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.
Linda A. Moore
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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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August 2020
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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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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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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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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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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. -
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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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. -
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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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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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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Music Memphis Botanic Garden concert site now the Radians Amphitheater
The Live at the Garden series' home has a new name and a new sponsor.
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City of Memphis Another MATA employee tests positive for the coronavirus
MATA has had nine employees test positive from the coronavirus since April.
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Education LeMoyne-Owen College to offer students free laptops, a new Methodist Le Bonheur clinic on campus
The college will open for virtual classes Aug. 12, and will monitor coronavirus case numbers to decide whether to reopen the campus after Labor Day.
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Education Higher ed preps for an academic year shaped by the coronavirus
Most schools are planning for a semester combining on-campus and online learning.
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Education Time with kids at home a challenge and a blessing, parents say
Parents who depended on a world where children had places to go and things to do were left to figure out how to teach school-age kids and occupy preschoolers. In many cases, they also had to work while doing those things.
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Eighth MATA employee tests positive for coronavirus
MATA bus drivers, a trolley driver, dispatcher and other employees have tested positive for COVID-19
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Spirit of MemphisA documentary on WKNO tells the Little Tea Shop’s story
The restaurant serving Southern comfort food has been a Downtown institution for 102 years.
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Education In-school or at-home learning: Parents face a tough question
They have until Saturday, July 18, to decide whether their children return to Shelby County Schools’ buildings or stay home to learn with the aid of a school-issued laptop or tablet.
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Education Federal grant for HopeWorks will help local immigrants reach their goals
The program bolsters immigrant language skills, teaches civics and other lessons about living in the United States.
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Education $40 million endowment ‘transformative’ for LeMoyne-Owen
The endowment from the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis is the largest in LeMoyne-Owen College’s history.
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South MemphisOpening brewing for Muggin’ Coffee House in Whitehaven
Muggin' Coffee House owners have plans for themselves and their team.
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Education BTW’s class of 2020 gifted with laptops, coding lessons from Women’s Foundation
The Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis is working to reduce poverty in the 38126 ZIP code, one of the poorest in the city. Booker T. Washington High School is at the center of the initiative.
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June 2020
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North Memphis Minority communities deal with confusion, mistrust about COVID-19
When public health agencies are not familiar to residents, it’s difficult to penetrate those communities during a crisis. “That’s like not having a military until you get attacked. It’s a bit too late,” says Shelby County Commission member Reginald Milton.
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Shelby County Orange Mound Gallery settles in to new home for the next half century
The new gallery opens in a community rich with history and with plans for exhibits and programs.
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