A local authority that raised council tax by the maximum amount this year has cut bin collections to once every three weeks.

Jerri Green, a first-term Memphis City Councilwoman, is running for Tennessee governor. She announced her candidacy over the weekend.

Green waste bin collections have been suspended for two weeks after a large fire at a landfill site. The blaze broke out at the Elstow Waste Transfer Site near Bedford at about 21:00 BST on Friday.

The county code allows any minority party to run for an at-large seat. Green Party member Theron Gilliland, Jr. hopes to take advantage of that rule to win a seat on County Council.

The committee did not give a recommendation to the City Council on how to vote on a potential resolution opposing conversion therapy after a 2-2 vote.

The Green Bay City Council on June 10 denied renewing liquor and massage establishment licenses for a bar and seven massage parlors, respectively, based on violations spelled out in police memos.

The Jacksonville City Council approved the land swap deal, officially making way for the University of Florida’s graduate campus.