Box score: Memphis 76, SMU 72
Jan. 26, 2021: Memphis 76, SMU 72
Staff
There are 3537 articles by The Daily Memphian Staff :
Jan. 26, 2021: Memphis 76, SMU 72
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.
Award will be presented virtually via Zoom on Friday, Jan. 29, beginning at 11 a.m.
According to the latest data available from the Shelby County Health Department, more than 50,000 people have been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus.
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.
Three of the university’s online programs have increased their ranking significantly in the listing.
The standby list is not first come, first served as it still needs to follow the state priority list.
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.
Henry J. Maier, the president and CEO of FedEx Ground who has worked for the company more than 35 years, is retiring.
One letter writer praised the Shelby County Health Department’s management of vaccine distribution at Lindenwood Christian Church.
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.
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.
Memphis police are investigating the discovery over the weekend of what appeared to be human bones on Mud Island.
Johnson, who was 102, was the first Black coach to win a Division III national basketball title.
The museum in Overton Park will reopen under the new Health Directive 17.
A photograph of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has gone viral, and plenty of Memphians have gotten in on the fun.
Nurses and physicians will check in daily; vitals will be monitored around the clock and meals will be delivered.
The new president also is seeking to expand testing and vaccine availability, with the goal of 100 million shots in his first 100 days in office.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 14 new coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday, Jan. 21.
Brooks Irvine has joined the Miles Mason Family Law Group. A native Memphian, Irvine spent over a decade as a prosecutor prior to beginning her career in family law.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 362 new coronavirus cases and no new coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday, Jan. 19.
Memphis-based FedEx bought TNT in 2016 and it has taken longer than expected to integrate the company.
The deaths of individuals who tested positive for coronavirus during the past two weeks have risen by more than 23%, from 925 to 1,140.
The gift from Niantic Inc. is the largest one-time corporate gift in CodeCrew’s history.
Dr. Brown holds numerous positions in genetics, genomics and pediatrics at UTHSC.