Fixing Shelby County records mess will be a ‘costly project’
Shelby County Register of Deeds Shelandra Ford (middle) and County Historian, Jimmy Rout III (right) at a Public Records Commission Meeting Dec. 12, 2019. Ford has won the first round in her battle to get temporary funding to hire more employees of records management. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Funding is in place for a short-term fix for Shelby County's records "catastrophe" and Register of Deeds Shelandra Ford has plans for a long-term solution.
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Shelandra Ford Shelby County Register of Deeds Shelby County Commission Mark Billingsley Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris
Linda A. Moore
Linda A. Moore covers education, South Memphis and Whitehaven. A native of South Memphis, Linda has covered news in Memphis and Shelby County for more than 20 years and was formerly a reporter with The Commercial Appeal.
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