There are 408 article(s) tagged Jim Strickland:

• April 2020

  • Minority business owners adjusting to COVID-19 challenges

    With revenues dropping off significantly due to the pandemic, minority business owners are hoping adding online services can help the bridge the gap until it ends. 

    By Omer Yusuf April 08, 2020

  • First local COVID numbers on race confirm disparity in virus spread

    The incomplete Shelby County Health Department analysis shows two-thirds of the confirmed COVID cases with detailed information were among African Americans and more than 70% of the deaths examined were among African Americans.

    By Bill Dries April 08, 2020

  • Strickland: New COVID optimism based on social distancing

    The mayor extended the Memphis' state of emergency through April 21 and said the city is preparing for a second emergency field hospital, also arranging for housing and testing of the homeless population .

    By Bill Dries April 07, 2020

• March 2020

  • Strickland concerned about lax COVID-19 response outside Memphis

    The Memphis mayor also announced he is closing access roads to and in city parks, including Riverside Drive by Tom Lee Park, to discourage large crowds like those that gathered last week during two sunny days. The move stops short of closing city parks outright, but Strickland said he is willing to consider that too.

    By Bill Dries March 31, 2020

  • Mayor threatens to close parks if restrictions ignored

    Abuses of social-distancing restrictions at city parks could force the city to close them.

    By Tom Bailey March 28, 2020

  • A mission in Memphis and beyond: Locals create unified front to fight virus

    “We’re building an airplane in the air and doing it on a stopwatch. We’ve got a minute to build it.” 

    By Tom Bailey March 27, 2020

  • Herrington: Back to business by Easter? Memphis leaders likely to follow science, not rhetoric

    There are no good answers now. Only bad choices and worse ones. But evidence suggests that going hard on social-distancing is the best long-term bet for both public health and the economy. 

    By Chris Herrington March 26, 2020

  • COVID-19 math differs on testing numbers, emphasizes new use of civil emergency decree

    Health professionals agree social distancing is the primary strategy to bring the pandemic under control in Memphis. But there are differences on who should be tested. The civil emergency decree that goes into effect Tuesday at 6 p.m. is also a porous set of restrictions that has to rely on the public taking the potential to spread the disease seriously.

    By Bill Dries March 25, 2020

  • Strickland issues Stay-at-Home order effective Tuesday evening

    The order by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is the next step in a state of civil emergency he declared last week.

    By Bill Dries March 23, 2020

  • Herrington: Strickland’s leadership encouraging as coronavirus hits home for Memphis

    Whatever you think of his policy priorities, Strickland prides himself on being a data-driven executive, and his managerial seriousness has served him, and the city, well in this unprecedented moment. 

    By Chris Herrington March 23, 2020

  • Strickland expands list of business closings in city

    The expanded set of businesses come as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city increases and follows through on Mayor Jim Strickland's pledge that the city's state of civil emergency he declared this past week would be expanded.

    By Bill Dries March 21, 2020

  • Strickland: ‘Come together to stay apart’

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said the impact on the economy from the civil emergency measures is being felt but can't be avoided as the city tries to stop the spread of the virus to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed.

    By Bill Dries March 20, 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 16: SCS extends closure to April 6

    Confirmed cases

    Tennessee

    52

    Shelby County

    2

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    • Catholic Diocese of Memphis decree cancels Eucharist celebration, excuses people from mass
    • U of M may postpone spring graduation 
    • Dow experiences worst day since 1987
    • Gov. urges all Tennessee schools to close

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 17: Strickland declares state of emergency; third local case confirmed

    The state reports the total number of confirmed cases in Tennessee is 73, and a third Shelby County case has also been reported. That individual is isolated at home and did not contract it in Shelby County.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

  • State of emergency: Strickland closes restaurants, bars, gyms

    A historic state of civil emergency from Mayor Jim Strickland Tuesday shuts down restaurants, bars, gyms and urges a suspension of services at places of worship. The move represents an action last used by a Memphis mayor during the 1978 police and firefighter strike.

    By Bill Dries, Jennifer Biggs March 20, 2020

  • Memphis in May to move, new dates expected soon

    The festival is looking at dates in the fall for the series of events that cover a month.

    By Bill Dries March 19, 2020

  • What the city’s state of emergency means

    The declaration doesn't close any businesses or force the cancellation of any events at this point. Strickland says it unlocks federal assistance to the city and allows the city to make quick buys of emergency equipment and supplies. 

    By Bill Dries March 18, 2020

  • Local small businesses could get help through state disaster loans

    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. 

    By Omer Yusuf March 17, 2020

  • Strickland: Drive-thru testing soon, Memphis in May could move to summer or fall

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland discusses drive-thru testing, Memphis In May and a legal order that might allow him to close businesses that flout CDC guidelines on COVID-19.

    By Bill Dries March 17, 2020

  • State has only 500 coronavirus tests available

    Tennessee has tested less than 300 people in the past two weeks; 'There aren't enough kits,' local doctor says

    By Bill Dries, Sam Stockard March 16, 2020

  • Strickland joins Biden camp

    Mayor Jim Strickland is endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential race.

    By Bill Dries March 10, 2020

  • Comptroller of currency defends rewrite of anti-redlining act during Beale forum

    Joseph Otting said the Community Reinvestment Act is overdue for revisions that reflect 21st century banking. But some of those at the Memphis forum were skeptical that it would increase bank investment in low-income areas given other changes on other fronts from the Trump administration.

    By Bill Dries March 06, 2020

  • Sanford: Black voters bring Uncle Joe back

    Voters are yearning to be free – of the nutty, crude and corrupt. They want moderation in our national politics, and a center-left leader at the helm of the executive branch whom everyone knows and a majority of Americans trust.

    By Otis Sanford March 06, 2020

  • Strickland wants to use sales tax overage for police and fire retention measures

    Strickland told city council members Tuesday that the referendum isn't binding on the city and that most voters would support such a use of extra revenue beyond a restoration of benefits cut by the city six years ago. The idea is still in the talking stage, with Strickland to take his plan to the council in April when he presents his city budget proposal.

    By Bill Dries March 04, 2020

  • Strickland embraces Countrywood, opposes its de-annexation

    Mayor Jim Strickland and all four of Countrywood's City Council representatives attend its neighborhood association meeting.

    By Tom Bailey March 01, 2020