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    County Commission to take final votes on police reform measures

    The Monday County Commission agenda also includes a return to a $5.8 million contract to buy a new voting system for Shelby County and a moratorium on delinquent tax sales on property in South Memphis.

    By Bill Dries October 12, 2020
  • Update Business

    Athletic departments celebrate looser restrictions for game attendance

    The county Health Department loosened some of the restrictions regarding COVID-19 precautions, moves that will benefit sporting events and restaurants.

    By Jane Roberts, Clay Bailey October 07, 2020
  • Health Care

    Memphians cope with lives turned upside down by virus

    After six months of coronavirus, the resulting losses are profound, but the stories these people tell are about going on, a process they find central to living with the unknown. 

    By Jane Roberts October 05, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Wright completes isolation period after testing positive for COVID

    Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright said Friday he’d recently tested positive for the coronavirus and had just completed an isolation period. His wife was the only person exposed and has since tested negative for the virus.

    By Bill Dries October 02, 2020
  • Shelby County

    County Commission Scorecard: 2nd Reading of Police Reform Measures

    The set of four ordinances cleared second reading this week on the Shelby County Commission with some shifts in votes and declarations since first reading. The third and final vote is in two weeks.

    By Bill Dries October 01, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Suburban mayors wait on Health Dept. following governor’s order

    Suburban mayors are waiting on Shelby County Health Department following Gov. Bill Lee’s most recent order, hoping for some consistency between the state and local regulations.

    By Omer Yusuf, Abigail Warren September 30, 2020
  • Shelby County

    County Commission Scorecard: Voting machines, board of health and no more freeze

    The County Commission Scorecard sorts out a quartet of items from this week’s session — some that have been on the commission’s plate for some time. 

    By Bill Dries September 30, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Haushalter hopes COVID effort is model for other chronic city problems

    Record homicide, overdose rates are a sign of inordinate stress, the health department director says and qualify as public health issues for region.

    By Jane Roberts September 30, 2020
  • Shelby County

    County police reform measures move to final vote

    A set of four ordinances affecting the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and the county corrections division advanced through second reading Monday, Sept. 28, at the Shelby County Commission. And the use of electric shields by deputies at a Downtown demonstration last week was part of the commission’s discussion. Final votes are scheduled for Oct. 12.

    By Bill Dries September 28, 2020
  • Elections

    Funding for ballot delayed, could mean long November vote count

    Shelby County commissioners put off a vote Monday, Sept. 28, on $5.8 million to buy a new voting system, a move that election officials say could mean it will take days to count all the votes in the presidential general election.

    By Bill Dries September 28, 2020
  • Business

    Plans for South Memphis TIF provide hope for improvement

    A TIF would allow tax dollars generated by the community to be reinvested in the community.

    By Linda A. Moore September 24, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Health Dept. defends latest health directive

    “Limited-service (restaurants) are not riskier than others if measures are followed,” said Dr. Bruce Randolph, Shelby County health officer.

    By Jane Roberts September 24, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Public safety reforms go to County Commission for second reading

    Ordinances that address use of force, the purchase of military equipment and the use of tear gas will go to the full commission without a second reading committee vote.

    By Linda A. Moore September 24, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Committee fails to act on Shelby County’s hiring freeze revisions

    Shelby County commissioners will get opinions from the county’s other elected officials as they work through problems with the county’s hiring freeze resolution.

    By Linda A. Moore September 23, 2020
  • Business

    Youth Villages’ Patrick Lawler to receive Jefferson Award, but it’s not last chapter

    It’s probably not even possible to measure the full impact Pat Lawler has had in the 40 years he has been running Youth Villages. But the nonprofit’s growth, while insisting on tracking the effectiveness of programs, has led to a national model. 

    By Don Wade September 23, 2020
  • Business

    ServiceMaster’s community service outreach goes virtual

    ServiceMaster’s We Care Day has morphed into We Care Week because of COVID-19. The company will donate money to charities for each “Caring Step” logged by employees.

    By Wayne Risher September 22, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Memphis-area poverty rate drops slightly

    Even with declines in the poverty rate for Memphis and Shelby County, there is not much movement on who is poor and where they live.

    By Linda A. Moore September 19, 2020
  • Shelby County

    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

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