With three projects about to start moving dirt and $60 million in federal funding to do them, the concept of resiliency in Shelby County is moving, even though it’s in the shadows of other plans such as the Mid-South Greenprint and the development of the Wolf River Greenway.

2. County Commission Approves Sheriff Pay Raise - Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Shelby County commissioners voted 10-0 Monday, Dec. 18, to raise the pay of the Shelby County sheriff elected in 2018 from $116,955 a year to $135,575 annually.

The ordinance approved was an amended version of an earlier ordinance that was voted down in November, coming up short of the nine votes – a two-thirds majority – needed to pass. Two related ordinances were also voted down in November that would have raised the pay of four other county elected officials and all 13 county commissioners effective with those elected in 2018. Those two ordinances were not reconsidered by the commission Monday.

3. County Commission Approves Sheriff Pay Raise - Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Shelby County commissioners voted 10-0 Monday, Dec. 18, to raise the pay of the Shelby County sheriff elected in the 2018 elections from the current $116,955 a year to $135,575 annually.

The passage of the ordinance was a reconsidered and amended version of an earlier ordinance that was voted down in November, coming up short of the nine-vote two-thirds majority needed to pass. Two other ordinances were also voted down in November that would have raised the pay of four other countywide elected officials and all 13 county commissioners effective with those elected in 2018. Those two ordinances were not reconsidered by the commission.

4. The Cutoff - Saturday, December 16, 2017

When Memphis leaders got together with suburban mayors in September at Agricenter, it was to talk about a unified countywide approach to getting Amazon’s $5 billion HQ2 project.

It was supposed to be a time for leaders of the county and its seven cities to talk about their common good, regionalism and all things they agree on, with none of what they disagree on at least for the moment.

5. Shelby County to Overhaul Criminal Justice Center - Monday, October 16, 2017

201 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38103

Permit Amount: $17 million

Application Date: October 2017

6. County Prepares to Begin Total Renovation of CJC - Monday, October 9, 2017

With the Memphis Police Department’s move into Civic Center Plaza from its long-time headquarters on the top floors of the Criminal Justice Center, Shelby County government is preparing to begin a total renovation of the CJC at 201 Poplar Ave.

7. County Readies Complete Renovation of 201 Poplar - Friday, October 6, 2017

With Memphis Police brass moved into the Civic Center Plaza from their long-time headquarters on the top floors of the Criminal Justice Center, Shelby County government is preparing to begin a total renovation of the CJC at 201 Poplar Ave.

8. County Mulls Garage For Long-Term Parking Fix - Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Shelby County Jury Commission officials have points they always make with citizens on jury duty in Downtown Memphis. And it includes an apology for the parking situation around the Criminal Justice Center and the Judge D’Army Bailey Courthouse, where those called to be on juries will work for a week at a time.

9. Commission OKs Funding For Old Forensic Center - Saturday, June 17, 2017

Shelby County Commissioners approved a $4 million contract with Jaycon Development Corp. Monday, June 12, for the renovation of 1060 Madison Ave., which served as the county forensic center until 2012 and is slated to become the new location of the Rape Crisis Center and the Crime Victims Center.

10. Commission OKs Funding For Old Forensic Center - Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Shelby County Commissioners approved a $4 million contract with Jaycon Development Corp. Monday, June 12, for the renovation of 1060 Madison Ave., which served as the county forensic center until 2012 and is slated to become the new location of the Rape Crisis Center and the Crime Victims Center.

11. County Commission Continues Tax Cut Calculations - Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Shelby County Commissioners approved a three-cent reduction in the county property tax rate Monday, June 12, on the first of three readings but delayed a vote on the operating budget resolution for more discussion about how to account for a cut in the tax rate.

12. Workers Joining 8-Week County Summer Jobs Blight Effort Learn Rules of the Road - Wednesday, June 7, 2017

There was a point on Monday, June 5, when county public works officials trying to prepare a group of 100 young adults for an eight-week summer jobs program thought they might have done their job too well.

13. Shelby County Commissioners Pledge to ‘Push It’ on Minority Business Contracts - Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Shelby County commissioners took a hard line Monday, April 17, on increasing the share of county government contracts for minority and locally owned businesses now that it has a plan for tackling a documented disparity for such contracts.

14. First Budget Moves, Minority Business Measures Top Commission Session - Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Shelby County Commissioners set the tone for the upcoming county government budget season Monday, April 17, with approval of a refinancing of county debt with up to $120 million in bonds over time.

