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MEMPHIS, Tenn— The Shelby County Clerk’s office has rolled out a new plan Tuesday to shorten wait times at their locations. The extreme heat is just one of many reasons County Clerk Wanda Halbert put the “no line/no waiting” plan into effect. “You can sit in your car, you can go home. We will give […]

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 Clerk Wanda Halbert will work with a special adviser to help her office provide services after months of citizen complaints. County commissioners approved the resolution, added by Commissioner Henri Brooks, on Wednesday. The county commission will allocate up to $150,000 from contingency funds for the adviser, which will be transferred […]

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 Offices re-open after closing for a second week so workers can catch up. People trying to get business licenses, IDs, and important documents found the doors locked. Clerk Wanda Halbert says county leaders are to blame for the backlog and says her office is once again processing license plate […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert addressed what she called “rumors and allegations” Monday after facing criticism from local and state officials over her recent vacation. Last week, Halbert took a trip to Jamaica while her office was closed to the public to catch up on a backlog of work mailing license plates […]

UPDATE, 11:50 p.m.: With nearly all votes in a few minutes before midnight, Wanda Halbert was maintaining a lead over two challengers for the Shelby County Clerk’s office. Halbert had nearly 50% of the vote. Her closest challenger, Republican Jeff Jacobs, had 40%. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Clerk race has become a hot […]

UPDATE: The Shelby County Commission on Monday afternoon delayed a scheduled “no confidence” vote against County Clerk Wanda Halbert until Aug. 8. MEMPHIS, Tenn. —Shelby County Commissioners plan to take a ‘no confidence’ vote against Wanda Halbert Monday after the ongoing license plate ‘crisis.’ Sponsored by commissioners Brandon Morrison and Mark Billingsley, the resolution may […]

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.– Tuesday marks day two of the Shelby County Clerk’s office being closed to catch up on a backlog of work while the county clerk Wanda Halbert vacations in Jamaica. One county commissioner is asking what it will take to remove her from office. Halbert was elected by the people and it seems it […]