In a two-month period, Shelby County government has decided to add ambulances to the services provided by the Shelby County Fire Department after years of regular debates about the wisdom of contracting with private companies for the service.

2. County Commission Votes on Bringing Ambulance Service In-House - Monday, October 17, 2016

Shelby County government could be in the ambulance business with a set of three votes Monday, Oct. 17, at the county commission meeting.

Commissioners vote on a $5 million amendment to the county fire department budget to pay for providing a base crew of 60 firefighters cross-trained as paramedics and emergency medical technicians. And the commission votes on another $2.5 million in capital outlay notes to buy a fleet of 10 ambulances.

3. Luttrell May Veto Ordinance on County Attorney - Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Shelby County Commissioners have approved a ballot question for the Nov. 8 elections that would give them the final say if the county mayor moves to fire the county attorney.

But before the vote Monday, Aug. 29, by commissioners, Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell indicated he might veto the referendum, saying he has a “concern” about what would be a limit on the power of mayors with the proposed amendment to the Shelby County charter.

4. Luttrell Has "Concern" About Charter Referendum On County Attorney - Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Shelby County Commissioners have approved a ballot question for the Nov. 8 elections that would give them the final say if the county mayor moves to fire the county attorney.

But before the vote Monday, Aug. 29, by commissioners, Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell indicated he might veto the referendum, saying he has a “concern” about what would be a limit on the power of mayors with the proposed amendment to the Shelby County charter.

5. Luttrell Has "Concern" About Charter Referendum On County Attorney - Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Shelby County Commissioners have approved a ballot question for the Nov. 8 elections that would give them the final say if the county mayor moves to fire the county attorney.

But before the vote Monday, Aug. 29, by commissioners, Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell indicated he might veto the referendum, saying he has a “concern” about what would be a limit on the power of mayors with the proposed amendment to the Shelby County charter.

6. State Attorney General Says Changes in Judicial Selection Have Added Stability - Thursday, June 16, 2016

Of the state’s 29 appellate court judges, 14 of them have been appointed during the tenure of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam.

And this year, two of them – Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Roger Page and Tennessee Appeals Court Judge Ross Dyer – became the first appellate court appointees to be confirmed by the Tennessee Legislature.

7. Dyer Confirmed to State Court of Criminal Appeals - Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Shelby County Attorney Ross Dyer became a state appellate court judge Monday, April 18, as members of both chambers of the Tennessee Legislature met in a joint session to confirm Dyer’s appointment as a judge on the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.

8. Shelby County Commission Releases Disparity Study - Wednesday, April 6, 2016

In a unanimous vote, Shelby County commissioners waived their legal privilege Wednesday, April 6, and approved the public release of a disparity study that is expected to show minority businesses get a low percentage of county government contracts.

9. Commission to Vote on Disparity Study Release - Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Shelby County Commissioners meet in special session Wednesday, April 6, at 9:30 a.m. to vote to make public the disparity study the commission received March 23.

The study examines the amount of county government contracts that go to minority-owned businesses.

10. County Attorney Dyer Nominated to State Appellate Court - Saturday, April 2, 2016

Shelby County Attorney Ross Dyer has been nominated by Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.

11. Billingsley Calls for Release Of County Disparity Study - Saturday, April 2, 2016

Shelby County Commissioner Mark Billingsley says county government leaders should release to the public a disparity study the commission reviewed privately Monday, March 28.

The study by Mason Tillman Associates is an overview of contracts and specifically how much of the county’s business is with minority-owned businesses.

12. Billingsley Calls for Release of County Disparity Study - Friday, April 1, 2016

Shelby County Commissioner Mark Billingsley says county government leaders should release to the public a disparity study the commission reviewed privately Monday, March 28.

13. County Commission Closes Meeting on Disparity Study - Wednesday, March 30, 2016

The Shelby County Commission got its first look Monday, March 28, at a disparity study it commissioned in 2014 to look at how much in county government contracts go to minority businesses.

But the meeting was closed to the public by county attorney Ross Dyer, citing possible litigation over what is a first legal step toward setting goals in county government contracting for minority business.

14. Lifting Term Limits Referendum Loses Second Round Before County Commission - Tuesday, March 29, 2016

For a second time in three weeks, an ordinance to put a referendum on the August ballot to do away with county government term limits failed to get seven votes on the Shelby County Commission.

The vote at the Monday, March 28, commission meeting was 3-5 on the second of three readings with 11 commissioners present and three either not voting or formally abstaining.

15. Commission Approves Millington TIF Amendments - Saturday, March 12, 2016

The Shelby County Commission approved Monday, March 7, a resolution that increases the amount of tax increment financing for the Shoppes of Millington Farms project on U.S. 51.

