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    Commission to consider agent for city, county collab

    Shelby County Commissioners also vote on $300,000 in funding to a workforce development program that fired its director last week and discuss changes to the 6% pay raise for county employees approved in the previous budget season.

    By Bill Dries November 17, 2024
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    Memphis-area workforce board boots director, appoints interim

    Sondra Howell of the Greater Memphis Chamber will be the interim director of a regional workforce development board as the program seeks to smooth out a rocky year of transition.

    By Laura Testino November 13, 2024
  • Shelby County

    Latest Halbert hearing set

    Circuit Court Judge Felicia Corbin-Johnson will hold a hearing on a motion by Wanda Halbert’s attorneys to dismiss attempt to remove her. 

    By Bill Dries November 13, 2024
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    Final brief filed in Wanda Halbert ouster case

    The question before Chancellor Felicia Corbin-Johnson is whether the county attorney’s office could hire a special counsel to pursue an ouster lawsuit that the county attorney could not pursue because of a conflict of interest.

    By Bill Dries November 08, 2024
  • Neighborhoods

    Assessor’s office urges unsatisfied homeowners to appeal appraisals

    “I want you to appeal,” said Shelby County Assessor Melvin Burgess. “You don’t have to take what we put out there. We can’t always get it right. “

    By Julia Baker November 07, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Tennessee Supreme Court hears Pervis Payne sentencing argument

    The Tennessee Supreme Court heard oral arguments over whether a local judge had the authority to realign the sentence of a man convicted for a double murder in 1988.

    By Aarron Fleming November 08, 2024
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    Legal dispute ties up second Wanda Halbert ouster case

    A motion to dismiss the ouster lawsuit against Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert is pending before Circuit Court Judge Felicia Corbin-Johnson. If dismissed, it would be the second ouster lawsuit against Halbert to be thrown out in less than a year.

    By Bill Dries November 08, 2024
  • Suburbs

    TIF, TIF: County Commission approves suburban tax incentives

    The economic impact plans for new mixed-use projects in Arlington and Lakeland will help with infrastructure costs.

    By Michael Waddell October 29, 2024
  • Shelby County

    Circuit Court Clerk wants 14% pay raise for her employees

    The County Commission delayed consideration of Jamita Swearengen’s request for more money for her staff. Lakeland and Arlington TIFS and Juvenile Court were also on the agenda.

    By Bill Dries October 29, 2024
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    County Commission returns to Juvenile Court requests and pay raises

    Also on commission agenda is a vote to help fund traffic roundabouts near the next phase of the Lakeland Meadows development. The roundabouts have been a source of controversy before Lakeland’s city commission.

    By Bill Dries October 27, 2024
  • Health Care

    Shelby County mayor promotes HIV testing by taking one of his own

    With HIV cases spiking in the area, Mayor Lee Harris and his team took the opportunity to advertise the Shelby County Health Department’s free, confidential walk-in testing.

    By Aisling Mäki October 17, 2024
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    New positions, pay raises in clerk’s office draw fire from county administration

    The County Commission delayed action Monday on three of the four resolutions from Circuit Court Clerk Jamita Swearengen. But it advanced three ordinances on Juvenile Court conditions.

    By Bill Dries October 15, 2024
  • Health Care

    Free flu shots in Memphis are part of statewide event

    From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 15, free flu shots will be available at three Memphis sites, including one drive-thru location. 

    By Aisling Mäki October 14, 2024
  • Shelby County

    County Commission weighs Juvenile Court changes

    A set of ordinances to change some practices at Juvenile Court are up for the first of three readings at the Monday, Oct. 14, County Commission meeting. The Circuit Court Clerk’s office is also seeking $674,000 in funding for more staff.

    By Bill Dries October 13, 2024
  • Shelby County

    Shelby County DA’s Office to provide more information for bail setting

    The new bail-setting form is the latest change to Shelby County’s bail-setting process, which continues to receive criticism from residents and legislators who claim it often does not do enough to protect the community. 

    By Aarron Fleming October 11, 2024
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    County Commission retreat gets at what makes it tick — and what makes it go off

    The Shelby County Commission met for a retreat where the aim was to get at the working relationship among the body of 13. That relationship has been rocky during the first half of the group’s four-year term.

    By Bill Dries December 16, 2024
  • Shelby County

    Judge in Halbert ouster case wants more information

    Circuit Court Judge Felicia Corbin-Johnson wants briefs from both sides in the ouster attempt as she weighs a motion to dismiss it.

    By Bill Dries September 30, 2024
  • Shelby County

    Juvenile Court to reopen Friday after environmental remediation

    The Juvenile Court building, 616 Adams Ave., has been closed since April 25 for asbestos, lead and mold remediation. 

    By Julia Baker September 26, 2024
  • Shelby County

    County Commission approves $10M for jail repair

    Commissioners and county administration found $10 million of the $16.4 million Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said he needed, and said the rest will have to be paid out of the sheriff’s budget.

    By Bill Dries September 23, 2024
  • Music

    Memphis Symphony Orchestra brings ‘big band’ sound to Shelby County Corrections Center

    A choir belted out “Magnify the Lord with me,” a special guest sang “I’m Gonna Live Till I Die” and the Orchestra’s “big band” filled the air behind bars with marvelous music.

    By Aarron Fleming September 18, 2024
  • Shelby County

    Judge in Halbert ouster complaint weighs second dismissal

    Circuit Court Judge Felicia Corbin-Johnson plans to make a ruling in writing “in a week or so” on whether to dismiss or hear the ouster complaint filed last month against Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert.

    By Bill Dries September 17, 2024
  • Public Safety

    Railgarten shooting suspect back in custody

    Alleged Railgarten shooter is back behind bars after a previous bail decision was reversed.

    By Julia Baker September 16, 2024
  • Shelby County

    Judge denies motion that would’ve ousted Wanda Halbert from office

    All sides are back in court Tuesday for a hearing on Halbert’s attorney’s motion to dismiss the case entirely.

    By Bill Dries September 13, 2024
  • Shelby County

    County Commission delays vote to fund sheriff’s ‘emergency’ jail repairs

    Sheriff Floyd Bonner wants $15.5 million for jail repairs that’s already planned for a mental health diversion center. The County Commission is sending the problem to committee for a possible Sept. 28 vote.

    By Bill Dries September 09, 2024
  • Shelby County

    County Commission backs City Council lawsuit over gun control referendum

    The vote was along party lines with a discussion before the vote that mirrors past discussions about “building relationships” in Nashville versus “standing up to bullies.”

    By Bill Dries September 09, 2024

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