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The Villages at Shelby Station brings luxury townhomes to Collierville: Take a peek inside
A high-end townhomes project in Collierville is taking shape. Local developer Shelby Station Development recently finished construction on 24 of its total 60 townhomes at The Villages at Shelby Station. Austin Duffie, manager of The Villages at Shelby Station, said the company is preleasing for the 24 move-in ready, upscale units.
Gov. Tate Reeves tours Olive Branch distribution center
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves paid a visit to Olive Branch on Thursday. The governor toured the Teleflex Distribution Center and spoke about the importance of building the state’s infrastructure and widening the highways. “I’m going to continue to push for widening the interstate south of...
‘Hang on for the ride’ — Mississippi mayor touts $1.38 billion economic boost from new developments
One Mississippi mayor told residents to “hang on for the ride” while the city experiences a boost from $1.38 billion in new private capital investments. Southhaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite touted recently completed and pending development for the north Mississippi city just south of Memphis. “Did I say, billion?...
Shelby County residents now have a real seat at the table on community re-development
It is up to all of us to make sure Shelby County doesn’t just get sold to the highest bidder, but that we develop the city in a democratic and equitable way. Henri E. Brooks represents District 7 on the Shelby County Board of Commissioners. A growing number of...
Shelby County Commissioner proposes temporary property tax increase to pay for new schools
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Shelby County Commissioner wants property owners to fork over more money to help build two new Memphis-Shelby County schools. Shelby County District 12 Commissioner Erika Sugarmon is proposing a temporary one year, 30 cent property tax increase for the construction of two new schools, Frayser and Cordova East High Schools.
Vote on $1.6B county budget, possible tax hike approaches
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — If you live in Shelby County, you could find out as soon as Monday if your property taxes will go up or not. That is when county commissioners will meet to make a possible decision on County Mayor Lee Harris’ $1.6 billion spending plan. During a Thursday committee meeting, Shelby County commissioners […]
Gun diversion program announced by DA’s office receives pushback
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A new program from the Shelby County District Attorney’s office would leave guns in the hands of some felons. In Tennessee, a felon having a gun is a felony charge. District Attorney Steve Mulroy said his office is working not to charge felons who committed nonviolent...
Local nonprofit shares new data about bail settings in Memphis courts
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Bail in Shelby County has been an issue that WREG has extensively reported on. One nonprofit, Memphis Crime Beat, has released its own findings regarding bail settings in courts. “We have a data analysis team, we have a couple of engineers on the team – one of them myself,” President and Executive […]
MSCS board pauses superintendent's plans for 1,100 job cuts, expresses frustration
On June 10, Memphis-Shelby County Schools superintendent Marie Feagins sent out an email to all district staffers, detailing plans to eliminate 1,100 positions in the proposed Fiscal Year 2025 budget. More than 400 of those positions are vacant, and people affected by the cuts are being offered alternate positions within the district closer to classrooms, to better support schools. Feagins has maintained that the effort will bring desperately needed resources to classrooms and fill key vacancies in...
Memphis 3.0 five year update will begin community workshops in August
Memphis 3.0, the comprehensive plan aiming to move Memphis forward will be getting an update, according to Director of the Memphis Shelby County Planning and Development Department John Zeanah. In addition to the plan being updated, Zeanah also said there will be a city-wide rezoning effort. The first plan was...
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