A recent Shelby County Board meeting resulted in more division of the board members, to the point of childish name-calling to those who dare vote in a manner consistent with the law rather than as opined by the State s Attorney.
Nichole Kroncke, the Shelby County State s Attorney provided her legal opinion regarding the potential leasing of county farm ground, and by all indications, it appears she is advocating for a particular outcome rather than providing factual information. In addition to providing her opinion, she made a statement of fact that is not supported by the actual record.
Specifically, Kroncke stated:
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The Shelby County Sheriff is now faced with more than just possible criminal charges for the sale of seized weapons and alleged payroll fraud, which we understand a charging decision is in the hands of the Attorney General after Shelby County State s Attorney Nichole Kroncke recused herself from that case.
Nicholas Banning has filed a federal civil case against Sheriff Koonze, Advanced Correctional Healthcare Inc, and Corrections Officers Cwenton Williams, Tonya Atteberry, Devon Durbin, Megan Warner, Melissa Haynes, Brandon Gatton, Chris Zakowski, and Daine Burkhead.
According to the lawsuit filed April 27th, 2021, in part: Mr. Banning was in obvious need of emergency medical care resulting from opioid dependency and withdrawal, and developed asphyxia pneumonia and other serious medical problems, requiring hospitalization for two months.
For those not familiar with statutory construction, the courts have consistently pointed to the plain reading of the law to be the intent of the legislature. The cardinal rule of statutory construction is to ascertain and give effect to the intent of the legislature. People v. Ward, 215 Ill. 2d 317, 324 (2005). The best evidence of legislative intent is the language of the statute, and when possible, the court should interpret the language of a statute according to its plain and ordinary meaning. In re D.F., 208 Ill. 2d 223, 229 (2003).
For those that missed it, the courts have said
the legislative intent is the language of the statute. If the court believes they should interpret the language of a statute according to its plain and ordinary meaning and that the best evidence of legislative intent is that very language of the statute, we believe State s Attorney should do the same.
Job fair on Tuesday hopes to fill many open positions as tourism begins to return
Hiring back jobs lost during the pandemic continues to be a struggle for local business as tourism begins to return. Author: Jalyn Souchek Updated: 11:35 AM CDT May 3, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. More than 40 tourism-related employers will be present at the Memphis Tourism job fair on Tuesday as they hope to entice job seekers.
The job fair will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday at the newly renovated Renasant Convention Center in Downtown Memphis.
After coming to a standstill during the pandemic, the hospitality and tourism industries are looking to make a comeback but the challenge to hire back employees is ongoing.