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    New COVID-19 cases remain stable in Shelby County

    From Sept. 5 to Sept 19, the Health Department reported an average of 148 new coronavirus cases each day. That’s similar to the 146 new-case average from the preceding 14-day period.

    By Omer Yusuf September 19, 2020
  • Shelby County

    County Commission Scorecard: Police reform in the Sheriff’s Office

    Three police reform measures cleared the Shelby County Commission on the first of three readings this week. But it amounted to a test vote with more votes in play than were committed. Our commission scorecard shows where the division is on the specific issues.

    By Bill Dries September 18, 2020
  • Shelby County

    County hiring freeze continues to thaw

    A total of 78 positions in various parts of county government are the latest exceptions to a hiring freeze. But as they approved the waivers Monday, county commissioners signaled they are about to make a decision on the hiring freeze’s viability possibly by the end of this month. 

    By Bill Dries September 15, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Three county police reform ordinances get rough reception at County Commission

    The trio of ordinances affecting the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and corrections officers advanced automatically in Monday’s first of three votes on the measures. A second reading will be held in two weeks and a third is tentatively set in October. 

    By Bill Dries September 15, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies fatally shoot man after barricade in Fayette County

    SWAT team deputies with Shelby County Sheriff's Office fatally shoot man barricaded in home in Fayette County. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 10, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Shelby County Correctional Center reports first COVID-19 death

    It is the first reported death from the coronavirus at the facility. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 09, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Debate on police reform proposals at County Commission gets heated

    The three ordinances are scheduled for the first of three votes on Monday. And still to weigh in on the proposals is Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner.

    By Bill Dries September 10, 2020
  • Shelby County

    County to review suburban relief

    Shelby County commissioners will consider distributing $3.4 million for the local suburbs in their meeting Monday.

    By Abigail Warren September 09, 2020
  • Shelby County

    County Commission considers limits on use of military equipment by law enforcement

    The proposal would ban the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office from getting camouflage uniforms and bayonets from surplus federal military stocks as well as militarized and weaponized vehicles or aircraft.

    By Bill Dries September 04, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Shelby County Clerk’s office leaving Germantown space

    When the county’s lease originally ended in January, the clerk’s office was not ready to leave, so the lease was extended four months. When the pandemic hit, more time was given.

    By Abigail Warren September 03, 2020
  • Health Care

    Rising transmission rate worrisome as Labor Day weekend approaches

    Plus, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris on Tuesday announced $5,000 in funding for Senior Tech Connect, a new county program that will connect long-term care facilities with technology so residents can see their families.

    By Jane Roberts September 01, 2020
  • Shelby County

    A first day of school like no other: SCS opens for everyone in virtual-only model

    After weeks of planning and device distributions, Shelby County Schools rings the bell for the first day of virtual school and will stay that way until further notice.

    By Linda A. Moore, Abigail Warren September 01, 2020
  • Shelby County

    County Commission Scorecard: Defender’s office do-over, firefighters hired

    The latest edition of our scorecard looks at several moves in the hiring freeze and what the rejection of a convenience store on East Holmes Road could mean for similar businesses in the rest of the county.

    By Bill Dries August 27, 2020
  • Shelby County

    County hiring freeze continues to thaw with questions about budget numbers

    Shelby County commissioners approved a waiver to the freeze Monday for county firefighters but put off another waiver for 78 more positions in other departments. 

    By Bill Dries August 24, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Tight county budget, plus term limits, hurt hiring, commissioner says

    Milton's argument comes as the head of information services for county government says his lean budget could exacerbate problems hiring tech employees. The commission votes Monday on a set of exceptions to the county's hiring freeze totaling 104 positions and nearly $7 million.

    By Bill Dries August 24, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    TVA chief details Memphis losses in economic development by leaving the system

    Memphis and Shelby County will sacrifice hundreds of millions of dollars worth of support in economic development if Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division splits from TVA, chief executive Jeffrey Lyash tells the EDGE Board.

    By Tom Bailey, Bill Dries August 21, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Census effort draws election comparison as September deadline nears

    Mayors Strickland and Harris and U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen were quick Monday to draw parallels to the national debate about various forms of voting and problems with the U.S. Postal Service when it comes to mailing in votes or Census forms.

    By Bill Dries August 17, 2020
  • Shelby County

    County Commission Scorecard: Finding the budget line and holding it

    Our scorecard of commission votes includes a possible swap of some CARES Act funding as well as the first rejection of a move to get past county government's hiring freeze.

    By Bill Dries August 14, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Familiar county budget tensions surface as CARES-Act-COVID-funding deadline nears

    Shelby County Commissioners want to try a swap out of federal CARES Act funding similar to one city council members did a week ago. But tensions left over from a rough county budget season that ended in June are hanging around.

    By Bill Dries August 10, 2020
  • Premium Shelby County

    County budget still fuzzy seven weeks into new fiscal year

    County commissioners vote Monday on a waiver of the county's hiring and pay freeze, and nearly 100 more waivers requested by officials are waiting in the wings. Commissioners say they need a budget book with specific line items and dollar figures to know whether the waivers would put the county in the red.

    By Bill Dries August 10, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Labs improving turnaround times on COVID-19 tests

    The health department reported 235 new coronavirus cases Thursday. That’s the fifth consecutive day with fewer than 300 new cases, and the third consecutive day testing results were below 2,000.

    By Omer Yusuf August 06, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Don’t overreact to high positivity rate, experts say

    Weekly averages tone down bumps that show up when tests come from a high-impact area or are delayed in being processed and are reported all at once.

    By Jane Roberts July 30, 2020
  • Shelby County

    County Commission Scorecard: The Race for Number Two

    First-term Republican Commissioner Brandon Morrison became chairman pro tempore of the commission with the votes of six of the eight Democratic commissioners and none of the votes of her four Republican colleagues on the body. While it's controversial, the political move is also a common feature of commission politics.

    By Bill Dries July 30, 2020
  • Shelby County

    County budget season still echoes short of a ‘budget book’

    It's been a month since a county government budget was approved for the fiscal year that began July 1. But until that detailed budget is printed in black and white, there is still some wrangling underway, some distrust and the hiring freeze the county imposed may be melting.

    By Bill Dries July 27, 2020
  • Shelby County

    ‘Ban the Box’ wins final approval on county side

    Taking a question about past criminal convictions off the county's job application involves a set of complex rules for hiring those with a criminal past. The new ordinance pushes the consideration to later in the hiring process.

    By Bill Dries July 27, 2020

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