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Kyle Veazey, the deputy chief operating officer for the city of Memphis, is moving to ALSAC, the fund-raising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, as senior vice president for executive operations.
The section of Highland in front of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church is being renamed to honor Father Nicholas L. Vieron, the church’s longtime pastor who died in September.
One letter writer praised the Shelby County Health Department’s management of vaccine distribution at Lindenwood Christian Church.
Henry J. Maier, the president and CEO of FedEx Ground who has worked for the company more than 35 years, is retiring.
Shelby County’s reported coronavirus total is now 80,991 cases, including 74,905 inactive cases (recoveries), 4,884 active cases and 1,202 deaths.
The standby list is not first come, first served as it still needs to follow the state priority list.
Three of the university’s online programs have increased their ranking significantly in the listing.
Good Shepherd Health, the parent company for Good Shepherd Pharmacy, RemediChain and HaloScrips, recently announced that Michell Zulu, PharmD, has joined the team as its new chief pharmacy officer.
According to the latest data available from the Shelby County Health Department, more than 50,000 people have been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus.
Award will be presented virtually via Zoom on Friday, Jan. 29, beginning at 11 a.m.
A letter from a pastor laments the chasm between ‘haves and have nots’ in the Memphis area. Another missive, from two high school students, says free childcare and better public transportation would go a long way toward helping poor families.
Jan. 26, 2021: Memphis 76, SMU 72
J&J said its vaccine works consistently in a broad range of people: A third of participants were over age 60, and more than 40% had other illnesses putting them at risk of severe COVID-19, including obesity, diabetes and HIV.
Former Germantown High School player allegedly harassed female media personnel for at least the past five years.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 206 new coronavirus cases and nine new coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday.
Leanne McQuown has joined the Methodist Healthcare Foundation as Director of Major Gifts.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 22 new coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday, Feb. 4.
Gov. Bill Lee talked with SCS Superintendent Joris Ray about potentially returning children to classes by Feb. 15. Dozens of Tennessee counties have progressed to Phase 1b, which includes teachers in the vaccination priority list.
April Alley seeks DNA testing to exonerate her father, Sedley Alley, who was executed in 2006 after being convicted of the 1985 murder of Marine Lance Cpl. Suzanne Collins in Millington. Sedley Alley confessed to the crime, but later said the confession was coerced.
The Health Department also reported seven new deaths, and 738 people have died from coronavirus in Shelby County. An estimated 49,873 people have recovered and 4,318 cases in the county are active.
The Daily Memphian has hired two reporters and a social media manager.
Memphis in May has moved its planned 2021 salute to Ghana to 2022 because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Since March, the Health Department has reported 84,123 total coronavirus cases and 1,348 deaths, classifying 79,397 cases as inactive/recovered.
The Shelby County Health Department announced Tuesday it would have 700 appointments for the second dose of coronavirus vaccine available this week. Within 15 minutes, all 700 available slots were filled.
Red Door Wealth Management recently announced that Carter Giovannetti, a seasoned wealth advisor who has worked with the firm since 2018, has been named its sixth partner member.