Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shelby County Assessor Melvin Burgess, flanked by Will Denami, executive director of the Tennessee Association of Assessing ...

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. - Shelby County Assessor of Property Melvin Burgess sent out a press release Monday warning people of an anticipated "substantial increase in property taxes." Those increases ...

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. - The Shelby County Assessor said that county Mayor Lee Harris' claims on a 20% property tax cut proposal are "simply not true." County Assessor of Property Melvin Burgess sent an ...

While many candidates will face challengers in the August County general election, some have effectively won their elections already.

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — If you own property in Shelby County, your taxes could be going up substantially because of rising property values, the county assessor warned Monday. Assessor Melvin Burgess ...

GERMANTOWN, Tenn. – Shelby County Property Assessor Melvin Burgess is hitting back against accusations his office reneged on a promise to victims of a flash flood nearly two years ago. Several ...

The Shelby County Assessor’s Office wants to remove the tax-exempt status of a city of Memphis entity, the Blight Authority of Memphis. The Blight Authority of Memphis (BAM) is a quasi-governmental ...

Shelby County Assessor of Property Melvin Burgess said he wants to see change for Shelby County, and he said that it takes a leader who can “show up and just get things done.” “We can’t afford to ...

Shelby County Assessor Melvin Burgess is — for the second time — seeking to move the county to a two-year reappraisal plan. Last time, his plan was stymied by the State Board of Equalization after ...