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Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert shut down all clerk offices last week to catch up on the backlog, which also includes dealer auto packs. She gave an update Monday.

Outgoing Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich will be sworn in as special counsel for 25 Judicial District Attorney Generals office.

Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert Provides updates since the week-long closure.

The Shelby County Clerk faced backlash from state and local officials for her trip to Jamaica, but rebuffed being called "AWOL" Monday afternoon.

“We have tried every option that we can at the local level,” Commissioner Billingsley said. “When we came out of options we appealed to the state."

Amid ongoing Wanda Halbert controversies, state Comptroller Jason Mumpower said, after "careful research," his office won't be taking over her duties.

This week on Channel 10’s Behind the Headlines Eric Barnes hosts a journalist roundtable with The Memphis Flyer's Toby Sells and The Daily Memphian's Abigail Warren and Bill Dries.

According to organization president and CEO James Holt, major issues remain in securing a contract to hold the events in 2023 at Tom Lee Park.

Tennessees Comptroller said Friday the office will not seek to take over the Shelby County Clerks office from Wanda Halbert.

A county clerk took a vacation, a school superintendent took an early retirement and a Republican lawmaker took his first mug shot. None of this looked good.