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    If Melissa Boyd is removed from office, what happens next?

    After a recent joint recommendation from legislators, it seems likely that Judge Melissa Boyd will be removed from office. Her seat would normally be temporarily filled and then an election would follow. But new legislation could change that.

    By Aarron Fleming March 25, 2024
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    Former sheriff asks why 201 Poplar seems to be going backward

    “We were able to remedy the problem,” said former Shelby County Sheriff and former county mayor Mark Luttrell. “Why did the remedy not stay in place?”

    By Ben Wheeler March 24, 2024
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    More audits of Halbert’s office likely after special prosecutor’s visit

    Hamilton County District Attorney General Coty Wamp and her investigators finished their two-day visit to look at problems within the Shelby County Clerk’s office. 

    By Bill Dries March 22, 2024
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    County Clerk’s office doesn’t understand software, state comptroller says

    The local government audit unit of the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office issued its report Thursday, March 21, on incorrect revenue figures from the Shelby County Clerk’s office after a three-week investigation that included a week in Memphis.

    By Bill Dries March 21, 2024
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    Mulroy: Memphis needs local crime lab, 24-hour ballistics testing

    “This 24-hour ballistics lab can also provide us with expanded ability to retrieve serial numbers that have been obliterated from guns, which is also something that is important,” Mulroy said.

    By Ben Wheeler March 20, 2024
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    FedExForum renovation has $60M funding gap

    Wayne Tabor said Memphis Tourism had offered the city and county $30 million on Monday but “they keep wanting more and more.” 

    By Samuel Hardiman March 20, 2024
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    Land Bank debate spills over into other issues on County Commission agenda

    The County Commission took three votes on the county Land Bank Monday, which touched on larger issues that showed lingering differences across two other unrelated items.

    By Bill Dries March 18, 2024
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    County Commission balks at sending report on bail reforms to state

    The commission first voted against sending the statistics to the state. But then it approved the report after attorneys said it would violate state law not to send it to state officials.

    By Bill Dries March 18, 2024
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    As county moves to fund FedExForum, Memphis Tourism hires lobbyists

    The Shelby County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution Monday that would cap the amount of hotel-motel tax funding Memphis Tourism receives, according to a resolution handed out to the media Monday, March 18.

    By Samuel Hardiman March 19, 2024
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    County Commission returns to new rules for selling tax-delinquent land

    The long-delayed final vote on the rule changes come with plenty of frustration about numerous rewrites of the proposal and long meetings to review them.

    By Bill Dries March 18, 2024
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    Shelby County would lose two judgeships under state bill

    The bill comes amid heightened scrutiny of Shelby County’s criminal justice system by Republican lawmakers and the Board of Judicial Conduct.

    By Ian Round March 15, 2024
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    Judge tests positive for drugs post-treatment, prosecutors want bond revoked

    Shelby County Criminal Court Division 9 Judge Melissa Boyd has been out of custody on a $5,000 bail since Dec. 13. If her bond were revoked, she would be held in custody until trial.

    By Aarron Fleming March 15, 2024
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    Decertification postponed for former sheriff’s office captain

    Decertification of an SCSO captain was delayed Friday because of question whether she was properly notified of a hearing.

    By Ben Wheeler March 15, 2024
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    Former sheriff’s office captain recommended for decertification

    A former Shelby County Sheriff’s captain failed to show up for her hearing with the POST Commission on Thursday leading to a recommendation that she be decertified as a law enforcement officer.

    By Ben Wheeler March 14, 2024
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    State calls for Memphis judge’s removal

    The vote comes as Boyd, who was elected in August 2022, faces felony charges of coercion and harassment, in addition to professional discipline for an ethical lapse and addiction to drugs and alcohol.

    By Ian Round, Aarron Fleming March 15, 2024
  • State Government

    House subcommittee spikes sales tax hike to fund Shelby County Jail

    A state House subcommittee has rejected a bill for this session that would have given Shelby County residents an opportunity to vote for a sales tax increase to fund a new jail.

    By Samuel Hardiman March 14, 2024
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    New Frayser high school overview

    Latest cost estimates for the proposed Frayser area high school 

    By Bill Dries March 14, 2024
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    From MLK Prep to Trezevant and back again

    While the new Frayser high school is being built on the current site of MLK Prep, those students will have to attend another school. Then, once the new school is built, Trezevant High School will close. 

    By Bill Dries March 14, 2024
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    New Cordova high school overview

    Cost estimates for the new high school proposed for the Cordova area.

    By Bill Dries March 14, 2024
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    As prices double for two new high schools, questions arise, too

    The cost of building new high schools in Cordova and Frayser has more than doubled since the projects were first proposed. The debate about what to do involves money, equity and what amenities are needed for a state-of-the-art school.

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    From MLK Prep to Trezevant and back again

    New Frayser high school overview

    New Cordova high school overview

    By Bill Dries March 14, 2024
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    Vera Institute, DA’s office host ‘data walk’ at National Civil Rights Museum

    The “From Numbers to Narratives: Exploring Prosecution & Safety in Shelby County” data walk on Wednesday, March 13, was the culmination of a year-long partnership between Vera Institute and the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office and other local organizations. 

    By Julia Baker March 13, 2024
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    Newest numbers suggest projected deficit for new schools, Regional One redo

    Corrected revenue figures suggest last year’s wheel-tax hike is generating less money than originally expected, at the same time the cost of two new high schools has doubled. 

    By Bill Dries March 12, 2024
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    Health Dept.'s head has plans for new, expanded and renovated clinics

    Dr. Michelle Taylor discussed the Shelby County Health Department’s upcoming projects, which include a new clinic in Whitehaven, an upgraded Hickory Hill clinic and a refurbished Orange Mound center. 

    By Aisling Mäki March 08, 2024
  • Shelby County

    Wanda Halbert postpones meeting with County Commission on inaccurate revenue reports

    Less than 24 hours before what was expected to be a pointed question-and-answer session, Halbert emailed commissioners, saying she wouldn’t be able to attend and asking to put it off for a month.

    By Bill Dries March 06, 2024
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    Judge: ‘Disappointing’ that number of defendants released on own recognizance isn’t increasing

    New bail data was presented Wednesday, March 6, to members of the Shelby County Commission, and the numbers caused disagreements between court officials.

    By Aarron Fleming March 07, 2024

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