There are 6 article(s) tagged Audrey Tipton:

• June 2026

  • County delays $18M lawsuit settlement as debate continues

    The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and the county administration say they agree on dollar figures, but not a solution to the dispute. 

    By Bill Dries June 02, 2026

  • $18 million sheriff’s lawsuit settlement returns to County Commission

    The expensive legal settlement grew more complex last week with word that the $18 million would have to be included in future Sheriff’s Office budgets.

    By Bill Dries June 01, 2026

• May 2026

  • $18M in additional funding for sheriff’s office hits snag

    Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris agreed earlier this month to settle Bonner’s lawsuit against Harris with a “confidential” deal for an $18 million amendment to the sheriff’s budget for the current fiscal year.

    By Bill Dries May 19, 2026

• October 2025

  • County Commission approves fix for cash-flow crunch

    Commissioners also began to talk Monday, Oct. 6, about the county’s other financial problem that prompted the Tennessee comptroller to bar approval of any new bonds for the next year.

    By Bill Dries October 06, 2025

• May 2022

  • County property tax rate set, but budgeting goes on

    But the Shelby County Commission still has some dollar figures to crunch and some conflicting calculations to resolve before it can close the books on another budget season. 

    By Bill Dries May 24, 2022

• March 2022

  • Renovation costs for juvenile detention center more than double

    The detention center has been a goal of the current county administration and commission since they came to office nearly four years ago.

    By Bill Dries March 21, 2022