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    U of M will get $1 million from county for swim facility, with conditions

    The University of Memphis will receive $1 million from Shelby County government under a resolution approved by the County Commission Monday that does not include any mandates for when it will pay all university employees $15 an hour.

    By Linda A. Moore November 05, 2019
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    A new Shelby County flag will likely have to wait a while

    Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright had hopes of unifying the county through a redesigned flag, but that won't happen right away.

    By Linda A. Moore November 03, 2019
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    County investigating residency of Corrections Division director

    Shelby County officials say they know Corrections Division Director Anthony Alexander has property in Atoka, Tennessee, in Tipton County. Now they’re investigating if that’s where he really lives, in violation of requirements he live in Shelby County.

    By Linda A. Moore October 30, 2019
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    County mayor wants new condition added to $1 million for U of M swim facility

    Lee Harris wants the University of Memphis to give a timeline for when its lowest-paid workers will be paid $15 an hour as part of the release of $1 million budgeted for the university to update its swim facility. 

    By Linda A. Moore October 30, 2019
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    Commission supports controls on title loan companies

    Shelby County Commission is asking the Tennessee General Assembly to cap interest rates on title loan companies.

    By Linda A. Moore October 21, 2019
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    Commission supports end to tax on menstrual products

    The Shelby County Commission approved a resolution Monday that asks the Tennessee General Assembly to remove sales taxes on menstrual products.

    By Linda A. Moore October 21, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    Task force to attack declining property values in Orange Mound gets OK

    A task force approved by the Shelby County Commission will look for ways to reverse the devaluation of property in Orange Mound.

    By Linda A. Moore October 22, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Register of Deeds Shelandra Ford to stop storing records in 30 days

    Shelby County Register of Deeds Shelandra Ford has informed county officials that she has run out of room and will stop storing records in 30 days.

    By Linda A. Moore October 17, 2019
  • Shelby County

    County Commission committee approves Orange Mound task force

    The creation of the Orange Mound Initiative Task Force was approved Wednesday by a Shelby County Commission Committee. The task force is charged with addressing the devaluation of real estate in historic Orange Mound.

    By Linda A. Moore October 16, 2019
  • Shelby County

    County Commission committee endorses ending sales tax on menstrual products

    Arlington High student Ainsley Feeney asks the Shelby County Commission to support state legislation to end sales taxes on menstrual products.

    By Linda A. Moore October 16, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Shelby County Commission committees contemplate task force to aid Orange Mound

    A Shelby County Commission committee is being asked to approve a task force that would address the devaluation of real estate in Orange Mound.

    By Linda A. Moore October 15, 2019
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    Going green gets the Shelby County Correctional Center national recognition

    Recycling, energy conservation and other green initiatives at the Shelby County Correctional Center have gained the facility national recognition from an accreditation organization.

    By Linda A. Moore October 14, 2019
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    Shelby County’s first lactation pod installed at FedExForum

    FedExForum is now home to West Tennessee’s first lactation pod, purchased in June by Shelby County and installed last week at the sports and entertainment venue.

    By Linda A. Moore October 13, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Uptown TIF expansion approved by Shelby County Commission

    The Shelby County Commission has approved on third and final reading an ordinance to grow the Uptown TIF district to include more communities in North Memphis.

    By Linda A. Moore October 07, 2019
  • Shelby County

    County asks about ‘fair share’ of sales tax increase

    Shelby County Commission Chairman Mark Billingsley has asked the county attorney for an opinion on a plan for the county to get its "fair share" of the city's newly approved sales tax increase. Meanwhile, Commissioner Edmund Ford now has questions for Memphis city government.

    By Linda A. Moore October 10, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Commission chairman says Harris’ plan for MATA may not pass

    Shelby County Commissioners may not approve the plan by County Mayor Lee Harris to charge a countywide sustainability fee to fund public transportation, but Commission Chairman Mark Billingsley said Harris has forced the community to talk about funding the Memphis Area Transit Authority.

    By Linda A. Moore October 02, 2019
  • Metro

    Shelby County opens second veterans services office in Millington

    Shelby County opened the county’s second veterans services office at Millington City Hall Monday. There are 55,000 veterans living in Shelby County, more than any other county in Tennessee.

    By Linda A. Moore September 30, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Public quizzes Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris on plan to fund MATA

    Movers and shakers at the weekly lunch meeting of the Frayser Exchange Club questioned Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris Thursday about his plan to help fund the Memphis Area Transit Authority through a proposed $145 sustainability fee for addresses with three vehicles.

    By Linda A. Moore September 26, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Edmund Ford Jr. says county should prepare to get ‘fair share’ of proposed sales tax increase

    Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. says if a sales tax increase referendum passes in Memphis, the County Commission should go after the county's “fair share” of the funds.

    By Linda A. Moore September 25, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Construction of Shelby County Health Department building ahead of schedule

    In building the new Shelby County Health Department building, Turner Construction has exceeded the county's goals for minority contractors and is on track to finish the building weeks ahead of deadline.

    By Linda A. Moore September 23, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Assessor wants county task force to help halt African American home devaluation

    Shelby County assessor of property Melvin Burgess said his offices has studied Orange Mound and wants to use the community as a model in the creation of a plan to stop the devaluation of homes on African American communities across Memphis.

    By Linda A. Moore October 04, 2019
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    Harris plan to fund MATA improvements through vehicle fee isn’t a hit with some bus riders

    A proposal by Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris to fund Memphis Area Transit Authority improvements, largely through a $145 per vehicle sustainability fee, isn't popular with some bus riders.

    By Linda A. Moore September 13, 2019
  • Shelby County

    County Mayor Harris, Clerk Halbert clash over MATA plan

    County Mayor Lee Harris says presenting his MATA funding plan to county commissioners first was the right thing to do. County Clerk Wanda Halbert says she can't confirm if Harris' data for his plan is accurate.

    By Linda A. Moore September 07, 2019
  • Metro

    Harris unveils Transit Vision 3.0 and funding plan

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris unveiled a plan Wednesday to put $10 million in county funds into MATA through a new $145 sustainability fee for households with three or more vehicles.

    By Linda A. Moore September 04, 2019
  • Metro

    Shelby County’s longest-serving commissioner, Mark Billingsley, to lead as new chairman

    With seven years on the Shelby County Commission, newly elected chairman Mark Billingsley believes the current commission is willing to collaborate for the good of the county.

    By Linda A. Moore September 04, 2019

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