Shelby County Observer https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html City of Memphis Invests $600,000 in Safer Communities Grants City councilwoman says failed resolution to stop National Guard ‘gaslit’ residents Former Shelby County Division of Corrections Investigator Pleads Guilty to Accepting a Bribe as a Public Official “I don’t feel safe”: Black Memphis residents report harassment by Trump’s police task force City Council passes ordinance to allow xAI property tax revenue to benefit community Memphis City Council approves $2.5M emergency relief fund amidst federal government shutdown Northside Square debuts in North Memphis after years of development Shelby County judge grants temporary restraining order on edict to realign MSCS board elections ‘Tennessee Three’ Democrat announces bid for Congress against longtime Memphis representative Shelby County lawmakers torn over National Guard deployment to Memphis Memphis lawmaker asks gov to put Guard under police chief command Thousands of arrests by crime-fighting task force in Memphis strain crowded jail and courts Community town hall tackles impacts of poverty in Memphis Arrest of former senior living executive director raises concerns for family Tennessee legislature revives Memphis schools takeover bill Indiana pulls off the most improbable turnaround in college football history to win its first national championship Second teen charged after 7-year-old robbed of $10 Ohio meteorite hunter says a dream led him to one of his biggest finds yet Tiger Woods arrested on suspicion of DUI after crash Mercedes-Benz of Collierville employee arrested at bar in customer’s car 21-year-old mother disappears during trip to Tijuana Family rejects $26M from AI company to keep farmland from being turned into a data center Economic, cultural barriers lead to disparities in type 2 diabetes rate Woman dies after being attacked by dogs in Holly Springs Mississippi bill would make 50-50 custody the default for divorcing parents Collierville dealership employee charged after allegedly taking customer’s car to sports bar $5.5 million lawsuit alleges elder exploitation at Collierville facility Shelby County deputies accused of choking, holding man at gunpoint, court docs say TN Supreme Court denies Wanda Halbert’s request to appeal in ouster case Arlington mayor accused of stealing $70 shorts calls shoplifting citation a ‘misunderstanding’ Recent $167m lottery winner arrested for allegedly stealing $12,000 in Kentucky Duke’s all-time collapse says it again: Jon Scheyer has a March problem — until proven otherwise UConn stuns Duke on buzzer-beating 3-pointer to reach NCAA Tournament Final Four FBI opens first Memphis office in over 30 years Memphis school district audit identifies $1.1M in ‘waste and abuse’ Taylor says MSCS audit release will show ‘colossal waste’ in school district Judge Gina Higgins Under Scrutiny After Courtroom Confrontation Raises Questions of Judicial Neutrality and Constitutional Fairness ‘Inhumane conditions:’ Clerk Tami Sawyer worried about inmates at 201 as judges say ‘no’ to additional operations Former General Sessions Court CAO claims clerk fired him for not signing off on inappropriate use of county funds Shelby County may not have enough money to meet November payroll Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43-day disruption TikTok influencer accused of destroying marriage ordered to pay woman $1.75M Safety commissioner wants more state troopers to cover posts patrolling Memphis Federal suit says jailers allowed male detainee to sexually assault 2 inmates at Shelby Co. women’s jail FBI investigating Florida teen’s death aboard Carnival Cruise ship Home Blog Backed by LISC–Kresge, Daughters of Zion Transforms a Modest Grant Into Citywide Violence Prevention Impact SHELBY COUNTY CAN’T MAKE PAYROLL, YET SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY VOTE TO FUND A $100 MILLION “MORE FOR MEMPHIS” POVERTY-PROFITEERING SCHEME: Government Gangsters — Part 10 Mountains in Memphis? How Glenda Hicks Unmasked the Misleading “Terrain” Narrative Driving Doug McGowen and Pearl Walker’s Propaganda Campaign for an Excessively Priced $228 Million MLGW Contract — Government Gangsters, Part 9