After a motion to move all board elections to the 2026 ballot failed on a tie vote, the commission voted to try again in two weeks on a proposal for the 2030 ballot. 

The vote came after harsh words were exchanged between Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr.

The Shelby County Commission is scheduled to vote on cutting short the terms of some Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members and a new jail resolution that would rule out the old Firestone plant site.

Oldham served as both the head of the Memphis Police Department as well as the Shelby County sheriff during a lengthy career in law enforcement.

State Sen. Brent Taylor has filed numerous ethics complaints against Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy, alleging misconduct by the DA since his 2022 election.

The Memphis Zoo is expanding its program to offer free admission on Tuesdays year-round.

Although some in the University of Memphis community are angry with President Bill Hardgrave over the recent end of the school’s DEI efforts, the school’s Board of Trustees awarded him a $100,000 performance bonus Wednesday.

A new study says the problems at the Shelby County Jail are less about the building and more about facility management.

Also in the Political Roundup: Jerri Green at Wiseacre and one less contender for Shelby County Mayor.

Former public official DeAndre Brown and his wife Vinessa Brown were charged with misusing $1.38 million in public money. The pair ran the Lifeline to Success non-profit, which is now also under scrutiny.

Gov. Bill Lee has appointed two replacements for vacant Shelby County Circuit Court and Criminal Court seats.

DeAndre Brown and his wife Vinessa Brown allegedly misappropriated more than $600,000 in public funds, a comptroller’s investigation found. The office also identified more than $750,000 in “questionable charges.”

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The Shelby County Commission has an amended plan to seek proposals on where and how to build a new jail. The detailed process was pushed Monday, Aug. 25, to a Sept. 3 committee meeting for more discussion.

Shelby County is considering a public-private partnership to build a new jail at North Memphis’ former Firestone site. Here’s why. 

Major moves by the county toward a new jail are on hold, but County Commission votes could push it closer to more specific plans.

Sheriff Floyd Bonner’s lawsuit seeks $67 million in proposed funding for his office that he says was not included in the county’s $1.7 billion consolidated budget. 

The maneuvering for a new jail plan at the site of the old Firestone plant in North Memphis has been pushed off until at least October.

Beeline and Mallory Alexander International Logistics requested a PILOT to add 35 new jobs and ship directly to customers. 

Also Republican contender for governor John Rose on Medicaid expansion and “Tennessee values,” and Democratic contender Jerri Green on debating Senator Marsha Blackburn.

A Memphis-based wing chain restaurant must pay Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant, a judge ruled Friday.

It took one vote to elect the new County Commission chair and four to elect the chair pro tempore. In between was the usual commission intrigue and grievances.

The Shelby County Commission agreed to start term limits for Memphis-Shelby County Schools board elections with the 2026 election. But it delayed a decision on when to get all those races on the same ballot.

The move to put all nine MSCS board seats on the ballot in 2026 took a few turns last week in County Commission committee sessions. 

While most county commissioners support building a new jail, not all of them agree on where its built, who pays for it and who’s included. 

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