There are 187 article(s) tagged Edmund Ford Jr.:

• February 2019

  • Commission interviews four candidates for vacant school board position

    The Shelby County Schools board position vacancy will be filled by the County Commission at its meeting Monday. 

    By Omer Yusuf February 20, 2019

  • Commission committee declines recommendation on proposed gravel mine for Rosemark

    More than 30 people attended Wednesday's County Commission committee meeting to speak out against a proposed gravel pit. 

    By Omer Yusuf February 06, 2019

• January 2019

  • Commission delays vote on initial funding for new detention center

    The Shelby County Commission delayed a vote Monday on allocating $1.3 million for a new Shelby County Juvenile Detention Center after several commissioners raised concerns they were moving too fast on the project.

    By Omer Yusuf January 14, 2019

• December 2018

  • Shelby County to decide in 2019 whether to invest in MATA

    One of the biggest decisions facing Shelby County government in 2019 is whether it will allocate funding for the Memphis Area Transit Authority in its 2019-2020 fiscal year budget.

    By Omer Yusuf December 27, 2018

  • County still in ‘research phase’ on finding MATA revenue stream

    The recently formed Memphis and Shelby County ad hoc transportation/transit committee met Tuesday afternoon – continuing its discussion on finding a dedicated funding source for the Memphis Area Transit Authority.

    By Omer Yusuf December 11, 2018

  • Council Confidential

    Just before his last meeting on Nov. 20 as a Memphis City Council member, Edmund Ford Jr. was feeling good about his 11-year tenure at City Hall.

    By Bill Dries December 03, 2018

• November 2018

  • Council opens applications to fill two more vacant seats

    At least one of the spectators who watched the Memphis City Council vote more than 100 times to fill a vacant council position Tuesday will be among those vying for an appointment to one of two other open council seats.

    By Bill Dries November 26, 2018

• October 2018

  • Council funds ‘public information campaign’ on referendums

    Memphis City Council members voted Tuesday to use the council’s government affairs account to fund a “public information campaign” on the three city charter amendment referendums on the Nov. 6 ballot.

    By Bill Dries October 23, 2018

  • City, County explore creating dedicated funding source for MATA

    A newly formed Memphis and Shelby County ad hoc transportation/transit committee has started discussing ways to find a dedicated local funding source for the Memphis Area Transit Authority.

    By Omer Yusuf October 22, 2018

  • County to explore investing in MATA

    Shelby County government historically has played no role in Memphis Area Transit Authority funding, but with a new County Commission and mayor, that may be about to change.

    By Omer Yusuf October 08, 2018

• September 2018

  • Protests, arrests, proposed new law follow ‘disturbing’ shooting

    Two days after Martavious Banks was critically wounded by a Memphis police officer in a shooting, protesters stood on the sidewalk at the entrance to the Airways police precinct calling for justice Wednesday night. About 50 protesters, some with bullhorns and carrying signs that read, “We have our cameras on," arrived shortly before 7 p.m. to the “Citywide Protest” organized by Memphis activist, Mac Freddie. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 20, 2018

  • Ford, Fisher on different sides of instant-runoff voting

    Most of the 50 citizens at a Hickory Hill town hall meeting Monday, Sept. 17, came to talk and complain about city garbage and trash pick-up. There were so many complaints the host, City Council member Patrice Robinson, began setting up a meeting just to talk about the city’s solid waste services, which are in the process of changing.

    By Bill Dries September 18, 2018