Contentions between the Shelby County Clerk’s Office and the Shelby County Assessor’s Office came to a head as accusations and threats of ouster flew this week.
While Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert prepared for the county’s swearing-in ceremony Wednesday (Aug....
Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert once again dodged county commissioners’ accountability efforts when a resolution to have her office investigated failed to gain the seven votes needed to start the process.
Only six commissioners voted to adopt the resolution at...
With outrage growing over Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert’s “scheduled” Jamaican vacation, a pair of Shelby County commissioners asked the county’s attorney on Tuesday (Aug. 23) to explore a possible recall vote.
Repeating his summerlong refrain that the “citizens deserve...
Embattled Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert announced closures for two separate weeks to catch up on the backlog of additional work the office is facing.
In a press release, Halbert said it was “all hands on deck” to catch up...
After rejecting a no-confidence resolution against Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert, Shelby County Commissioners adopted an amended version, asking the State Comptroller’s Office to assist the clerk’s office in issuing new license plates and renewed car tags.
The commission’s action...
Shelby County’s bottleneck in license plate deliveries is set to end after Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert assured county commissioners the 8,666 backlogged tags are set to be mailed.
To cover costs, commissioners agreed to $540,000 in postage-cost funding during...
Shelby County’s Board of Commissioners has approved an ordinance that removes questions about criminal histories from most applications to join volunteer boards and commissions.
Sponsored by Democratic and Republican commissioners, the Fair Chance to Serve ordinance takes away an important...
Harold Collins was chairman of the Memphis City Council and special assistant to the Shelby County District Attorney General when he was tapped as one of The New Tri-State Defender’s 2010 Men of Excellence inductees.
On Wednesday (June 1) he...
by James Coleman --
Shelby County commissioners on Monday (Jan. 24) voted 7-4 in favor of lobbying for a return of federal oversight of Juvenile Court, which was halted during the Trump administration.
The action follows a resolution adopted in September...
by James Coleman --
After years of safety issues and lobbying for improvements, commuters and pedestrians can look forward to a safer passage along East Holmes Road after the Shelby County Commission on Monday (Jan. 24) approved adding sidewalks to...