Bill Dries
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dailymemphian.com | Elle Perry |Bill Dries
Premium Arts & Culture By Elle Perry and Bill Dries, Daily Memphian Updated: June 18, 2025 4:00 AM CT | Published: June 18, 2025 4:00 AM CT Madison Miller, left, and Kayla Wright start a tour of the construction of the Metal Museum's new home in Rust Hall on April 25. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file) Two Memphis museum projects have reached construction milestones.
Mayor to adopt Mandela Rules for Shelby County prisons - Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News
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dailymemphian.com | Bill Dries
Public Safety By Bill Dries, Daily Memphian Updated: June 17, 2025 12:18 PM CT | Published: June 17, 2025 12:18 PM CT Shelby County Corrections Division Director Anthony Alexander said the policy change follows visits to other prisons that use the Mandela Rules standard.
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Premium Shelby County By Bill Dries, Daily Memphian Updated: June 17, 2025 9:59 AM CT | Published: June 17, 2025 9:59 AM CT Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is changing the county property tax rate his administration is proposing to match the state’s certified rate. Harris had proposed a $2.73 rate, four cents higher than the state-certified rate of $2.69. He held to the $2.73 figure even after the state-certified rate came in lower than expected.
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dailymemphian.com | Bill Dries
Premium Shelby County By Bill Dries, Daily Memphian Updated: June 15, 2025 3:24 PM CT | Published: June 15, 2025 3:24 PM CT Memphis Mayor Paul Young wrote an op-ed piece in The Daily Memphian on the political divide on xAI in the city. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file) The political divide on xAI in the city drifted into the open this past week with Mayor Paul Young’s op-ed piece in The Daily Memphian.
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dailymemphian.com | Bill Dries
Premium Shelby County By Bill Dries, Daily Memphian Published: June 15, 2025 4:00 AM CT Miska Clay Bibbs is chair of the Shelby County Commission’s Budget Committee. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file) Shelby County Commissioners will try to get most of the heavy lifting in their budget season done this week. Their June 23 meeting will be the last regularly scheduled one before the new fiscal year starts July 1.
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