Plans ‘going full steam ahead’ to replace smallest library
The new Frayser library is expected to be four times the size of the neighborhood's current branch location at 3712 Argonne St.
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Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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The new Frayser library is expected to be four times the size of the neighborhood's current branch location at 3712 Argonne St.
Collage Dance Collective's new facility on the intersection of Sam Cooper Boulevard and Tillman Street will be 10 times the size of its current location on Broad Avenue.
Democrat Joe Brown and Republican Paul Boyd are leading the way in the General Sessions Court Clerk primaries.
Biden won big in the county and across the state with Bloomberg betting big on Super Tuesday as his entry point to the Democratic nomination. Bloomberg's early organization in Memphis proved no match for Biden's post-South Carolina momentum.
From canceled school trips and congregation precautions to ships that didn't sail, the Mid-South deals with a virus far off only in actual contagion.
A new Frayser high school could determine the fate of two longtime neighborhood schools, while also rebuilding the neighborhood's optimism.
Pursuit of God Church recently moved into its new home at 3759 N. Watkins St., formerly the site of Bellevue Baptist's Frayser campus.
The current director of programs and outreach will take over in May at the Binghampton nonprofit that serves youths in a variety of capacities.
Construction on renovations for Rodney Baber Park and Kennedy Park are expected to begin this fall.
Land Use Control Board approves a proposed 81-lot subdivision in Raleigh near the new Amazon Fulfillment Center, and a transitional home on Jackson Avenue.
State basketball tournaments are latest cancellations with COVID-19.
State Rep. Antonio Parkinson is seeking more state funding for unemployment benefits and food stamps to help the working poor during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Numerous grocers are adjusting their hours and increasing cleaning efforts to protect customers and employees from COVID-19.
Small businesses in Memphis may soon be receiving assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration in the form of Economic Injury Disaster loans due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The deal was completed between the two companies in early March.
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Pursuit of God Church and KIPP Memphis Elementary Prep held food drives Friday afternoon and served more than 350 families in North and South Memphis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The total number of Shelby County cases is up to 30, and Shelby County Schools is scrapping its plan to provide lunches for students due to a Central Nutrition Center employee testing positive for COVID-19.
The Tennessee Department of Health releases the latest numbers: 93 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Shelby County and 615 cases in Tennessee.