Memphis Botanic Garden concert site now the Radians Amphitheater
The Live at the Garden series' home has a new name and a new sponsor.
Linda A. Moore
Reporter
Linda A. Moore covers education, South Memphis and Whitehaven. A native of South Memphis, Linda has covered news in Memphis and Shelby County for more than 20 years and was formerly a reporter with The Commercial Appeal.
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July 2020
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Education Virtual learning only for Shelby County schools until further notice
District officials are also looking for community partners to help parents unable to be home with their school children.
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August 2020
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Education Shelby County data is the same, local school districts are not
When it comes to returning children to school or keeping them home during a world pandemic, school systems and parents must decide independently what's best for them.
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Education SCS technology going out to students ahead of online learning
Parents or guardians must pick up tablets or laptops on the designated days and times for their schools before online-only classes begin Aug. 30.
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Flinn predicting Senate upset
At Memphis Botanic Garden, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dr. George Flinn greeted the few voters there Thursday and predicted he would score a big upset over Bill Hagerty, who has President Trump’s endorsement, and Manny Sethi. -
Elections Harris beats incumbent McCormick in Shelby County School Board race
Shelby County School Board gains one new member, with five board races on the ballot.
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Family votes together in Arlington
Voting was a family affair at Arlington United Methodist Church late Thursday afternoon, where Jack Hatcher, 20, voted for the first time with parents Laura and Jeff Hatcher. -
Education Only one local candidate beat an incumbent last week. Here’s why.
What Sheleah Harris did last week isn’t unheard of, but it’s also not the everyday occurrence.
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Education A champion for students, former state education commissioner Jane Walters dies at 85
Career in education spanned more than half a century in the classroom, school and nonprofit leadership and eventually reaching the highest level of state government.
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Public Safety Plans for new youth detention center up in air amid talk of renovation
Shelby County officials, who last year approved funding for preliminary work to build a new juvenile detention facility, are now exploring alternatives such as renovating a closed youth facility in Southeast Memphis.
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Public Safety Officer at county juvenile detention center tests positive for COVID-19, commissioner says
County commissioner says officer at juvenile detention center tested positive for COVID-19.
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South Memphis Kids sports is going on for some, but not for others in the age of the coronavirus
Kids need sports and youth sports organizers are finding ways to let them play during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Education Storm forecast shifts SCS technology distributions into the weekend
As storms approach the city, SCS has rescheduled student device distributions for Saturday and Sunday, officials said.
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September 2020
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Shelby County A first day of school like no other: SCS opens for everyone in virtual-only model
After weeks of planning and device distributions, Shelby County Schools rings the bell for the first day of virtual school and will stay that way until further notice.
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Public Safety Levitt Shell, Graceland tagged with BLM, anti-police graffiti
Levitt Shell officials say the pandemic has left them in dire financial straights and vandalism is devastating. Graceland was also tagged with graffiti.
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EducationConstruction set to begin on Christian Brothers High School’s Fieldhouse
The school plans to finish the Fieldhouse in time for its 150th anniversary in 2021. It will be the home of CBHS basketball, a site for Catholic school system-wide gatherings and events for community supporters.
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Education SCS history teacher is West Tennessee Teacher of the Year
History teacher Daniel Warner has been recognized by the Tennessee Department of Education for his work at East High School.
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Education Health Department refuses to release positive coronavirus cases in local private schools
Coronavirus data for public school systems is readily available, but that’s not the case with private schools.
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Metro Memphis MSA no longer poorest in the nation, study shows
Poverty rates have fallen overall for both Memphis and Shelby County.
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Shelby County Memphis-area poverty rate drops slightly
Even with declines in the poverty rate for Memphis and Shelby County, there is not much movement on who is poor and where they live.
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Coronavirus CBHS shifts to online classes after COVID-19 outbreak
Christian Brothers High School shifts to online learning for two weeks due to coronavirus outbreak.
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Education Educators plead for patience amid pandemic
And, at local private schools, students give each other ‘air hugs’ and each lunch at their desks, as everyone tries to adjust.
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Shelby County Committee fails to act on Shelby County’s hiring freeze revisions
Shelby County commissioners will get opinions from the county’s other elected officials as they work through problems with the county’s hiring freeze resolution.
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Shelby County Public safety reforms go to County Commission for second reading
Ordinances that address use of force, the purchase of military equipment and the use of tear gas will go to the full commission without a second reading committee vote.
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Shelby County Plans for South Memphis TIF provide hope for improvement
A TIF would allow tax dollars generated by the community to be reinvested in the community.
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