There are 8 article(s) tagged Dorcas Young Griffin:

• August 2024

  • Greenlaw Community Center to offer Shelby County services

    In a program announced Aug. 9, the Uptown community center will have offices for several county government services, including offices and meeting places.

    By Bill Dries August 12, 2024

• January 2024

  • Young Griffin is new county deputy chief administrative officer

    Dorcas Young Griffin will remain in an interim role as director of the county’s community services division in the move up to deputy chief administrative officer.

    By Bill Dries January 17, 2024

• February 2023

  • Affordable housing sustains families and neighborhoods, local experts say

    “If you love economic development — if you’re into job creation, if you’re into health and wellness — then you have to be into housing,” said Amy Schaftlein, of the nonprofit affordable housing agency United Housing Inc.

    By Bill Dries February 25, 2023

• August 2021

  • ‘Dramatic’ changes in local rental market meet old challenges in affordable housing

    Three leaders of the federally-funded effort to help pay overdue rent and utility bills talked on “Behind The Headlines” about what the new market reality means for the city’s growth with a shortage of quality affordable housing.

    By Bill Dries August 20, 2021

• June 2021

  • Youth assessment center set to open in Raleigh

    A new Shelby County Youth Assessment Center is slated to open in July at the former Raleigh library. The county will operate the center. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 06, 2021

• September 2020

  • Coronavirus cases stable in city but rising in suburbs, rural areas

    The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is on the rise in Shelby County suburbs and rural West Tennessee.

    By Jane Roberts September 10, 2020

• August 2020

  • Coronavirus: New guidance says children don’t need to be screened

    For people who have moderate to severe coronavirus symptoms, the isolation period may extend to 20 days, Alisa Haushalter said. She said it’s important for employers and schools to be prepared for this. 

    By Jane Roberts August 18, 2020

• July 2020

  • Latino people getting tested, but layers of complications persist

    In Shelby County, more than 28% of the people who have tested positive for COVID-19 are Latino. The percentage of positive tests is rising.

    By Jane Roberts July 04, 2020