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  • Elections

    New voting machine issue is moving again in County Commission

    A vote Monday by the Shelby County Commission on a new voting system could mean new voting machines by the May county primary elections. 

    By Bill Dries July 21, 2021
  • Shelby County

    Ford-Harris bad blood renewed over county pay bonuses

    Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. wants the county to get the bonuses to county workers in the next pay period. County Mayor Lee Harris says the county needs to be sure the use of federal American Rescue Plan Act funds is allowed before it cuts checks.

    By Bill Dries July 21, 2021
  • Education

    Masks part of SCS COVID-19 guidelines for 2021-22 school year

    Masks will be required when the coming SCS school year begins, but field trips, athletics and reopened playgrounds will come back again. 

    By Daja E. Henry July 21, 2021
  • Health Care

    Health Department nominee is pediatrician with broad experience

    The Shelby County Commission will vote on Taylor’s appointment on Monday, July 26.

    By Jane Roberts July 20, 2021
  • Shelby County

    COVID transmission rate soars to highest since April 2020

    The positivity rate has tripled since July 1, to 8.9%. The majority of cases are the Delta variant, which is 50% to 60% more contagious than the B.1.1.7 strain that was dominant here from mid-March 2021 to early July.

    By Jane Roberts July 15, 2021
  • Shelby County

    Mayor Lee Harris nominates new Health Dept. director

    County Mayor Lee Harris plans to nominate a pediatrician and White Station High School graduate as the Shelby County Health Department’s next director. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 15, 2021
  • Shelby County

    Shelby County models collaborative with nonprofits on COVID response

    The collaborative with more than 150 local nonprofits is to tackle long-terms needs and problems in the same rapid and sustained way the countywide COVID task force has handled the local response to the pandemic.

    By Bill Dries July 14, 2021
  • Premium Education

    How Memphis got two teachers’ unions

    The two teachers’ unions in Memphis used to be one. But a battle over local control caused them to split.

    By Daja E. Henry July 12, 2021
  • Shelby County

    COVID hospitalizations rising

    People with compromised immune systems should talk to their doctor about a third dose, Dr. Manoj Jain says.

    By Jane Roberts July 08, 2021
  • Shelby County

    County Commission Scorecard: The tax rate votes

    The County Commission Scorecard tracks the second in a series of votes on a county property tax rate. But the votes probably don’t close out the county’s budget season with four of the 13 commissioners absent.

    Related story: 

    County property tax hike stirs opposing commission views

    By Bill Dries July 03, 2021
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: With the bridge out, will business at West Memphis firework tents still boom?

    For decades, Memphians have crossed over to Arkansas to get their fireworks. That will be considerably harder with the bridge out. A report from the West Memphis fireworks tents. Will business be a dud?

    By Geoff Calkins June 30, 2021
  • Education

    SCS approves $750,000 contract with Educational Epiphany

    The district voted to approve a $750,000 contract for Educational Epiphany, a company whose proposed contract teachers protested earlier this year. 

    By Daja E. Henry June 29, 2021
  • Health Care

    No COVID deaths in Shelby County since June 22

    Coronavirus case rates are down 30% in the last 14 days.

    By Jane Roberts July 04, 2021
  • Shelby County

    State wary of continued county budget negotiations

    The state comptroller commented Tuesday during a visit to the county on the idea of reopening county government’s tax rate after the July 1 start of the fiscal year. But the county commissioner who vowed Monday to do just that next month says there is wiggle room in state law.

    By Abigail Warren, Bill Dries June 23, 2021
  • Shelby County

    Commission balks at panel to screen ethics commission nominees

    The proposed review of appointees to the ethics body comes as County Mayor Lee Harris is about to propose new ethics regulations.

    By Bill Dries June 22, 2021
  • Shelby County

    County Commission drops one-cent hike in property tax rate

    The absence of four county commissioners, including three of the “yes” votes for the $3.45 property tax rate set two weeks ago, was crucial to undoing the tax hike. However, the issue is likely not over.

    By Bill Dries June 22, 2021
  • Shelby County

    County Commission takes final vote on penny tax hike

    The tax rate vote will mark the end of county government’s budget season. The commission also votes on moving items from the current fiscal year into the new fiscal year that begins July 1.

    By Bill Dries June 21, 2021
  • Shelby County

    County Commission’s tax rate hike vote gets legal review

    The legal opinion will be about the chain of events at the June 7 session that led to the first approval of the $3.46 county tax rate.

    By Bill Dries June 16, 2021
  • Update Education

    SCS approves $2.2 billion budget

    Shelby County Schools approved a proposed budget of $2.2 billion to be presented to the County Commission on Wednesday, June 16.

    By Daja E. Henry June 15, 2021
  • Shelby County

    County budget shifts funding as part of approval process

    Here are some of the highlights, including additional funding for MATA, from the county budgets for the fiscal year that begins July 1.

    By Bill Dries June 13, 2021
  • Shelby County

    County Commission Scorecard: The County Budget Votes

    The County Commission Scorecard tracks the critical votes on county government’s various budgets during the June 7 session that, for the most part, ended the budget season.

    By Bill Dries June 13, 2021
  • Shelby County

    Girls Inc. wants Frayser impact to go beyond produce at youth farm

    The $7 million expansion of the youth farm includes a new programming center for girls ages 5 to 18.

    By Omer Yusuf June 10, 2021
  • Shelby County

    County Commission Scorecard: The votes to raise property taxes

    Our scorecard of critical Shelby County Commission votes tracks the set of votes this week that led to the approval of a one-cent increase in the recertified county property tax rate. The votes were more complex than usual with some parliamentary drama that almost brings down the curtain on another county budget season.

    By Bill Dries June 10, 2021
  • Shelby County

    Commission Republicans take back votes opposing critical race theory ban

    Republican county commissioners who voted two weeks ago in favor of a resolution urging Gov. Bill Lee to veto a ban on teaching critical race theory took back their yes votes Monday. The resolution still passed.

    By Bill Dries June 08, 2021
  • Shelby County

    County Commission approves 1-cent property tax hike to rate of $3.46

    The tax hike requires one more vote by the commission after notice is given to the public and the Board of Equalization with a chance for public comment. The commission also approved $1.3 million in recurring funding for the Memphis Area Transit Authority.

    By Bill Dries June 09, 2021

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