Concerns over County Trustee collecting all Memphis Property Taxes
Please enable Javascript to watch this video MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- It may be one of the most massive undertakings, letting the Shelby County Trustee collect all property taxes in Memphis. The Trustee lobbied for it, former Mayor A C Wharton signed the $3 million deal three years ago, and now three years later, the City of Memphis still hasn't gotten what it's paying for. City leaders told WREG it's a win-win. If you own property in Memphis you will have a one-stop shop to pay city and coun..>> view originalAnti-Wharton PAC's backers included prominent Memphis ...
A group of well-known Memphis businessmen was behind a political action committee that opposed former mayor A C Wharton's reelection last year, according to the PAC's financial disclosure Thursday. Neighborhood Alliance PAC includes several supporters of Mayor Jim Strickland, including developer and Shelby County Schools board member Billy Orgel, Paul Boyle and Mark Halperin of real estate firm Boyle Investment Company, and HealthChoice CEO Mitch Graves. Strickland said Friday that he didn't kn..>> view originalAuthorities release name of Memphis man killed by officers
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Friday that 32-year-old Johnathan Bratcher died Wednesday in a shootout with police officers near a church in Memphis. The bureau says Bratcher and another man were being pursued on foot by two Memphis officers after Bratcher drove away from a traffic stop and crashed his Chevy Impala. Bureau spokesman Josh DeVine said Bratcher drew a gun and fired at officers during the chase. The officers returned fire, striking Bratcher. He died at the scene. The se..>> view originalMemphis tire company moving east of Collierville
Tire & Battery Corp. plans to move its distribution center and 102 jobs from Memphis to a far corner of the metro area, a county official said. TBC will relocate to a 1.5 million-square-foot building going up east of Collierville in the Gateway Global Logistics Center, Fayette County Mayor Rhea "Skip'' Taylor said Friday. Phone messages left with the TBC headquarters and industrial park developer William Adair were not returned by late Friday afternoon. Taylor said TBC is investing $65 million ..>> view originalMemphis woman dies at age 100
Memphis woman dies at age 100 Updated: Jan 29, 2016 - 9:20 PM One of Memphis’ oldest citizens has passed away. Earnestine Brown was born on March 8, 1915. She was 100 years old when she died last week. >> PHOTOS: Memphis woman dies at age 100 She joined Greater Harvest Church Of God In Christ, formerly known as Fort Pickering COGIC, in the early 1900's at the age of 15 under the founding Bishop of the C.O.G.I.C., C.H. Mason. Later, she was the caretaker for several children ..>> view originalMemphis Police Department announces several top brass promotions
Memphis' interim police director Michael Rallings promoted several top leaders in the department to his command staff.The promotions come after Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong left the department this week for a job at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and several other top brass retired or plan to retire this year. "In a couple of days, an interim director was announced, a deputy director was announced, we announced the promotions of three additional deputy chiefs, we also promoted..>> view originalReport: Memphis industrial, office real estate surged in 2015
A record amount of previously empty Memphis-area industrial space was absorbed, or filled, last year, and office space scored the lowest vacancy rate since the Great Recession. Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors issued a glowing, year-end "Advisor Report'' for the city's industrial and office real estate sectors. Industries filled more than 8.4 million square feet of distribution, manufacturing and other industrial space during 2015, a record, the report states. That's nearly double the ab..>> view originalThis week in Memphis history: January 29-February 4
Home > VOL. 9 | NO. 5 | Saturday, January 30, 2016 This week in Memphis history: January 29-February 4 By Bill Dries Updated 9:59AM 1986: Plans are announced for the Southwind Tournament Players Club development on Winchester Road 10 miles east of Memphis International Airport. The centerpiece of the development is a 215-acre golf course to open in the fall of 1987 as the new site of the St. Jude Memphis Golf Classic, which will move from its longtime home..>> view originalMeet the Tigers Banquet Features a Special Message
When the Memphis Tiger baseball family gathered for the annual Meet the Tigers Banquet, they weren't just treated to a first-class event hosted Friday night at ...>> view originalA brutal January for Memphis stocks ends
This shouldn't come as a surprise if you pay attention to financial news, but January was a terrible month for stocks. From the moment the markets opened the ...>> view original
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