The total property tax increment going to the project increases from $3.3 million to $3.8 million. The funding is used for public infrastructure including water and sewer lines and public parking.

16. Judicial Council Nominates 3 Appeals Court Finalists - Thursday, March 10, 2016

JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) – Three candidates, including two from Shelby County, have been nominated to fill an empty seat on the West Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.

The Jackson Sun reports (http://bit.ly/1pgku91) the Governor's Council for Judicial Appointments nominated Shelby County Division III Judge Bobby Carter, Shelby County Attorney Ross Dyer and Assistant District Attorney Bobby Gray Jr., from Adamsville.

17. County Commission Approves Millington TIF Amendments - Wednesday, March 9, 2016

The Shelby County Commission approved Monday, March 7, a resolution that increases the amount of tax increment financing for the Shoppes of Millington Farms project on U.S. 51.

The total property tax increment going to the project increases from $3.3 million to $3.8 million. The funding is used for public infrastructure including water and sewer lines and public parking.

18. Luttrell Exit for Congress Likely Would Not Lead to County Special Election - Wednesday, March 9, 2016

There probably won’t be a special election for Shelby County mayor if current mayor Mark Luttrell gets elected to Congress later this year.

19. Commission Votes Down Term Limits Referendum On First Reading - Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Shelby County Commissioners voted down a referendum ordinance Monday, March 7, to eliminate term limits in county government.

But the ordinance moves on to second and third readings despite the vote on first reading under the commission’s rules of procedure.

20. County Commission Attorney Dispute Deepens - Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Shelby County Commission chairman Terry Roland says the commission’s dispute with county Mayor Mark Luttrell over hiring its own attorney could wind up in Chancery Court after the holidays.

21. County Government Standoff Moves To Negotiations - Wednesday, November 25, 2015

It was all smiles at the Shelby County Commission Monday, Nov. 23, between county Mayor Mark Luttrell and commission chairman Terry Roland.

22. Commissioners Override Veto Of Legal Counsel Resolution - Saturday, November 21, 2015

With a vote to spare Wednesday, Nov. 18, Shelby County commissioners overrode county Mayor Mark Luttrell’s veto of their resolution to hire their own legal counsel.

23. Commissioners Override Veto Of Legal Counsel Resolution - Thursday, November 19, 2015

With a vote to spare Wednesday, Nov. 18, Shelby County commissioners overrode county Mayor Mark Luttrell’s veto of their resolution to hire their own legal counsel.

24. County Commission Overrides Veto of Legal Counsel Resolution - Wednesday, November 18, 2015

With a vote to spare Wednesday, Nov. 18, Shelby County commissioners overrode county Mayor Mark Luttrell’s veto of their resolution to hire their own legal counsel.

25. Commission Cancels Veto Override Meeting - Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Shelby County Commissioners were set to meet in special session Thursday, Nov. 12, before calling off those plans less than 24 hours later.

The session was to consider overriding Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell’s veto of their plan to hire their own attorney.

26. Shelby County Commission Continues Quest for Legal Autonomy - Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Shelby County commissioners have hired an attorney in their continued exploration of retaining their own permanent legal counsel independent of the county attorney’s office.

The body appointed former county commissioner Julian Bolton as special counsel in the matter Monday, Oct. 12. The commission has indicated Bolton is the attorney they’d like to hire on a permanent basis.

27. County Commission Weighs Apartment Conditions - Monday, October 12, 2015

After a tour last week of three apartment complexes owned by Global Ministries Foundation, Shelby County Commissioners vote Monday. Oct. 12, on a resolution that asks GMF to show what it is doing to improve conditions at Goodwill Village Apartments, Tulane Apartments and Warren Apartments.

28. Scott Sharpe Named CAO Of District Attorney General’s Office - Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Scott Sharpe recently was named chief administrative officer of the Shelby County District Attorney General’s office following the departure of longtime CAO Priscilla Campbell.

29. County Commission Friction Continues Beyond Budget Season - Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Put Shelby County government’s budget season in the books for another year.

But the deliberations that ended Monday, July 6, with a stable county property tax rate and county government staying within its $6 million budget surplus weren’t quite as smooth as those decisions might suggest.

30. Commission Approves Tax Rate, But Longer-Range Budget Issues Linger - Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Shelby County Commissioners approved a stable $4.37 county property tax rate Monday, July 6, on third and final reading and wrapped up other loose ends from its budget season. That included passage of $1.3 million in grant spending to be divided equally among the 13 commissioners at $100,000 each.

