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Rise and shine, Shelby County. It’s Wednesday, May 6, and the Shelby County Commission will meet to fill the late state Rep. G.A. Hardaway’s seat. He died last week, and the commission is fast-tracking a new appointment. 

On the ballot for mayor, sheriff and more: Here’s who will be on the ballot in the county mayor’s race, the sheriff’s race and a handful of County Commission races.

Who will replace Wanda Halbert? Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert will soon be out of her job. Here’s who is running.

Back to the board: Two Memphis-Shelby County Schools board incumbents won reelection last night.

Not a full-time job: Germantown voters overwhelmingly decided Tuesday that their mayor should just work part-time.

Seeing red? While Shelby County voters were busy at the polls, state lawmakers were gathering to discuss a redistricting plan.

Two shot at OUTMemphis: The two women were bystanders when an argument broke out.

Into orbit: Crosstown Concourse’s new Live Nation music venue is opening this fall with a Memphis band that made it big.

Go chasing waterfalls: The old Carolina Watershed may get a second life as a high-end event space.

Pull up a rocking chair: The Front Porch is open to everyone, but the group behind it says there’s a misconception that it’s not.

Frontier gets into the Spirit: Frontier Airlines will fill in a local flight gap left by the now-defunct Spirit Airlines.

What in the flock? A new Hugh Jackman film is “Knives Out” meets “Babe.”