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The NAACP is appealing the Shelby County Health Department's decision to approve the use of gas turbines at one of xAI's Memphis campuses.
Three applicants will be interviewed to be the next Shelby County Criminal Court judge. Here's how they pitched themselves ...
Heidi Kuhn, long-time Shelby County Government employee and current Shelby County Government Criminal Court Clerk, announced ...
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris presented a proposed 2021 budget to commissioners Monday. It will be a difficult budget year, he said.
The Shelby County Commission overrode Mayor Lee Harris's veto of a grant sponsored by Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr., who faces federal bribery and tax evasion charges.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — While you were asleep, county commissioners worked late into the night, passing the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Some good news for homeowners in Shelby County is tha… ...
The Shelby County Commission on Monday night finalized its nearly $2 billion budget without having to increase the property tax.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has revised his proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal to remove a property tax increase.
Shelby County Mayor proposes a 20% property tax rate cut from $3.39 to $2.73, the first below $3.00 in 27 years.
Shelby County Mayor proposes a significant property tax cut and a 3% pay raise for county employees in his $1.7 billion budget plan.
The local sales tax rate would be nearly 11 percent. But Otis Sanford says that given the problems with the jail, a conversation needs to be had.
The bill is supported by the Shelby County Commission, according to Commissioner Amber Mills. "This is asking for a sales tax increase because we do not want a property tax increase," Mills said.