Jamie Steward and her husband Chris Steward first met Kamryn and Marcquese ten years ago, when the two children were 5 and 3 years old, and on Saturday, Nov. 18 the Stewards officially made them a part of the family.

Oher has been battling the Tuohys in court about a conservatorship that gave the couple control over Oher’s finances, education and medical decisions as well as the ability to sign contracts on his behalf.

Bonner’s request follows previous ones from Shelby County Chief Jailer Kirk Fields and Shelby County government to do the same. 

The office simply had a closed sign on the door with a clock indicating they would reopen at 8 a.m. There was no explanation for why none of the employees were present.

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New documents show Halbert’s office owes more than $9,800 in rent on the Poplar Plaza location she vacated last week. She hasn’t turned in a monthly report on time for revenues collected by her office since July 2021, and the commission is asking questions.

The commission delayed a decision on $2.5 million to begin planning for a countywide mental health treatment facility until after Thanksgiving. 

An assistant district attorney who pleaded guilty to driving under the influence has had her law license reinstated. 

The County Commission weighs a $2.5 million start on a mental health treatment center for jail prisoners awaiting trial at its Monday meeting and is making a wish list for the Tennessee General Assembly.

The Shelby County Public Defender’s Office is struggling to handle first-degree murder cases, according to an email sent out to Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court judges in July and a recent filing in a first-degree murder case.

The children’s book highlights a variety of Shelby County landmarks from more than 300 submissions from community volunteers. 

Shortly after the chief jailer filed to be dismissed from the $100 million lawsuit filed by the widow of Gershun Freeman who died last year at 201 Poplar, Shelby County also moved to be dismissed as a defendant.

One of the defendants in the civil wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of an inmate who died last year at the Shelby County Jail has filed to dismiss himself from the suit.

Wanda Halbert addressed the sudden closing of the County Clerk’s Poplar Plaza office at a press conference Thursday, Nov. 9. She maintains the exit was not an “eviction” but acknowledged her office missed paying two months’ rent and called it “trivial.”

The County Commission Scorecard catches up to a trio of police-reform ordinances — two approved and a third falling one vote short. Also, the 10 rounds of balloting to elect a new leader demonstrated ongoing divisions on the commission.

The enhanced security comes after an Oct. 26 stabbing that led to the death of Deion Byrd while he was in a holding area behind a criminal courtroom. 

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Wanda Halbert’s office has been under investigation since June. The Chattanooga prosecutor leading the probe tells The Daily Memphian the closing of the Poplar Plaza clerk’s office has his attention.

Shelby County Chief Administrative Officer Harold Collins said Monday, Nov. 6, County Clerk Wanda Halbert has fallen behind on rent payments for her office in the Poplar Plaza shopping center. Halbert makes no mention of past-due rent.

The resolution directing the Economic Development Growth Engine to conduct a study of the controversial idea fell short by two votes. The commission also delayed votes on the county land bank and a police review board.

The commission also considers a study of wages paid by economic development projects that get property tax abatements as incentives at its Monday, Oct. 30, meeting.

The new instances uncovered in public records bring to 46 the number of substantiated instances of excessive force involving officers at 201 Poplar. 

The Daily Memphian’s D.C. Scorecard tracks the votes of the city’s two representative in the U.S. House as a new speaker was chosen Wednesday, Oct. 25.

Shelby County Health Department will offer free flu and COVID vaccines during working hours for Downtown workers and residents during Friday’s pop-up event at Civic Center Plaza. 

Deputies were notified “late last night” of her identification. 

Focus groups brought together by The Daily Memphian highlight many concerns residents have about the sources of crime and the difficulties involved in increasing public safety.

“There are things that my office is doing that I think the Cameron Sextons of the world would be pleased to hear,” Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy told The Daily Memphian in a recent interview.