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  A push to reform bail in Memphis from local and state leaders may take longer than expected, pending information from the court system. In a news conference held earlier Thursday, County Commissioner Mick Wright and State Senator Brent Taylor spoke about the need to fix the system to curb crime in the city while also preserving suspects right to bail. Those holding the news conference say the information they need to restructure the system isn’t available and that it should have been recorded by the court system. * * * * “We as a community have had our patience tested and it’s come back negative,” State Senator Brent Taylor said. “We are completely at our wits’ end when it comes to crime.” In a much-needed effort to curb crime here in Memphis, city and state leaders say enough is enough. But actually tackling the issue, according to Taylor, is a much bigger challenge. To see more CLICK HERE .

Shelly Alexander is the President of the Tennessee Association of Professional Bail Agents (TAPBA).  She  was the Office Manager and a Bail Bondsman for Danny Blankenship Bonding until his sudden passing in 2017. At that time Shelly opened A Close Bonding Co., LLC, which has 17 agents in West and Middle Tennessee serving 23 counties. Ms. Alexander has been a volunteer for the Tennessee Association of Professional Bail Agents (TAPBA) for nine years and has served on the TAPBA Education Committee for eight years.  Ms. Alexander was born and raised in Reagan, TN. She currently resides in Lexington, TN. She is the mother to five (Jarrod, Jasmine,  Jordan, Alexis and Eli) of which two were adopted from the Department of Children Services in 2018 and have proven to be nothing less than amazing.  Jasmine and Jordan are both bail bondsmen. Also, Ms. Alexander is the proud MiMi of three grand girls and has a grandson on the way. Will Rainey is a member of the board of di...

  The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Tennessee man on Tuesday after he was found in possession of methamphetamines, a semi-automatic pistol, and a dagger.  He was originally stopped for a traffic infraction on Albany Avenue in Kingston on the afternoon of March 1. Ryan Roberson, a 39-year-old resident of Chatanooga, Tennessee was charged with felony Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and misdemeanors of Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia. He was arraigned on the charges and released with an appearance ticket for a future court date. To see more CLICK HERE . From the comments- "It's time to vote out every soft on crime liberal democrat! Take back our streets."