Tag Archives: Shelby County Commission

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    Shelby Co. Commissioners Hold Fate of School Budget

    The Shelby County School District’s budget asks for $35 Million more than last year, and some county commissioners say they may not get a penny of it.

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    ‘World Class Education’ In Shelby Co. Questionable Due To Budget Cuts

    Larger class sizes, less teachers and staff and cuts money for tools to help teach children cited

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    Unified School Jobs and Educational Resources Cut to Make Budget

    The unified district’s billion dollar budget plan cuts hundreds of jobs, closes schools and creates larger class sizes for Shelby county students.

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    Despite Cuts Some County Commissioners Still Want $30K for Lunches

    Shelby County commissioners are a hundred million in the hole and asking every department to cut back so they can pay for schools, but every time they meet they eat lunch on your dime.

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    Shelby Co. Sheriff to Cut Special Event Security

    Sheriff’s office to cut spending by reducing security at special events.

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    Juvenile Court Upgrades Could be Impacted by Budget Crunch

    federal government says specific changes must be made at juvenile court

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    Shelby Co. Commissioner Compares Colleagues to KKK Members

    A clearly frustrated and fed up Henri Brooks stopped fellow commissioners talking about residency requirements and caught everyone off guard.

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    Shelby County Keeps Residency Requirements But Not For All

    Commissioners approve grandfathering MCS employees into residency requirement, but do not support throwing it out all together.

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    Plan Could Have County Take Over Animal Shelter

    Memphis City Councilman Shea Flinn crossed the trolley tracks Wednesday to propose the county and city consider a trade

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    Board Members Consider What Made Aitken Leave

    board members blame county commission and federal oversight for Aitken’s resignation.

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    Commission Takes Up Residency for MCS Employees

    Hundreds of Memphis City Schools employees will be in violation of the county residency requirements

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    Commission Approves Expanding School Board to 13

    Mike Ritz sponsored the resolution saying the commission should be able to appoint six additional board members