https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/memphis-sewer-fund-rating-downgrade 2026-09-07T18:00:01.681Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/memphis-sewer-fund-rating-downgrade-hero.jpg?v=o0udvh Memphis Told the Council Its Sewer Fund Was $13 Million in the Hole. The Rating Agency Had Already Cut It. Memphis Chief Financial Officer Art Davis at the Memphis City Council dais during the August 18, 2026 Public Works, Solid Waste and General Services Committee discussion of the sanitary sewer fund's cash position and credit downgrade Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-09-07T18:00:00.000Z Memphis Told the Council Its Sewer Fund Was $13 Million in the Hole. The Rating Agency Had Already Cut It. https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/sheriff-mounted-unit-truck-grant-51429 2026-09-07T17:43:41.166Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/sheriff-mounted-unit-truck-grant-51429-hero.jpg?v=suqris A Community Enhancement Grant Fund Is Buying the Sheriff's Office a $51,429 Pickup Truck. The Award Is Dated After the Current Commissioners Leave. Commissioner Erika Sugarmon speaks during a Shelby County Commission meeting as the body considers a $51,429 community enhancement grant for a Sheriff's Office mounted-unit pickup truck. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-09-07T17:00:00.000Z A Community Enhancement Grant Fund Is Buying the Sheriff's Office a $51,429 Pickup Truck. The Award Is Dated After the Current Commissioners Leave. https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/memphis-jesse-turner-park-3-1-million-glenview-recital 2026-09-07T16:30:26.137Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/memphis-jesse-turner-park-v2.jpg?v=9qe72i Memphis Approved $3.1 Million for Jesse Turner Park. The Resolution's First Line Names a Different Park. Memphis Parks Director Justice Bolden at the Memphis City Council dais during a $3.1 million appropriation for Jesse Turner Park improvements Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-09-07T16:00:00.000Z Memphis Approved $3.1 Million for Jesse Turner Park. The Resolution's First Line Names a Different Park. https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/losb-construction-threshold-5-million 2026-09-07T15:48:23.708Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/losb-construction-threshold-5-million-v2.jpg?v=12wmght Shelby County Set Its Small Construction Business Ceiling at $5 Million in 2007 and Never Raised It. It Is About to Pass a Rewrite That Keeps It There. A commissioner in glasses and a grey suit sits at the Shelby County Commission dais during debate over the locally owned small business construction threshold Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-09-07T15:00:00.000Z Shelby County Set Its Small Construction Business Ceiling at $5 Million in 2007 and Never Raised It. It Is About to Pass a Rewrite That Keeps It There. https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/anna-harwell-place-honorary-street-naming 2026-09-07T14:59:28.981Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/anna-harwell-place-honorary-street-naming-v2.jpg?v=232s1a She Has Been a School Crossing Guard Since January 1979 and Has Lived in the Same House for 50 Years. On Monday Shelby County Voted to Put Her Name on Her Street. Anna Harwell speaks at the podium during the Shelby County Board of Commissioners meeting on Aug. 24, 2026 Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-09-07T13:00:00.000Z She Has Been a School Crossing Guard Since January 1979 and Has Lived in the Same House for 50 Years. On Monday Shelby County Voted to Put Her Name on Her Street. https://the901report.com/beats/national/missouri-map-scotus-filing 2026-09-07T17:14:32.727Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/missouri-map-scotus-filing-hero.jpg?v=1ht54hv Missouri's Map Appeal Is Now on Justice Kavanaugh's Desk, With Answers Due September 7 Protesters hold People Not Politicians signs outside the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-09-07T12:30:00.000Z Missouri's Map Appeal Is Now on Justice Kavanaugh's Desk, With Answers Due September 7 https://the901report.com/beats/national/mail-ballot-injunction-september-5 2026-09-07T11:57:02.164Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/mail-ballot-injunction-september-5-hero.jpg?v=15kurod The Rule the Government Wants the Supreme Court to Save Has Been Declared Unconstitutional The Tennessee Supreme Court building in Nashville, Tennessee, seen from the sidewalk sign Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-09-07T11:30:00.000Z The Rule the Government Wants the Supreme Court to Save Has Been Declared Unconstitutional https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/shelby-financial-reports-ordinance-passes-10-0 2026-09-07T11:09:01.614Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/shelby-financial-reports-ordinance-passes-10-0.jpg?v=hs0cuh An Ordinance Requiring the Administration to Give Commissioners Financial Reports Passed 10 to Nothing. Its Own Committee Would Not Recommend It, and Nobody Debated It. Commissioner Charlie A. Caswell Jr. and Commissioner Erika Sugarmon seated at the Shelby County Commission dais during the Aug. 24, 2026 meeting Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-09-07T11:00:00.000Z An Ordinance Requiring the Administration to Give Commissioners Financial Reports Passed 10 to Nothing. Its Own Committee Would Not Recommend It, and Nobody Debated It. https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/memphis-nine-park-projects-75-million 2026-09-07T15:37:22.489Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/memphis-nine-park-projects-75-million.jpg?v=1rmqc17 Memphis Appropriated $7.5 Million to Nine Park Projects in About Five Minutes. Four of Them Have No Project Number. Memphis Parks Director Justice Bolden and a colleague seated at the committee table before the Memphis City Council Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-09-06T11:30:00.000Z Memphis Appropriated $7.5 Million to Nine Park Projects in About Five Minutes. Four of Them Have No Project Number. https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/memphis-fiber-emergency-repair-fund-300000 2026-09-07T15:22:27.221Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/memphis-fiber-emergency-repair-fund-300000.jpg?v=9thilr Memphis Keeps $300,000 on Hand for Fiber Breaks. It Is Down to $90,000, and the Money Does Not Go Back. Augustine Boateng, Deputy Chief Information Officer for the City of Memphis Information Technology Division, speaks at a microphone before the Memphis City Council Budget Committee. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-09-06T00:15:00.000Z Memphis Keeps $300,000 on Hand for Fiber Breaks. It Is Down to $90,000, and the Money Does Not Go Back. https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/shelby-county-compsych-eap-contract-143220 2026-09-07T17:42:51.151Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/shelby-county-compsych-eap-contract-143220.jpg?v=i8f2ln Shelby County Sent Its Employee Counseling Contract to Three Local Vendors. None of Them Bid. The $143,220 Award Went to the Only Company That Did. Asked how the local firms compare on capacity, the county's benefits administrator said the county does not know. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-09-05T21:30:00.000Z Shelby County Sent Its Employee Counseling Contract to Three Local Vendors. None of Them Bid. The $143,220 Award Went to the Only Company That Did. https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/shelby-building-home-program-free-land-back-tax-waiver-75-fee 2026-09-07T14:46:18.363Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/shelby-building-home-program-fee-hero-v2.jpg?v=1su43o1 Shelby County Will Convey Vacant Land to Developers at No Cost, Waive the Back Taxes on It, and Charge $75 to Apply. One Applicant Can Take 10 Properties. Shelby County Commission meeting chamber with commissioners seated at the dais during the Aug. 24, 2026 meeting Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-09-05T19:00:00.000Z Shelby County Will Convey Vacant Land to Developers at No Cost, Waive the Back Taxes on It, and Charge $75 to Apply. One Applicant Can Take 10 Properties.