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    Political Roundup: The primary issue. Do we still need them?

    A call to end county primary elections draws fire during the “On The Record” podcast as Democrats tout their countywide slate in Germantown and Republican mayoral nominee Worth Morgan opens his campaign headquarters in East Memphis.

    By Bill Dries May 31, 2022
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    Former City Council member named new county CAO

    Harold Collins served two terms on the City Council, leaving in 2015 to run for Memphis mayor in a challenge of incumbent Mayor A C Wharton.

    By Bill Dries May 26, 2022
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    $30M fund for MATA clears first hurdles before City Council

    The council’s passage of first reading of the ordinance to create the special fund for an overhaul of the city bus system was approved the day after the Shelby County Commission took the same action.

    By Bill Dries May 24, 2022
  • Shelby County

    Southern Baptists to release secret list of pastors accused of sexual abuse

    The report on sexual-abuse coverups among Southern Baptist congregations includes connection to a local megachurch.

    By Ben Wheeler May 24, 2022
  • Elections

    City Council final vote scheduled on expanding term limits

    The Tuesday, May 24, council agenda also includes the second of three votes on a companion ballot question that would allow partisan primaries in city elections.

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    County property tax rate set, but budgeting goes on

    By Bill Dries May 24, 2022
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    County property tax rate set, but budgeting goes on

    But the Shelby County Commission still has some dollar figures to crunch and some conflicting calculations to resolve before it can close the books on another budget season. 

    By Bill Dries May 24, 2022
  • Shelby County

    MATA ‘Transit Vision’ funding clears first county hurdle

    There were seven votes on the county commission for the first of three readings on creating the first dedicated source of recurring local funding for the city-owned bus system. But there are amendments ahead. 

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    County Commission again delays filling state House seat

    By Bill Dries May 24, 2022
  • Shelby County

    County Commission again delays filling state House seat

    The delay comes as the commission as well as the city council have had trouble with attendance this month as the school year ends and family vacations begin.

    By Bill Dries May 24, 2022
  • Metro

    County Commission has proposal to match city dedicated funding for MATA

    Shelby County Commission will consider a proposal by Edmund Ford Jr. that will match Memphis' dedicated funding for MATA, the public transportation service that provides bus service throughout the city.

    By Bill Dries May 23, 2022
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    $147M down, $148M to pay on FedExForum, with renovations a possibility

    “I understand major renovations (at FedExForum) are going to be needed,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said, “but I don’t think it’s scary at all.”

    By Don Wade May 23, 2022
  • Arlington

    Burgess reaffirms disputed Arlington subdivision is in Shelby County

    The question arose recently of whether 200 or so homes already occupied and an additional 100 homes planned are in Shelby or Fayette County.

    By Michael Waddell May 22, 2022
  • Elections

    Political Roundup: The general election campaign shift

    The May county primary results are certified and the Democratic and Republican nominees who advanced to the August ballot are now seeking to appeal to a larger group of voters in that election.

    By Bill Dries May 20, 2022
  • Shelby County

    County Commission Scorecard: Bare quorum returns from spring break

    The County Commission Scorecard tracks commission votes on rounding the county property tax rate up or down, a fee for waiving the county residency requirement and whether to fill a vacant state House seat representing part of the city.

    By Bill Dries May 18, 2022
  • Arlington

    Assessor finds disputed area in Arlington is in Shelby, not Fayette

    Confusion over the Fayette-Shelby county line raised questions about a candidate’s eligibility and much deeper problems from property taxes to where students attend schools.

    By Michael Waddell May 21, 2022
  • Shelby County

    County Commission to begin critical budget discussions

    “It’s likely that nearly all property tax payers will pay less next year than this year even with the higher property values we are seeing across the country,” the county’s new budget chair said. 

    By Bill Dries May 18, 2022
  • Shelby County

    Wolf River Greenway bridges gap to Shelby Farms Greenline

    The one-mile section, which includes the Greenway bridge and a boardwalk, formally opened Tuesday, May 17.

    By Bill Dries May 17, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    William Hughes, who broke racial boundaries in county government, dies at 90

    William “Bill” R. Hughes was one of the first Black Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies and the first African American superintendent of the Shelby County Penal Farm.

    By Julia Baker May 17, 2022
  • Elections

    Weirich opens campaign headquarters

    On Aug. 4, she will face Democratic nominee Steve Mulroy, a law professor and former prosecutor, lawyer and county commissioner.

    By Julia Baker May 17, 2022
  • Elections

    Certification of May county primary vote delayed to Wednesday

    The problem that delayed the certification was combining tabulations from two different systems into a single statement of votes cast. 

    By Bill Dries May 13, 2022
  • Elections

    Hardaway urges Shelby County Commission to fill State House vacancy

    Democratic state Rep. G.A. Hardaway reacted after some county commissioners said Monday they didn’t see any sense in filling the vacancy in a Memphis district because the Tennessee Legislature’s session has ended.

    By Bill Dries May 17, 2022
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    Gatewood to contest Gordon’s Court Clerk win

    Stephanie Gatewood, who finished third in the clerk primary, says Janeen Gordon should never have been allowed to run on the ballot as “Janeen Fullilove Gordon” — using the name of her mother, outgoing clerk Janis Fullilove.

    By Bill Dries May 11, 2022
  • Elections

    Collierville alderwomen to seek reelection

    Maureen Fraser and Missy Marshall plan to seek four-year terms on the town’s board. 

    By Abigail Warren May 10, 2022
  • Shelby County

    County Commission debates filling open State House District 91 seat

    Some Memphis Democrats in the Legislature say they want a replacement appointed even though the Legislature is out of session. The commission put off a decision on the matter until its May 23 meeting. 

    By Bill Dries May 10, 2022
  • Shelby County

    Barretville General Store gets green light for expansion despite ‘family squabble’

    The Shelby County Commission approved an expanded kitchen, an outdoor pavilion and more parking at the Barretville General Store. 

    By Bill Dries May 10, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Commission delays decision on adjusted county property tax rate

    The rate of $3.399 advanced Monday, May 9, on first reading with uncertainty ahead for the second of three votes on May 23. 

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    Barretville General Store gets green light for expansion despite ‘family squabble'

    County Commission debates filling open State House District 91 seat

    By Bill Dries May 10, 2022

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