Also, Congressman Steve Cohen announced an EPA grant to address air pollution and legislators honored Fred Smith.

The Commission also made cuts to some departments within Shelby County government to get various other priorities funded.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris vetoed a grant sponsored by Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. due to Ford's pending federal charges for bribery and tax evasion.

The Commission also made cuts to some departments within Shelby County government to get various other priorities funded.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mayor Lee Harris is fighting back as county leaders consider overriding his veto of a $177,000 award to a nonprofit group that was sponsored by Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris vetoed a grant sponsored by Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. due to Ford's pending federal charges for bribery and tax evasion. Harris stated that suspending activity is ...

Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. piggybacked on Wright's proposed cuts. Ford's amendments lessened funding for the crime lab, hoping for the suburban municipalities to chip in funding for it, and gave ...

The Shelby County Commission overrode Mayor Lee Harris's veto of a grant sponsored by Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr., who faces federal bribery and tax evasion charges.