Clerk’s office working Saturday to catch up with car title backlog
New Clerk La Sonya Hall announced the measures to clear a backlog of an estimated 2,600 car titles left over from previous clerk Wanda Halbert
Topic: Shelby County Clerk
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September 2026
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Wanda Halbert leaves behind car title backlog, new clerk says
After a week in office, Shelby County Clerk LaSonya Hall says she has found dozens of crates of car titles and registrations awaiting processing — some dating back to June.
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August 2026
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County doesn’t want to pay Wanda Halbert’s legal fees
The county’s second attempt to oust Wanda Halbert as County Clerk ended with a court order dictating county government should pay her legal fees.
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April 2026
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Democratic primary race for county clerk is biggest field on May 5 ballot
Here is your guide to who is running in the May Democratic primary to succeed Wanda Halbert as County Clerk.
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All 11 candidates in the Democratic primary for County Clerk
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All 11 candidates in the Democratic primary for County Clerk
Here are brief bios of the 11 candidates in the May 5 Democratic primary for County Clerk. The winner meets Republican nominee Tina Montgomery in the August county general election.
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Halbert ouster attempt could be back in play
The Tennessee Supreme Court decided not to hear Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert’s appeal of the second attempt to remove her from office. This means the County Attorney’s office could move ahead with a private attorney.
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January 2026
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Commission steps in to pay county clerk’s rent in Millington
The commission initially planned to only pay the back rent for Wanda Halbert’s Shelby County Clerk’s Office, but decided Monday to approve money for future rent, too.
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Will Shelby County pay back rent for the clerk’s Millington office?
Shelby County commissioners will vote on a resolution that would settle an ongoing dispute with the City of Millington for the $28,800 owed in rent for the County Clerk’s office on Navy Road.
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October 2025
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Bailey: Wanda won’t pay for using office space; deja vu all over again
Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert says there’s no lease agreement between her office and the City of Millington, so she owes the suburb nothing.
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November 2024
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Latest Halbert hearing set
Circuit Court Judge Felicia Corbin-Johnson will hold a hearing on a motion by Wanda Halbert’s attorneys to dismiss attempt to remove her.
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Final brief filed in Wanda Halbert ouster case
The question before Chancellor Felicia Corbin-Johnson is whether the county attorney’s office could hire a special counsel to pursue an ouster lawsuit that the county attorney could not pursue because of a conflict of interest.
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September 2024
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Judge denies motion that would’ve ousted Wanda Halbert from office
All sides are back in court Tuesday for a hearing on Halbert’s attorney’s motion to dismiss the case entirely.
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August 2024
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All eyes are on November, but don’t overlook August
Early voting begins July 12 in important Shelby County races. To help you prepare, The Daily Memphian is starting a series of articles taking a closer look at the Aug. 1 election ballot.
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Second ouster petition filed against Wanda Halbert
Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert is facing a second ouster petition after the first was dismissed in June.
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July 2024
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Car dealer services at Shelby Farms clerk’s office closed for rest of week
The location at Mullins Station Road will continue to provide all other services.
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June 2024
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Shelby County attorney’s office continues effort to oust Wanda Halbert
Lee Whitwell, chief litigation attorney for the office, confirmed to The Daily Memphian in an email Friday night that he has hired Robert Meyers of law firm Glanker Brown to continue the proceedings.
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What’s next for the ouster petition against Wanda Halbert?
Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert will remain in office after Circuit Court Judge Felicia Corbin-Johnson dismissed an ouster petition against her. What could happen next?
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County ‘stuck’ with Halbert unless someone else files ouster petition
Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert and Hamilton County District Attorney General Coty Wamp had different reactions at simultaneous press conferences Tuesday, June 18, following news a local judge had dismissed Wamp’s ouster petition against Halbert.
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May 2024
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Halbert says corrective-action plan underway in clerk’s office, but...
Wanda Halbert says she’s working on a plan, but she said her reports may still be late or inaccurate, the software auditors recommended doesn’t work for her office and the county is not funding her enough.
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‘Mere negligence’ not enough for ouster, Halbert’s lawyer says
Asked about Halbert’s statements, Mayor Lee Harris told The Daily Memphian: “I’m shocked by everything you just said. The rabbit hole has gotten deeper.”
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Petition filed to remove Wanda Halbert from office
Hamilton County District Attorney General Coty Wamp is seeking Halbert’s removal because “Defendant has willfully neglected to perform duties enjoined upon Defendant by the laws of the State.”
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Support for Wanda Halbert’s raise requests vanishes with legal move to oust her
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County HR director calls Clerk Halbert’s raise requests ‘asinine’
Funding requests came before Shelby County commissioners Wednesday, May 1, in committee sessions. They appear to be a move toward a corrective-action plan, but the pay raises are likely to face more questions.
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March 2024
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County Clerk’s office doesn’t understand software, state comptroller says
The local government audit unit of the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office issued its report Thursday, March 21, on incorrect revenue figures from the Shelby County Clerk’s office after a three-week investigation that included a week in Memphis.
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February 2024
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Wanda Halbert’s revenue reports miss mark — for the third time
On Tuesday, Clerk Wanda Halbert submitted revised revenue reports to County Trustee Regina Newman, who said they were wrong. Meanwhile, a state audit team is due in Memphis to begin a review for the Tennessee comptroller.
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Tennessee Comptroller sending audit team as ‘boots on the ground’ to clerk’s office
“The evidence of incompetence and willful neglect by management in the Shelby County Clerk’s Office is overwhelming,” Tennessee Comptroller Jason Mumpower wrote in a letter to Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and the Shelby County Commission.
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