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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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Overall, election officials were happy with the day’s process. “It was well-organized. We had a good plan and a lot of people,” Shelby County Elections Administrator Linda Phillips said.
Students will still use laptops, tablets and headphones for in-school learning, in the same way they are learning in virtual school.
The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Awards recognize excellence in preservation practice and partnerships.
Parents will have an extra week to decide if their children will stay with virtual learning or return to school.
During a school board committee meeting, SCS Superintendent Joris Ray told board members that the timeline is dependent upon the data.
When Takila Phillips needed natural products for her skin, she decided to make them. Now, Phillips is the creator of an-all natural skin and hair care line and the owner of a new retail store in Whitehaven.
Two groups of the historic community’s younger residents hope people have hung on to their property, will hang on a little longer because The Mound is about to be reborn.
Paula and James Campbell know the appraised value of their Orange Mound home is far less than the $300,000 they spent to build it. But that’s OK. They intend to stay.
Officials won’t identify where the employees work, while education association leadership says it’s too soon to discuss opening schools.
Rhodes graduates from across the country are speaking out in support for their fellow alum and nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Some people have asked but the owners of Piano’s flower shop say there is no reason for them to leave the Whitehaven community.
Two local higher education institutions are the recipients of surplus lab equipment given in a long-term loan from the Health Department.
A TIF would allow tax dollars generated by the community to be reinvested in the community.
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.
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.
And, at local private schools, students give each other ‘air hugs’ and each lunch at their desks, as everyone tries to adjust.
Christian Brothers High School shifts to online learning for two weeks due to coronavirus outbreak.
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.
Poverty rates have fallen overall for both Memphis and Shelby County.
Coronavirus data for public school systems is readily available, but that’s not the case with private schools.
History teacher Daniel Warner has been recognized by the Tennessee Department of Education for his work at East High School.
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.
Levitt Shell officials say the pandemic has left them in dire financial straights and vandalism is devastating. Graceland was also tagged with graffiti.
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.
As storms approach the city, SCS has rescheduled student device distributions for Saturday and Sunday, officials said.