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Who is the team behind the Regional One Health rebuild?

lwilliams@dailymemphian.com (Lydia Williams) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:16:15 -0500

“This isn’t about outside firms coming in, taking out dollars and leaving,” the Regional One president and CEO said. “This is about combining specialized health care expertise with Memphis proven capabilities, ensuring that Memphis business grows.”

No mean feast: Leaders join to feed community for Thanksgiving

jbaker@dailymemphian.com (Julia Baker) — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 05:56:44 -0600

The city and county are banding with Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church for its MemFeast event, where volunteers will deliver food boxes to 300 families across Memphis.

Elevators at 201 Poplar keep going down

jbaker@dailymemphian.com (Julia Baker) — Tue, 3 Sep 2024 06:38:41 -0500

Shelby County government plans to install new elevators at the Criminal Justice Center. But construction remains years away, and people who work in the building say the situation is inconvenient, negligent and dangerous.

Lawsuit filed against Shelby County regarding 2023 inmate beating

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Tue, 21 May 2024 18:06:55 -0500

The suit alleges the county was negligent for its role in the “hiring, training and retention” of two corrections deputies who allegedly beat an inmate at 201 Poplar.

Shelby County offers free classes at neighborhood gyms

amaki@dailymemphian.com (Aisling Mäki) — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 18:42:00 -0600

Participating gyms will provide free, 50-minute group fitness classes that are beginner-friendly and suitable for residents ages 16 and up.

Boil-water advisory details, when trash is getting picked up and more

kbomani@dailymemphian.com (Kambui Bomani) — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 12:37:33 -0600

MLGW’s water customers remain under a precautionary boil-water advisory.

Pay disparity in DA's office could hamper prosecutorial abilities

jbaker@dailymemphian.com (Julia Baker) — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 14:14:31 -0600

Some of the 120 prosecutors working in the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office make as much as $70,000 more than their colleagues who work next to them.

Young Griffin is new county deputy chief administrative officer

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 18:37:33 -0600

Dorcas Young Griffin will remain in an interim role as director of the county’s community services division in the move up to deputy chief administrative officer.

Trial date set in Gershun Freeman civil case

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 20:02:28 -0600

The federal suit against Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr., chief jailer Kirk Fields and Shelby County government about the death of Gershun Freeman is scheduled for trial March 24, 2025.

Regional One could become the Mid-South's first academic medical center

amaki@dailymemphian.com (Aisling Mäki) — Mon, 29 May 2023 04:00:13 -0500

Officials envision the new entity — the name UT Health was floated — as a hub of innovation that would attract top medical talent, grow research opportunities and offer new therapies, specialized surgeries and access to clinical trials.

Website unlocks job opportunities for ex-offenders

jbaker@dailymemphian.com (Julia Baker) — Fri, 5 May 2023 19:19:14 -0500

Worktobreakthecycle.com lists employment in Shelby County government. Openings include clerical, warehousing, janitorial, air monitoring technician and dental hygienist.

Inside Shelby County's new standing bail order

jbaker@dailymemphian.com (Julia Baker) — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 04:00:07 -0500

Details from the Standing Bail Order for General Sessions Criminal Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, outline the timeframe and process for new bail hearing procedures.

Halbert could face ouster if she doesn't move Poplar Plaza office

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 18:38:31 -0500

If Wanda Halbert does not move the Poplar Plaza office location, Mayor Harris could make the case that she is derelict in her duty.

Shelby County Commission may move their regularly scheduled meeting

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 11:06:06 -0600

The commission meets at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 22, when it will vote to change its meeting schedule to allow for a meeting seven hours later.

Shelby County offsets child care costs for some employees

amaki@dailymemphian.com (Aisling Mäki) — Sat, 20 Aug 2022 18:49:32 -0500

The six-month pilot program serves employees who have children too young for Pre-K and children with special needs.

County mayor says stable housing critical in keeping ex-offenders out of system

jbaker@dailymemphian.com (Julia Baker) — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 17:23:32 -0500

The housing will provide a home for four ex-offenders who are participating in the Shelby County Office of Re-Entry’s FOCUSED program, an 11-week training program that combines job readiness with the opportunity for selection into vocational training programs.

County weighs bonuses along with pay raise — again

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 09:50:00 -0500

The June 28 Shelby County Commission session saw an attempt to bring back to life bonuses some elected countywide officials proposed three weeks ago.

Former City Council member named new county CAO

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Thu, 26 May 2022 12:16:18 -0500

Harold Collins served two terms on the City Council, leaving in 2015 to run for Memphis mayor in a challenge of incumbent Mayor A C Wharton.

William Hughes, who broke racial boundaries in county government, dies at 90

jbaker@dailymemphian.com (Julia Baker) — Tue, 17 May 2022 14:34:15 -0500

William “Bill” R. Hughes was one of the first Black Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies and the first African American superintendent of the Shelby County Penal Farm.

County government reviews criminal justice fines and fees as part of national effort

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 04:00:02 -0600

The county administration is working with a national coalition of local elected leaders to question the efficacy fines and fees in the local criminal justice system. Among the first changes, was dropping a fee for medical services at the county corrections center.