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    Shelby County Health Department warns of winter COVID-19 surge

    The county’s health department is urging residents to be prepared to test themselves, isolate if necessary, seek treatment when needed and to consider wearing a high-quality mask in high-risk settings.

    By Aisling Mäki January 10, 2024
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    City Council to take final vote on health insurance for themselves

    The extension of health insurance coverage for city council members would apply to four council members who left office at the end of 2023.

    By Bill Dries January 09, 2024
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    Review board for sheriff’s office moves ahead

    The first Shelby County Commission meeting of the year saw a first step toward a review board to hear misconduct allegations against the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.

    By Bill Dries January 08, 2024
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    Timeline: The death of Tyre Nichols and what’s happened since

    The weather in Memphis on Jan. 7, 2023, was mild, with clear skies and temperatures in the 50s. But the events of that night created a storm that still hovers over the city.

    By Ben Wheeler January 10, 2024
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    Lee Harris on Wanda Halbert: ‘She won’t sign anything’

    “I think it’s time for us to figure out a solution, and it’s hard to believe that the solution is Wanda Halbert as county clerk,” said the Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris on WKNO’s “Behind the Headlines.”

    By Bill Dries January 05, 2024
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    Retired Tennessee Supreme Court Justice to mediate Freeman civil suit

    The first woman to lead the state’s highest court will oversee negotiations between lawyers for Nicole Freeman and Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr., Chief Jailer Kirk Fields and Shelby County government. 

    By Aarron Fleming January 03, 2024
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    Hip-hop artist wins mother’s property back after eminent domain attempt

    Tauheed Rahim II, a native Memphian and artist-in-residence at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., circulated a petition to maintain his rights to a problem property where his mother used to live near St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 

    By Ian Round December 29, 2023
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    Wright sends 20-page complaint in Halbert investigation

    The day after the special prosecutor from Chattanooga came to Memphis to hear from the public, Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright has drafted a formal complaint against Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert.

    By Bill Dries December 28, 2023
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    Special prosecutor in Halbert case sets up shop in county building

    Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright said Wednesday, Dec. 27, he is in the process of drafting a formal complaint against Wanda Halbert for the special prosecutor’s office in Chattanooga to consider.

    By Bill Dries December 27, 2023
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    Wheel-tax hike, Wanda Halbert top list of 2023’s County Commission votes

    A $25 wheel-tax hike tops the annual list of significant votes by the Shelby County Commission. The vote had a ripple effect on the 13-member body from electing a new chair to a special prosecutor investigating County Clerk Wanda Halbert.

    By Bill Dries December 27, 2023
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    Sheriff’s Office launches connected camera system

    “It’s really gonna change the way we’re able to do our job,” said Lt. Jason Valentine, who leads the Sheriff’s Office’s Homeland Security department.

    By Julia Baker January 02, 2024
  • Health Care

    COVID cases on the rise with holiday social season underway

    The most common variant in the U.S. now is the highly contagious HV.1 strain, which accounts for about 30% of new COVID-19 cases. 

    By Aisling Mäki December 23, 2023
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    No formal complaints in Wanda Halbert probe, special prosecutor says

    Hamilton County District Attorney General Coty G. Wamp, in a letter to Shelby County commissioners, says the investigation has been slow moving with unreturned phone calls and denied records requests that she says violate state law.

    By Bill Dries December 21, 2023
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    Ford v. Lowery case dismissed

    The case of one county commissioner against another was dismissed in court Wednesday, Dec. 20. 

    By Bill Dries December 20, 2023
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    County Commission approves jail mental health funding but with doubts

    Shelby County commissioners also funded 21 new “youth development specialist” positions at Memphis-Shelby County Juvenile Court, and a rugby field for Memphis Inner City Rugby.

    By Bill Dries December 19, 2023
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    Final 2023 Shelby County Commission meeting foretells issues in new year

    The Shelby County Commission’s final meeting of 2023 will review contract extensions for health care services at the jail and juvenile detention facilities along with a grant for the Memphis Inner-City Rugby program.

    By Bill Dries December 18, 2023
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    Ford denied temporary protective order from Lowery

    Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr.’s request for a temporary order of protection from fellow commissioner Mickell Lowery has been denied — at least for now.

    By Bill Dries, Aarron Fleming December 15, 2023
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    Mississippi River mayors announce climate efforts at Dubai conference

    During the United Nations’ annual climate change conference, the Mississippi River mayors signed an agreement with an Indian river advocacy group and announced a new pilot program with Munich Reinsurance Co. 

    By Keely Brewer December 15, 2023
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    Joe Brown draws five challengers in March primaries

    The March 5 primary is Shelby County’s first election of 2024 and is topped by Tennessee’s presidential primary. The race for General Sessions Court clerk is the only countywide position on the ballot in 2024.

    By Bill Dries December 14, 2023
  • Bartlett

    Bartlett library considers severing connection with Memphis system

    The City of Bartlett is considering switching management of its branch library, the last of the suburbs in Shelby County still connected to the Memphis Public Libraries.

    By Michael Waddell December 13, 2023
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    County commission dispute escalates to court protection order

    County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. is seeking a court order of protection against fellow commissioner Mickell Lowery after the two exchanged words in August. Attorneys are seeking to seal the order and the details of Ford’s legal motion.

    By Bill Dries, Aarron Fleming December 08, 2023
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    Shelby County Commission wrestles with rugby, reentry programs

    A vote on a construction contract for a rugby field was delayed Monday, Dec. 4, amid an ongoing commission debate about whether programs in one area are a start or are a limit that doesn’t benefit other areas. 

    By Bill Dries December 04, 2023
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    County Commission takes up funding for Whitehaven High

    Funding for a Whitehaven High School STEM Center is among the votes Shelby County commissioners are expected to take Monday.

    By Bill Dries December 04, 2023
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    Shelby County invites the community to remember those lost to HIV/AIDS

    Friday’s free event will also include a catered dinner buffet, presentations, vendors, informational displays and giveaways, and it will culminate with a balloon release to honor everyone in the Memphis community impacted by HIV/AIDS.

    By Aisling Mäki November 30, 2023
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    Loved ones lost to violence honored at Season of Remembrance event

    Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said despite the overwhelming grief of losing loved ones to violence, remembering them can bring about a sense of resolve and hope.

    By Julia Baker November 27, 2023

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