Daniel Connolly

• Shelby County Trustee offers to collect taxes Published 05/26/2012 at midnight

  Shelby County Trustee David Lenoir collects county property taxes, and he's now offering to collect current and past-due taxes for the city of Memphis in exchange for an annual fee of $1.25 million.

• Vote on hiring rules weeks away; commission to review minority requirement Published 05/26/2012 at midnight

  The Shelby County Commission probably will vote on whether to change the county's rules requiring contractors to hire minority workers, but weeks will pass before that happens, said Commissioner Mike Ritz.

• Millington residents take lack of security at federal prison in stride Published 05/25/2012 at midnight

  Dave Banks lives near a low-security federal prison camp in Millington that has no fences, but he says he's not worried.

• County Commission approves $1.2 billion budget Updated 05/21/2012 at 11:36 p.m.

  The Shelby County Commission voted 8-1 Monday to approve a $1.2 billion operating budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1.

• Shelby County Commission redistricting map approved on second reading Published 05/21/2012 at 2:20 p.m.

  Shelby County Commissioners voted 8-3 on second reading this afternoon to approve the redistricting map known as 2J, a step that sets up a critical vote at the next commission meeting.

• Shelby County Commission adds spending to budget Published 05/17/2012 at midnight

  In budget discussions Wednesday, Shelby County commissioners voted to increase spending by $872,000, including an additional $450,000 to house the homeless.

• Shelby County Sheriff's office drops plans to buy drones Published 05/16/2012 at 4:01 p.m.

  The Shelby County Sheriff’s office dropped plans to use federal grant money to buy two miniature helicopters that can carry video cameras and transmit images to an operator, Sheriff’s chief administrative officer Chuck Fox said today.

• Minister LaSimba Gray pursues building for preserving African-American history Published 05/15/2012 at midnight

  There once was a fountain and fish pond in front of T.H. Hayes & Sons funeral home, and when Dr. L. LaSimba M. Gray Jr. was a boy, he used to play in it.

• Recovered Kyles rejoins redistricting debate Published 05/15/2012 at midnight

  The doctor had a challenge for Keith C. Kyles: When I say go, tell me the names of as many animals as you can remember.

• County Commission candidate Steve Ross joins redistrict feud Published 05/14/2012 at midnight

  Shelby County Commission candidate Steve Ross has entered the commission's long-running redistricting fight by filing a court motion that asks a judge to adopt a new single-member district map.

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