Fayette County, TN

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Southwest Tennessee Community College is returning to some virtual learning this week to give students and staff some relief at the pump. Due to inflation nationwide and the surging gas prices, the school decided to move to Virtual Fridays for the summer session. “It’s going to help all of us, ultimately get […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Property Assessor is weighing in on the boundary dispute that mysteriously put part of an Arlington subdivision in Fayette County. Melvin Burgess held a news conference on the front lawn of Shelby County Commissioner Amber Mills’ Arlington home Friday. He said claims by the Tennessee Secretary of State's Office that Mills and hundreds of her neighbors don't live in Shelby County are just not correct.

The question arose recently of whether 200 or so homes already occupied and an additional 100 homes planned are in Shelby or Fayette County.

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — There's a need for someone to take charge in this boundary dispute. The mayor of Arlington assured us this past weekend everything was going to be OK, but right now, he's the only one saying that. Election Commission Chairman Mark Luttrell is a former Shelby...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — You can't make this stuff up. I'm talking about this situation in Arlington, where hundreds of neighbors who for years thought they lived in Shelby County, are now being told they live in Fayette County. We might not even know about it yet, if FedEx pilot...

Shelby County Commissioner Amber Mills will have to go before chancery court to determine whether she is eligible to continue seeking reelection for her seat representing District 1 amid questions about whether she qualifies under the county charter. The decision by the Shelby County Election Commission comes just days after her husband, Lee Mills, was...

According to a hotly disputed census map, some Arlington residents reside in Fayette (not Shelby) County. One political candidate, one Shelby County Commissioner, and possibly even one Mayor are impacted by this cartographic catastrophe. District 99 State Representative candidate Lee Mills joined “Wake Up Memphis” to explain how he had...

Confusion over the Fayette-Shelby county line raised questions about a candidate’s eligibility and much deeper problems from property taxes to where students attend schools.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A few weeks ago hundreds of homeowners discovered they may not live in Shelby County. The latest census map shows the Shelby-Fayette County line splits a subdivision in half. A judge weighed in and ruled one of those homeowners, Lee Mills, can run for an office...

- 2010 to 2020 population change: +3,577 --- #659 among all counties nationwide - 2010 to 2020 percent population change: +9.3% --- #24 among counties in Tennessee, #460 among all counties nationwide - 2020 population: 41,990 --- #37 largest county in Tennessee, #1,145 largest county nationwide

Lee Mills can remain on the ballot for House District 99, Shelby County Chancellor Jim Kyle ruled Friday. Kyle made his ruling at the end of a nearly four-hour hearing Friday afternoon. Mills, the former chairman of the Shelby County Republican Party, a Republican state executive committee member and the...

Parents and juvenile justice advocates want Tennessee to improve the conditions in youth detention facilities after a report claims that teens held at the Wilder Youth Development Center were physically and sexually abused. Disability Rights Tennessee and the Youth Law Center released the report on April 27. It details how...

GYO Grants Offer Free Pathway to Teacher Licensure, ESL Certification for Fayette County Paraprofessionals. (l to r) Dr. Sharen Cypress, Kelly Todd, Dr. Penny Schwinn Dr. Versie Hamlett visit Oakland Elementary School in Fayette County to meet with students in the GYO program. The GYO award supports an innovative partnership...

Groups call for immediate reforms by the Tennessee. “Dangerous,” “deplorable” and “inexcusable” are the terms used by leaders of Disability Rights Tennessee and the Youth Law Center when describing the Wilder Youth Development Center in Fayette County, just outside of Memphis. DESIGNED TO FAIL, an...

FAYETTE COUNTY, Tenn. (WMC) - Designed to fail. That’s how two groups of youth advocates are referring to the Wilder Youth Development Center after a nearly two-year investigation into reports of abuse and neglect at the Fayette County facility. The center in Fayette County currently houses 32 youth between...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Opinion | How a residence dispute could affect more than one race in Shelby County| Otis Sanford. When local and state elections roll around, you can bet strange things will happen. This year is no different. The primaries for state offices are more than four months...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A state-run youth facility, the Wilder Youth Development Center in Fayette County, is getting failing grades in a scathing report on conditions at the center. Two groups, Disability Rights Tennessee and Youth Law Center, said their investigation and interviews of youth and staff at the facility, along with public data, found beatings and […]

On Wednesday, a watchdog group released a scathing report about conditions at state-run Wilder Youth Development Center. Two outside groups conducted a 20-month investigation and found numerous violations of state and federal law. The contents of the new report raise questions about the ability of the Department of Children’s Services to carry out its mission...