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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A Shelby County Commissioner says the county clerk’s Whitehaven office is in jeopardy of closing because County Clerk Wanda Halbert has failed to renew the lease, which expired more than a year ago. Commissioner Mick Wright posted on Facebook that the clerk’s office will begin paying a hold-over fee for the Whitehaven […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County, Tennessee banned the use of TikTok on government devices Tuesday morning. Mayor Lee Harris shared the news on Twitter, saying, “I am pleased to sign the Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright’s resolution to ban TikTok from Shelby County Tennessee devices.” Lee says the app poses “unique risks that require aggressive […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After much anticipation, Shelby County officials announced Thursday a proposal that would bring a new high school to Frayser. “When Frayser wins we all win. The investments that we make here will match with other investments shared throughout our county for the good of all our students,” said Commissioner Mick Wright. Since […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — From the National Civil Rights Museum to the inside chambers of the Shelby County Commission, hundreds followed behind Justin J. Pearson in anticipation of his appointment to the Tennessee House of Representatives after his expulsion less than a week ago. Wednesday night, he celebrated with supporters at the Unity Party hosted by […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert was back before Commissioners Wednesday to request a budget increase for more personnel at the yet-to-be-opened Riverdale location but is getting heat for failing to renew leases on two branch offices. Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert promised to get her new Riverdale office opened by June 3 […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mayor Lee Harris is putting more pressure on Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert’s office Wednesday, as time runs out for Halbert to sign a new lease on her satellite office. At issue is the Poplar Plaza satellite office location of the clerk’s office. The lease for the space is set to run […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Shelby County Commissioner is asking County Clerk Wanda Halbert to step down after emails obtained by WREG Investigators show her lease at one satelite office lease about to expire and another called into question. Emails from September 2022 obtained through a county government source with knowledge of the matter show the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert remained defiant in the face of a call to resign her office during a contentious back-and-forth with county commissioners Wednesday. In a more than hour-long meeting, Halbert was questioned about plans for her Poplar Plaza office, which has been under a microscope from Shelby County Mayor Lee […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — The Shelby County Commission voted Wednesday to reappoint Justin J. Pearson to the state House seat from which he was expelled. All seven commissioners who were present voted yes on the reappointment: Henri Brooks, Edmund Ford Jr., Erika Sugarmon, Charlie Caswell, Shante Avant, Miska Clay-Bibbs and Mickell Lowery. Commissioners Amber Mills, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Shelby County Commissioner Mark Billingsley has asked the county’s attorney what it would take to recall county clerk Wanda Halbert. Halbert is under fire after she decided to vacation in Jamaica while her office was closed to deal with a significant license plate backlog. “It’s an insult to injury that she is in […]

Shelby County commissioners meet to wrap up the years business, and one item remaining is a possible pay raise for the county mayor and sheriff. To look ahead to that meeting and what’s to come in the new year, we were live Monday morning with commissioners Mick Wright and Reginald Milton.