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    County Commission, mayor close to ending dispute over opioid litigation

    The Shelby County Commission took another step toward rebuilding its relationship with the administration of county government Wednesday.

    By Omer Yusuf November 16, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Commission committee debates food services contract for Sheriff’s Office

    A dispute between two potential vendors for a food management services contract from the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office for its three correctional facilities was reignited at the Shelby County Commission’s committee meeting Wednesday afternoon.

    By Omer Yusuf November 19, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Kelsey fends off strong challenge from Democrat Salinas in state Senate race

    Incumbent Republican state Sen. Brian Kelsey appears to have held off Democrat Gabby Salinas in one of the most competitive races District 31 has seen in recent memory.

    By Omer Yusuf November 07, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Mayor Lee Harris’ transition team presents final report

    After 60 days of meetings and drafting recommendations, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris’ transition team presented its report Monday night at the FedEx Event Center in Shelby Farms Park.

    By Omer Yusuf November 05, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Ballot Basics: Election Day

    Polling places at 166 Shelby County precincts are open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

    By Bill Dries November 05, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Ballot Basics: Early voting turnout

    A total of 188,668 Shelby Countians cast early ballots during the early voting period that ended Nov. 1. The largest turnout day was the last – 20,332 – the only day that topped 20,000.

    By Bill Dries November 03, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Marcy Ingram named Shelby County Commission attorney

    Marcy Ingram was named the Shelby County Commission attorney effective immediately, county Mayor Lee Harris announced Friday.

    By Omer Yusuf November 02, 2018
  • Shelby County

    U of M gets $5M to study ‘breaches’ in Memphis aquifer

    The University of Memphis’ Center for Applied Earth Science and Engineering Research has been awarded a five-year, $5 million contract to conduct extensive research on the water quality of the Memphis aquifer.

    By Patrick Lantrip November 01, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Memphis’ interfaith ties strengthen in aftermath of Pittsburgh synagogue massacre

    Mimi Kaufman Clemons was born in Detroit. She came to Memphis about 40 years ago to attend graduate school and was surprised to find such a tight and affiliated Jewish community in the South.

    By Michelle Corbet October 31, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Commission approves resolution asking DOJ to continue Juvenile Court oversight

    The Shelby County Commission has approved a resolution proclaiming a vote of no confidence in the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to end federal oversight of Shelby County Juvenile Court.

    By Omer Yusuf October 30, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Democrats reveal findings over McCormick’s attendance record

    Shelby County Schools Board member Scott McCormick missed 72 of 94 committee meetings from January 2017 to September 2018, according to records obtained by Tennessee House Democratic Caucus chairman Mike Stewart.

    By Omer Yusuf October 30, 2018
  • Shelby County

    201 Poplar Ave. named after former Commissioner Walter Bailey

    Walter Bailey, the longest-serving Shelby County commissioner, can now add having a county building named after him to his list of accomplishments.

    By Omer Yusuf October 27, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Federal court dismisses challenge aimed at voting machines

    An effort to have the federal Department of Homeland Security conduct a cyber-security threat assessment of Shelby County’s touchscreen voting machines and a have a special master review the county’s voting system has been denied in Memphis Federal Court.

    By Bill Dries October 27, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Voter registration court case details linger

    The day after Chancery Court ordered the Shelby County Election Commission to continue verifying incomplete voter registration applications so eligible people can vote by Election Day Nov. 6, NAACP leaders said they were prepared to begin contacting those prospective voters.

    By Bill Dries October 26, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Judge Dan Michael reveals his plan for Juvenile Court after DOJ

    Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael has revealed how he plans to move forward after the U.S. Department of Justice’s surprise announcement last week to end federal oversight over the court after six years.

    By Omer Yusuf October 27, 2018
  • Shelby County

    TN ACLU questions Shelby County voter purges

    The Tennessee chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union wants a review of voters purged from the Shelby County election rolls and possible restoration of any voters who may have been purged since May 2017 solely for missing several elections.

    By Bill Dries October 26, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Jenkins rules against election commission, orders immediate voter registration remedies

    Shelby County Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins ruled Thursday in favor of the Memphis Branch NAACP and the Tennessee Black Voters Project in a lawsuit that will require the Shelby County Election Commission to give potential voters a chance to fix their voter registration applications so they can cast ballots on the Nov. 6 election day. 

    By Bill Dries October 25, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Resolution would ask DOJ to continue Juvenile Court oversight

    The Shelby County Commission is making one final push to convince the U.S. Justice Department to reconsider its decision to end oversight over Shelby County Juvenile Court.

    By Omer Yusuf October 25, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Voter registration controversy goes to court Thursday

    The third lawsuit filed this month over elections in Shelby County goes before Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins Thursday morning in Chancery Court.

    By Bill Dries October 25, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Black Voter Project, NAACP ask court to intervene in alleged Shelby County Election Commission violations

    The Tennessee Black Voter Project and NAACP Memphis branch are seeking a Chancery Court order directing the Shelby County Election Commission to resolve problems with thousands of voter registrations after the groups’ representatives say they witnessed violations of state law at the county’s voting operations center.

    By Sam Stockard October 24, 2018
  • Shelby County

    State elections coordinator reports ‘large number’ of duplicate voter registrations, other problems

    Tennessee Elections Coordinator Mark Goins, responding to questions from Memphis state lawmakers, says county election offices are encountering duplicate voter registrations and other problem applications amid record numbers of voter sign-ups for the mid-term election Nov. 6.

    By Sam Stockard October 24, 2018
  • Shelby County

    County mayor proposes MOU to pay temp workers $15 an hour

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has proposed a non-binding memorandum of understanding that could result in more than 300 temporary workers in county government being paid at least $15 an hour.

    By Omer Yusuf October 22, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Justice Department ends federal oversight of Juvenile Court

    The Department of Justice said Friday it has ended its six-year federal oversight of Shelby County Juvenile Court.

    By Omer Yusuf October 20, 2018
  • Shelby County

    County Mayor Harris announces five new hires in his administration

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris announced five new hires to his administration Thursday.

    By Omer Yusuf October 18, 2018
  • Shelby County

    Early voting issues resolved, voting machines up and running

    Four early voting sites lost connectivity with electronic polling books Wednesday morning, the Shelby County Election Commission confirmed, but all of those issues have since been resolved.

    By Omer Yusuf October 18, 2018

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