County Commission retreat gets at what makes it tick — and what makes it go off
From left, Shelby County commissioners Mickell Lowery, Shante Avant, Mick Wright, Henri Brooks and Charlie Caswell were among a group of 12 who met Sept. 25 at the University of Memphis for a retreat. (Bill Dries/The Daily Memphian)
Bill Dries
Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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.
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Shelby County Commission Subscriber Only Michael Whaley David Bradford Shante Avant Amber Mills Erika Sugarmon Charlie Caswell Henri Brooks Shelby County Mayor Lee HarrisWe’re in the final countdown of 2025. ⌛🪩🎉
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