There are 37 article(s) tagged Mayor Lee Harris:

• May 2021

  • Masks, restrictions likely up to best judgment come May 15

    Mayor Harris is gathering more advice this week, including hearing from the municipal mayors. 

    By Jane Roberts May 05, 2021

• April 2021

  • Crime rate doesn’t necessarily deter businesses considering relocation

    Although Memphis has long battled perceptions (and reality) about its crime rate, community leaders say it’s not as much of a factor in economic recruitment efforts as one might expect.

    By Blake Fontenay April 19, 2021

  • Plains seeks delay on setback amendment LUCB slated to consider

    It might be too late to stop the Byhalia Connection oil pipeline, but Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is still proposing a setback requirement for any other oil pipelines that might be built in the future.

    By Blake Fontenay April 07, 2021

• March 2021

  • Opinion: Vaccine blunders make Harris vulnerable in 2022 reelection bid

    The vaccine distribution debacle on Mayor Lee Harris’ watch will figure prominently in the GOP campaign to retake his office, the party’s Shelby County executive director says. 

    By Otis Sanford March 04, 2021

  • Series of miscues led to Haushalter’s rapid fall from grace

    Going forward, vaccinating the citizens of Shelby County against COVID-19 is under the authority of the City of Memphis after the state transferred custody of the vaccine and administration of the process away from county leaders. It took a dizzying array of missteps for this to occur, and Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright says: “The public deserves to know what happened.”

    Related story:
    County vaccination timeline

    By Don Wade March 01, 2021

• February 2021

  • The ‘buck stops’ at Shelby Co. Health Department

    As the public continues to voice its frustration with the local COVID-19 vaccine process, Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter says she understands the frustration and that the ‘buck stops’ with the Health Department. Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris declined to comment.

    By Don Wade February 09, 2021

• January 2021

  • Health Dept. testing messaging system for vaccine standby list

    After receiving a text, people would have four hours to get to a vaccination site.

    By Jane Roberts January 26, 2021

  • What will history say about COVID vaccine delivery, administration?

    Delivery and administration of the COVID-19 vaccine is just another step on the long road toward herd immunity. Getting there will require a level of effectiveness apart from the vaccine itself. History will judge leaders’ success as we all pursue a return to the “old” normal. 

    By Don Wade January 11, 2021

• December 2020

  • Health Department releases some data about coronavirus investigations

    The Daily Memphian asked Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter and county Mayor Lee Harris for data used to make decisions about health directives affecting restaurants, and the Health Department released some information Dec. 3.

    By Jennifer Biggs December 06, 2020

• October 2020

  • Local leaders plan for election surprises beyond ‘incivility’

    For two weeks, the state’s Emergency Management agency has been walking local leaders, including law enforcement, through such election surprises as voter intimidation, disruptions and even civil disorder in the event no one concedes in the contentious presidential race atop the ballot.

    By Bill Dries October 20, 2020

• September 2020

  • Haushalter hopes COVID effort is model for other chronic city problems

    Record homicide, overdose rates are a sign of inordinate stress, the health department director says and qualify as public health issues for region.

    By Jane Roberts September 30, 2020

  • County to review suburban relief

    Shelby County commissioners will consider distributing $3.4 million for the local suburbs in their meeting Monday.

    By Abigail Warren September 09, 2020