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    Office of re-entry shifting focus to helping ex-offenders obtain living-wage jobs

    Over the past few months, Memphis and Shelby County Office of Re-Entry executive director Harold Collins has restructured the organization with the vision of those released from incarceration having a better chance at obtaining a living wage job.

    By Omer Yusuf February 18, 2019
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    Commission rejects Memphis Stone & Gravel’s request for mining site

    The County Commission voted 8-1 against Memphis Stone & Gravel's application to build a 173-acre mining site in Rosemark.

    By Omer Yusuf February 11, 2019
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    Local Republican Party leadership changes, looks for bigger tent after disastrous 2018 county elections

    The only contender so far for the leadership of the Shelby County Republican Party said the local party needs candidates who are more representative and the party needs to seek out African-American and Hispanic voters.

    By Bill Dries February 11, 2019
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    Commission to vote on sand and gravel mining site request

    A proposed sand and gravel mining site has caused concerns for many Rosemark residents, who are expected to be present when county commissioners consider it Monday. 

    By Omer Yusuf February 11, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Commission committee declines recommendation on proposed gravel mine for Rosemark

    More than 30 people attended Wednesday's County Commission committee meeting to speak out against a proposed gravel pit. 

    By Omer Yusuf February 06, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Special state Senate primary results certified

    The Shelby County results in the special primary elections for state Sen. District 32 are certified and dates for early voting in the special general election are set.

    By Bill Dries February 04, 2019
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    New County Commission to be more proactive on education before budget votes

    With eight new commissioners and a new mayor, Shelby County government is changing the way it approaches education moving forward. 

    By Omer Yusuf February 03, 2019
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    City, county propose joint ordinance to expand countywide pre-K program

    A Shelby County and city of Memphis joint ordinance is proposed to create the structure to allow the countywide prekindergarten program to expand by 1,000 seats next school year.

    By Omer Yusuf February 01, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Politics Podcast: Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris on juvenile justice reform

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris discusses juvenile justice reform with county beat reporter Omer Yusuf, and city government reporter Bill Dries gives a primer on the first election day of 2019.

    By Natalie Van Gundy January 24, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Commission approves allocating $1.3 million for new youth justice facility

    The Shelby County Commission voted Monday to allocate $1.3 million to begin designing a new Youth Justice and Education Center to replace the current juvenile detention facility.

    By Omer Yusuf January 28, 2019
  • Education

    The Shelby County Schools board has an open seat. Here’s how to apply

    Shelby County commissioners will select an interim school board member next month, and interested candidates can apply as of Tuesday. The appointee will fill the seat Teresa Jones vacated following her recent appointment as a municipal court judge.

    By Laura Faith Kebede, Chalkbeat January 29, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Shelby County searching for new historian

    The Shelby County Commission is expected to appoint a new county historian at its Feb. 11 meeting. 

    By Omer Yusuf January 29, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Memphis congressional delegation reflects DC partisan divide on shutdown

    The rhetoric of the city's four elected representatives in Washington reflected their parties. But one voted with the other side on the last vote before President Trump announced Friday the end of the federal government shutdown.

    By Bill Dries January 26, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Harris says proposal for new detention facility has ‘momentum’

    A second vote on Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris' proposal for a new Juvenile Justice and Education Center is expected to take place at the next Shelby County Commission meeting Monday. 

    By Omer Yusuf January 25, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Shelby County sued over minority contractor program

    A Memphis mechanical contractors association has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $500,000 in compensatory damages from Shelby County, claiming reverse discrimination.

    By Yolanda Jones and Omer Yusuf January 25, 2019
  • Shelby County

    NAACP calls for juvenile court detention center funding

    The Memphis Branch NAACP called Thursday for the Shelby County Commission to approve funding to begin planning and design of a new juvenile detention center. The leader of the civil rights organization is a former county commissioner who clashed with the court in the past over some of the issues giving current commissioners pause.

    By Bill Dries January 24, 2019
  • Shelby County

    More than 400 Shelby County deputies, jailers will have to retake psychological tests

    More than 400 Shelby County deputies and jailers will have to retake psychological testing after officials learned the psychologist who did earlier testing had not been licensed by the state for 18 years.

    By Yolanda Jones January 24, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Commission recommends $50 million loan for Union Row parking garage

    Union Row developers are a step closer to a $50 million loan for a 2,200-space parking garage following a County Commission committee recommendation Wednesday. 

    By Omer Yusuf January 24, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Commission recommends allocating $1.3 million for new juvenile justice facility

    A new juvenile justice facility has been a top priority for Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris. 

    By Omer Yusuf January 23, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Psychologist who gave sheriff’s deputies exam is unlicensed in Tennessee

    About 200 Shelby County sheriff's deputies are having to retake their psych exams because the Memphis psychologist who tested them in 2013 and 2014 has not been licensed in the state since 2001. 

    By Yolanda Jones January 22, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Shelby, Tipton early voter turnout closer in special state Senate primaries

    The early voter turnout between Shelby and Tipton Counties for Thursday's special primary election for state Senate District 32 is closer than usual in the district that crosses county lines.

    By Bill Dries January 23, 2019
  • Shelby County

    County announces $19 million utility assistance program

    A new utility assistance program, "Keep the Lights on," is now available to help those struggling to pay their utility bills in Shelby County.

    By Natalie Pilgrim January 22, 2019
  • Shelby County

    A look inside the Shelby County Juvenile Detention Center shows the human side of controversy

    A look inside the Shelby County Juvenile Detention Center shows the human side of a facility at the center of a funding controversy.

    By Yolanda Jones January 19, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Harris says he’s surprised commission delayed detention center funding

    The County Commission will revisit Harris' proposal for a third time at its next committee meeting Jan. 23. 

    By Omer Yusuf January 23, 2019
  • Shelby County

    Bonner says new juvenile detention center shouldn’t be ‘undersized’

    Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner says a new juvenile detention center shouldn't be "undersized." On "Behind the Headlines," Bonner said he is committed to a smaller number of children in such a center. 

    By Bill Dries January 18, 2019

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