15. First Budget Moves, Minority Business Measures Top Commission Session - Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Shelby County Commissioners set the tone for the upcoming county government budget season Monday, April 17, with approval of a refinancing of county debt with up to $120 million in bonds over time.

16. Latest SCS Right-Sizing Proposal Goes To School Board After Thanksgiving - Wednesday, November 23, 2016

On the other side of the Thanksgiving holiday, the Shelby County Schools board begins formal consideration of a proposal by SCS superintendent Dorsey Hopson to close seven schools and build three new ones.

17. Shelby County Commission Approves Ambulance Service Starting Jan. 1 - Wednesday, October 19, 2016

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.

18. 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.

19. Luttrell Vows Ambulance Service Solution by Year’s End - Monday, August 29, 2016

Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell says he should have some kind of final decision on continuing ambulance service by the end of the year in the unincorporated county and Millington, Arlington and Lakeland.

20. Greenline Part of Larger Changes to Shelby Farms - Wednesday, December 3, 2014

The visitors center at Shelby Farms Park is about to come down, the latest sign of the transformation of the park.

21. Commission Confirms Luttrell Appointees - Saturday, September 13, 2014

In the first voting meeting of the new four-year term of office, the Shelby County Commission approved Monday, Sept. 8, County Mayor Mark Luttrell’s reappointment of Harvey Kennedy as chief administrative officer, Mike Swift as finance director, Yvonne Matlock as health services director, John Halbert as chief information officer, Tom Needham as public works director and Richard Copeland as director of the city-county Office of Planning and Development. The commission also approved William Gupton as the new director of the county’s corrections division.

22. County Commission Confirms Luttrell Appointees - Wednesday, September 10, 2014

In the first voting meeting of the new four-year term of office, the Shelby County Commission approved Monday, Sept. 8, County Mayor Mark Luttrell’s reappointment of Harvey Kennedy as chief administrative officer, Mike Swift as finance director, Yvonne Matlock as health services director, John Halbert as chief information officer, Tom Needham as public works director and Richard Copeland as director of the city-county Office of Planning and Development. The commission also approved William Gupton as the new director of the county’s corrections division.

23. Ford Is New County Commission Chairman In Latest Crossover Trend - Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Shelby County Commissioners elected a Democratic chairman Monday, Sept. 8, but for a second consecutive year, that chairman was elected with the support of a majority of the Republicans on the body.

24. County Commission Begins New Term - Monday, September 8, 2014

Shelby County Commissioners elect a new chairman Monday, Sept. 8, for the next year at the first voting meeting of their four-year term of office.

And their agenda includes votes on appointments by Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell to his second-term team of division directors and administrators.

25. Commission Discusses School Board Raises - Saturday, June 7, 2014

After a five-month delay, Shelby County Commissioners resumed action Monday, June 2, on an ordinance that would raise the pay of Shelby County Schools board members.

Commissioners approved Monday on the second of three readings an amended pay raise for school board members.

26. County Commission Discusses School Board Raises - Wednesday, June 4, 2014

After a five-month delay, Shelby County Commissioners resumed action Monday, June 2, on an ordinance that would raise the pay of Shelby County Schools board members.

Commissioners approved Monday on the second of three readings an amended pay raise for school board members.

27. Commission Approves Budgets and Dueling Tax Rates Without PreK Amendment - Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Shelby County Commissioners signed off Monday, June 2, on a $1.1 billion consolidated operating budget for all of Shelby County government as well as a $75 million capital budget, both for the fiscal year that begins July 1.

28. Fire, Ambulance Utility District Idea Stalls - Wednesday, August 21, 2013

The idea of a utility district for fire and ambulance services in unincorporated Shelby County and several of the suburban towns and cities was voted down Monday, Aug. 19, by the Shelby County Commission.

29. Trash Concerns - Friday, October 5, 2012

The idea of a county government garbage collection service for no more than $25 a month to residents in unincorporated Shelby County was dead as soon as the first of four public hearings on it was held.

30. Luttrell Dumps Garbage Collection Proposal - Monday, September 24, 2012

A proposal by the county administration to start a single system of garbage collection for all of unincorporated Shelby County for a $25 monthly fee is off the table, Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell told a town hall meeting Thursday, Sept. 20, at Bolton High School.

