Shelby County Commissioners are preparing to jump hurdles to balance the budget. On top of having to help fund the consolidated school system, the county is facing the first reappraisal decrease in years.

County property values will decrease by approximately 4.63-percent, according to Shelby County Property Assessor

The Obama administration is warning air travelers could feel the pain if Congress and the president can't agree on a plan to avoid massive budget cuts.

Air traffic controllers and TSA officers could be forced to take furloughs other programs could be cut.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood describes a dire

At a budget retreat this morning, the unified school board requested an additional $145 million in funding from the Shelby County Commission.

"I thought they weren't serious. I, really, when I heard $145 million request, I thought ‘Well they're not serious about taking care of business,'" says Shelby Co. C