Mayor Harris calls on Shelby County Sheriff's Office to make a plan to address jail issues

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is calling out the Shelby County Sheriff's Office for what he says is a lack of a plan to deal ...

Tensions between Shelby County mayor, sheriff mount over jail condition

Tensions between Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. continue to mount over the future ...
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Pre-K funding contract sits unsigned on county mayor’s desk, putting some classrooms at risk

Millions of dollars allocated for some Pre-K schools across Shelby County remain frozen as a contract between the county and ...

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris taps Jerri Green as lead public defender

Harris announced the appointment in a Jan. 6 press release. Green will take the place of Phyllis Aluko, who will retire this ...
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Lee Harris makes a list. Marie Feagins makes Democrats nervous. A candidate makes reference to Wanda Halbert’s inspirational leadership.

The political roundup also runs down the campaign openings and filings for the upcoming primaries and talks strategy with the ...
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Mayor Lee Harris appoints City Council member Jerri Green as Chief Public Defender

The office of Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris announced that Jerri Green has been appointed as the Interim Shelby County Chief ...
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Mayor Lee Harris gives update to community on legal case against Gov. Bill Lee

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, along with city and state officials, is pushing his stance against Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the deployment of the National Guard in ...
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Judge grants temporary injunction blocking National Guard deployment to Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Multiple Shelby County leaders, including Mayor Lee Harris and Councilmembers J.B. Smiley and Erika Sugarmon, filed a lawsuit against Tennessee Governor Bill Lee on Oct. 17, 2025, ...