The commissioner’s attempt to reopen the county’s ARPA budget ran aground when Chairman Willie Brooks and others said he is abusing the process.

The joint meeting Wed., Nov. 10, is a tentative first step toward consolidating the two governments. 

Shelby County government employees would have until April to get vaccinated or pay a $25 per pay period surcharge starting in July under the notice sent to county employees Tuesday, Nov. 2.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was the first to make vaccination mandatory. It has not released the percentage of staff that complied.

Democrats voted for it and Republicans voted against it. But the party line was not enough to make it the final vote on the redistricting plan that creates a new commission district built around Cordova, where most of the growth was in the 2020 Census. 

It might be a long day at the county building Monday, Nov. 1, when Shelby County commissioners are scheduled for the final vote on the once-a-decade process of drawing new district lines.

On the WKNO program “Behind The Headlines,” Natalie McKinney and Terence Patterson also called for a move away from the idea that school choice for parents involves getting students to schools in other parts of the city.

As the Shelby County Commission nears a final vote on a new set of district lines, here is how to find out what commission district you live in, who is your commissioner and whose district you might be in depending on which map the commission approves at its Monday, Nov. 1, session.

Meeting in special session Wednesday, Oct. 27, Shelby County commissioners set the stage to approve a redistricting ordinance on third and final reading at their regular Monday meeting. They also increased the recommendations from the ad hoc group on redistricting to a total of four maps.

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland talks with The Daily Memphian about national inflationary concerns and the longer-standing need for more quality affordable housing in the city ahead of the summit.

The commission meets in special session Wednesday, Oct. 27, to advance a redistricting ordinance through the second of three votes.

The ad hoc group, made up mostly of county commissioners, included in its top 3 a map that drew the ire of commissioner Brandon Morrison last week for endangering her re-election prospects last year. 

An ad hoc group is drafting recommendations on new district lines for the Shelby County Commission.

One staff case was reported at a charter school in the district.

County Commissioner Mark Billingsley has decided not to run for county mayor next year — another piece in a political puzzle still taking shape less than a year from May county primary elections.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruling confirms MLGW’s belief that if the city-owned utility leaves the Tennessee Valley Authority it would not be able to use TVA transmission lines but would have to create a new transmission system.

Partnership for a Healthier America will work with Shelby County Schools to provide fresh fruits and vegetables weekly to families participating in the program. Family members will receive at least two servings of produce per day. 

Simmons Bank, which is acquiring the rights to rename the venue, has decided to switch out one word.

The SCS sub-contract with Porter-Leath for Head Start services was abruptly terminated this summer with each entity going its own way in providing the services. But county commissioners heard a lot of opposition from SCS about Early Head Start funding to the nonprofit Monday.

Commissioners approved the plans for using $58 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding, but several challenged Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris’ plans for the remaining $10 million.

District 3 commissioner Mick Wright opened his re-election campaign over the weekend. Races where the incumbent commissioner is term limited are also showing signs of life.

The approval of the spending, which includes $19.1 million for Regional One Health and $4.4 milion to expand health care access to uninsured Shelby Countians, is county general fund money available as the federal ARPA money goes to account for lost county revenues in the pandemic.

Meanwhile, the Shelby County Election Commission has underlined with a resolution that it needs to have redistricting maps for the school board and the Shelby County Commission no later than Nov. 8 to be ready for the 2022 county elections.

Mathilde Crosby is leaving county government to return to the private financial sector. 

The state Board of Equalization approved Wednesday, Oct. 13, keeping the four-year cycle after Shelby County Assessor Melvin Burgess Jr. changed his recommendation for a two-year cycle late last week to whichever one the state board preferred.