Homeless agencies scrambling to keep staff safe, guests sheltered from COVID-19
As coronavirus surges, rising toll of infections, deaths push agencies to provide more testing.
David Waters
Investigative reporter
David Waters is Distinguished Journalist in Residence and assistant director of the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis.
There are 64 articles by David Waters :
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November 2020
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Metro Can COVID-19 pod testing save the holidays?
New kits allow up to 20 family members to self-test at home, so we tried it.
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Metro State wants ‘rapid’ COVID testing, but local officials prefer ‘assurance’
Local labs producing “do-it-yourself” testing kits that can be self-administered and pooled on site.
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Metro National voter campaign includes East High student’s work
The billboard campaign to encourage civic engagement is sponsored by an arts-based organization called For Freedoms.
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October 2020
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Metro Inside the election process: how and where absentee, early voting ballots are counted
Election officials put trust in people’s respect for meticulous process.
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Metro Congregation mourns closing, rejoices in blessings of ‘disco shul’
Anshei Sphard Beth El Emeth congregation is moving, leaving behind its “Brutalist” synagogue but not its sacred Torahs or special memories.
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Spirit of Memphis How a Memphis medical lab mobilized to fight COVID-19
Poplar Healthcare joined the battle against the coronavirus late, but now it’s leading the charge to help Memphis reopen and stay open.
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Spirit of Memphis Father V’s long, lovely farewell from his front porch
For months before he died, the Greek Orthodox priest’s front yard became a gathering place for well-wishers from all parts of town and walks of life.
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Spirit of Memphis Beloved priest, devoted storyteller, dies at 94
The Greek Orthodox priest retired from the pulpit in 1991, but kept working as the church’s pastor emeritus and the community’s chaplain and cheerleader.
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September 2020
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Metro Idlewild Church loses ‘second pillar’ with death of ‘other senior pastor’
Faye Smith-Redditt ran the church kitchen like a refuge and a confessional, offering physical and spiritual nourishment to anyone who came in the front door or knocked on the back door.
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August 2020
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Neighborhoods Friends, admirers mourn Stoy Bailey, ‘the original community organizer’
The lifelong Memphian and tireless advocate for Rozelle-Annesdale neighborhood avoided the spotlight.
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Metro Seminary’s pandemic challenge: Protect students, equip them to protect others
MTS finds ways to help ICU nurse, cancer patient and other students deal with financial stress, medical and moral strain
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Metro Eulogies, hymns pay tribute to Montgomery’s pastoral, prophetic voice
Idlewild Presbyterian Church celebrates life, mourns death of their beloved, retired pastor.
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Metro Beloved pastor’s funeral to be livestreamed, broadcast
The funeral will be a private family service, but it will be livestreamed on the church’s website beginning with the prelude at 1:50 p.m.
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Metro Church raises prayer flags for Montgomery
Those who make and fly flags for Steve Montgomery are invited to share photos of them on social media using #RememberSteve, or to email photos to RememberSteve@idlewildchurch.org.
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Metro Steve Montgomery, beloved Idlewild Church pastor, dies from injuries in bike accident
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery, whose prophetic hope and pastoral heart gently, but firmly challenged and encouraged his church and community to be more just and loving, died Friday morning at Regional One Health with his family by his side. He was 68.
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July 2020
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Metro Retired pastor in critical condition after bike hit by car
Rev. Steve Montgomery, who retired as the widely respected and beloved senior pastor of Idlewild Presbyterian Church a little over a year ago, is in critical condition in intensive care at Regional One.
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Metro How will schools handle COVID-19 cases? Reopening plans offer few details
What will happen when some of them test positive for COVID-19? The answers are troubling, and in many cases yet to be determined.
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Metro How local health experts deal with COVID-19 in daily lives
Do the experts wear masks? Eat out? Sanitize their mail and groceries? Let their kids join protests or send them to school? We asked.
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Metro COVID-19’s Catch-22: Are Memphis kids safer at school or at home?
Kids who go to school risk exposing themselves and others to COVID-19. But many kids who stay home are more vulnerable to adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs.
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June 2020
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Metro When schools closed, Bridget Riley’s class found new sources of instruction, inspiration
East High's collaboration with local artists showed the academic, social and emotional potential of an interactive online class.
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Spirit of Memphis Memphis woman fights COVID-19 in Navajo Nation
Janice Ballard follows her faith in God and public health onto the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
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May 2020
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Metro The ones we’ve lost: Area sees 100 local COVID-19 deaths and counting
The death count is dramatically lower than early warnings, but no less tragic, as coronavirus precautions left many victims to die alone, isolated from their spouses and children, dear friends and clergy.
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Neighborhoods ‘Miracle’ third child snares fourth-generation Grambling scholarship
COVID-19 cancelled Amari Ajamu's senior trip, and prom, and graduation ceremony, but it didn't stop his family from celebrating their Soulsville Charter School and Stax Academy graduate.
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Metro Lots of COVID-19 data but few answers about what the numbers mean for reopening
The slowly rising tide of local confirmed COVID-19 cases and related deaths can get lost in the uneven ebb and flow of daily numbers.
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