan city primaries. The reconsideration could amend that plan to a proposal to restore the runoff provision in the race for Memphis mayor.

Negotiations between the festival and the partnership hit a rough patch this week over the amount.

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In two of the incidents, officers were struck or nearly struck by the suspects’ vehicles. In the third incident, an officer was hit in the chest by gunfire but was protected by his bulletproof vest. 

On a deferred payment plan, customers must pay at least 25% of their total outstanding balance — or whatever percentage brings their outstanding balance below $2,000.  

With the funding, MATA is looking to add “service in the streets,” but it also hopes to move to a new headquarters within three years. 

Mulroy is looking to fill 12 vacancies in the District Attorney’s office as he expects some employees and prosecutors to leave, including a few resignations that had already been planned. 

Crews working on the $62 million redesign are on seven-day-a-week schedule. The Memphis River Parks Partnership is hosting events next month to field proposals for events in the park as well as food and beverage vendors. 

If MLGW opts to enter into a contract with a new electric supplier, the board will make a recommendation to the council, at which point Tabors Caramanis Rudkevich would step in. 

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When U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen hosts the Federal Transit administrator Wednesday, Aug. 24, at the Memphis Area Transit Authority’s maintenance shop and head office in North Memphis, the good and the bad will be on display.

The goal was to set new boundaries for the District 4 special election in November but the map, released just ahead of the Tuesday vote, featured changes to other districts. The council appeared likely Tuesday, Aug. 23, to reopen and redraw the map next year ahead of regular October 2023 city elections.

Ray was put on paid leave on July 13 after the Board voted 7-2 to open a full investigation into allegations of his misconduct that were first reported by The Daily Memphian days before.

Until recently, the building housed a Memphis Fire station and headquarters for the department.

The council sets the district lines for the Nov. 8 ballot special election in council District 4. Meanwhile, the council plans to appoint someone to the seat in the interim to serve until the special election winner is certified. 

The Shelby County Election Commission meets Monday, Aug. 22, to certify the August election results, including winners of the state and federal primaries from that ballot.

Formerly known as the Orange Mound Park neighborhood pool, located at 2430 Carnes Ave., the space was completely remodeled within a 44-day period, ending with its completion on Monday, Aug. 15.

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says the city’s population grew by more than 15,000 people between 2010 and 2020 instead of a loss of 13,000 reflected in the most recent U.S. Census.

At least some of those who qualified for the Nov. 8 ballot by the noon Thursday, Aug. 18, deadline are expected to seek the interim appointment the Memphis City Council makes at a special Sept. 1 meeting.

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The Shelby County Clerk’s office will put in place new procedures for auto dealers, including a one packet limit for car title applications, during its closure next week.

Whoever gets the appointment would serve approximately two months until the winner of a special election on the Nov. 8 ballot is decided. Meanwhile, the deadline to file for the special election race on the November ballot is Thursday at noon. 

“Probably the most problematic thing about Mud Island is that it exists,” said a member of the Mud Island task force, which met Wednesday via Zoom. “To a lot of people, the solution is slap a coat of paint on it and reopen the monorail. It’s not that simple, and we need to figure it out in modern times.”

The race for the vacant Memphis City Council District 4 seat has already drawn four contenders, including the sister of a council member who gave up the seat following her victory in the August county elections.