31. Shelby County Commission Explores Hiring Own Attorney - Monday, July 6, 2015

Shelby County Commissioners will tie up the loose ends of their budget season Monday, July 6, and are exploring some longer-term changes in the body’s relationship to the Shelby County mayor, including a possible move to hire its own attorney.

32. County Budget Committee Wrestles with Deadline, Schools Funding - Wednesday, May 20, 2015

The Shelby County Commission’s budget committee chairwoman hopes to present a completed set of budget and tax-rate recommendations to the full commission Wednesday, May 20.

But after a three-hour committee session Monday, other commissioners had doubts about that and a commission decision on schools funding before the July 1 start of the fiscal year.

33. Reset of County Schools Funding Has Two More Years To Run - Tuesday, May 19, 2015

The reset of the minimum amount of local funding Shelby County government must provide Shelby County Schools won’t take effect for another two fiscal years, according to state attorneys and education officials.

34. Shelby County Commission Questions Grays Creek Payday Loan Error - Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Shelby County Commissioners want to know how a payday loan business got a certificate of occupancy from the county’s Office of Construction Code Enforcement and opened in the Cordova Ridge Shops development even though such a business violates the Unified Development Code.

35. Lakeland Prep Land Purchase Takes Another Step - Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Lakeland Schools board members hired architects and planners Monday, Feb. 9, to begin design work on a new Lakeland Prep grade 6-12 school to open in August 2017.

And the school system is poised to buy the 94 acres of land with $1 million from their $1.5 million reserve fund after the Shelby County Commission delayed earlier in the day Monday a shift of county capital funds for the purchase of the land north of U.S. 70 and east of Canada Road.

36. County Commission Approves 3 Design Contracts - Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Shelby County commissioner approved Monday, Nov. 18, a trio of design contracts totaling $850,851.

The contracts include design of a pedestrian bridge on Benjestown Road across the Looshatchie review as well as design of a widening of Macon Road and a widening of Houston Levee Road.

37. Commission Compromise Promises to End Rules Lawsuit - Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Shelby County commissioners appeared Monday, Nov. 17, to have a compromise in place that will lead to the lawsuit filed by seven commissioners against chairman Justin Ford being dropped as early as Tuesday.

38. Dyer Appointed to Shelby County Attorney Post - Friday, November 7, 2014

The lead Memphis attorney for the Tennessee Attorney General’s office is the new Shelby County Attorney effective Dec. 1.

Ross Dyer’s appointment was announced Thursday, Nov. 6, by Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell, subject to confirmation by the Shelby County Commission.

39. Meadows Appointed to State Dentistry Board - Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Dr. Dan T. Meadows has been appointed to the Tennessee Board of Dentistry by Gov. Bill Haslam. Meadows, who has a private practice on Walnut Grove Road, will serve as the Rotating Dentist member through June 2016.

40. List of Judicial Finalists Sent to Haslam - Tuesday, October 25, 2011

The Tennessee Judicial Nominating Commission has sent a list of three finalists to Gov. Bill Haslam for appointment to the West Tennessee vacancy on the state Court of Criminal Appeals.

The finalists are Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Bobby Carter; Ross Dyer, managing attorney for the Memphis office of the Tennessee Attorney General; and Circuit Court Judge Roger Page of Medina, Tenn.

41. Eight Apply for Vacancy on Tenn. Appeals Court - Monday, October 10, 2011

Eight West Tennessee attorneys have applied for the vacancy on the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals created by the death of Memphian J.C. McLin.

Applications to the Judicial Nominating Commission were due Friday, Oct. 7, and were limited to West Tennessee attorneys for the seat on the bench designated for West Tennessee.

42. Eight Apply for Vacancy on Tenn. Appeals Court - Friday, October 7, 2011

Eight West Tennessee attorneys have applied for the vacancy on the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals created by the death of Memphian J.C. McLin.

Applications to the Judicial Nominating Commission were due Friday, Oct. 7, and were limited to West Tennessee attorneys for the seat on the bench designated for West Tennessee.

43. Ga.-Based Coastal Logistics Signs Lease - Friday, June 24, 2011

A budding Savannah, Ga.-based third-party logistics firm is expanding into the Southeast Memphis industrial market. Coastal Logistics Group Inc. has signed a new 50,000-square-foot lease at 5715 Distribution Drive.

44. 14 Applicants File for Two Judicial Vacancies - Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Two vacancies in the western divisions of two state appeals courts have drawn a lot of interest from attorneys and judges in West Tennessee.

A total of 14 applicants filed with the Tennessee Judicial Selection Commission for both vacancies by Friday’s deadline.