31. Luttrell Scraps Unincorporated County Garbage Collection Idea - Friday, September 21, 2012

A proposal by the county administration to start a single system of garbage collection for all of unincorporated Shelby County for a $25 monthly fee is off the table, Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell told a townhall meeting Thursday, Sept. 20, at Bolton High School.

32. Luttrell to Reassess Local Air Quality - Friday, September 7, 2012

Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell is about to examine county government’s entire approach to air quality issues after the Memphis City Council voted last month to cut all city funding for vehicle inspections at the end of the current fiscal year on June 30.

33. After the Flood - Wednesday, July 4, 2012

It was at about this time a year ago that the floodwaters had at last receded from the cluster of mobile home parks around the intersection of U.S. 51 and North Watkins Road in Frayser.

The flooding of the Mississippi River and its tributaries marked the highest river levels at Memphis since the 1937 flooding that set the record for river flooding in Memphis.

34. Clearing a Path - Wednesday, December 14, 2011

The nonprofit group assembling a plan to restore parts of and add Shelby County connections to the Mississippi River Trail for bicycles and pedestrians talked about old unmarked roads and attractions at a Monday, Dec. 12, hearing in Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park.

35. Engineering Professionals to Hold Annual Meeting - Thursday, August 11, 2011

The Joint Annual Meeting of the American Council of Engineering Cos. of Tennessee and the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers will be Aug. 25-26 at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs, 700 Cool Springs Blvd. in Franklin, Tenn.

36. Fite Road Design Wins Approval - Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Shelby County Commissioners approved Monday, July 11, funding for design work on the long-awaited improvements to Fite Road in north Shelby County.

The vote came after Commissioner Henri Brooks ran aground in her continuing pursuit of compliance with Title 6, the non-discrimination plan that is part of the Civil Rights Act. Adding language to any resolution involving federal funds to require a Title 6 plan was Brooks’ best known cause during her tenure as a state representative. And she brought the cause with her when she was elected to the commission in 2006.

37. Needham Named Public Works Director - Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell has appointed Tom Needham as the new county director of public works. Needham heads a list of mayoral appointments changing the leadership of the department.

38. Luttrell Appoints Needham To Public Works Post - Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell has appointed Tom Needham as the new county director of public works. Needham heads a list of mayoral appointments changing the leadership of the department.

39. UTHSC College of Medicine Names Smith Interim Dean - Wednesday, October 21, 2009

J. Lacey Smith has been named interim dean for the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Smith currently serves as the associate dean of clinical affairs for the College of Medicine and the chief medical officer and executive vice president for UT Medical Group Inc.

40. SSR Ellers Named Employer of Year - Tuesday, July 14, 2009

SSR Ellers, the Memphis office of Smith Seckman Reid Inc., has received the Employer of the Year award from the statewide chapter of the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers.

The TSPE selects the Employer of the Year based on employment policies that work to advance the engineering profession. The engineering, design and facility consulting firm was chosen for its use of education and fundraising events to boost employee morale and its demonstrated support of employee participation within various professional engineering societies.

41. St. Jude's Evans Elected Chair-Elect of National Group - Wednesday, February 27, 2008

William Evans, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital director and CEO, has been elected as chair-elect of the Pharmaceutical Sciences section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

42. UTHSC Names Neonatology Division Chief - Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Dr. Ramasubbareddy Dhanireddy was named neonatology division chief and Sheldon B. Korones Professor in Neonatology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dhanireddy also will serve as medical director of the Sheldon B. Korones Newborn Center at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. He previously served as neonatology division chief at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center.

43. Riverfront Development Corp. Elects New Officers - Wednesday, July 6, 2005

The Riverfront Development Corp. named the following members to its board of directors: Kemp Conrad, Tomeka Hart and Dan Turley. The following members were elected as officers: Rick Masson, chairman; Greg Duckett, vice chairman; John Farris, secretary; Angus McEachran, assistant secretary; Bill Taylor, treasurer; and John Pontius, assistant treasurer.

44. Archived Article: Standout - Friday, April 8, 2005
Tom Needham Memphis Standout

Engineering Professional Earns Industry Honor

LANE GARDNER CAMP

The Daily News

When Tom Needham, senior project manager for engineering firm Ellers, Oakley, Chester and Rike Inc., was named Outstanding Engine...

45. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, March 18, 1996
03-18 Calendar March 18 The MidSouth Workers Compensation Association will meet at the Racquet Club at 11:30 a.m. The speaker will be Ray Abromitis, vice president/workers compensation cost containment leader for Johnson & Higgins of Charlotte, ...