There are 12 article(s) tagged Keith Norman:

• January 2024

  • New Year’s resolutions can be beneficial, except when they’re not

    Experts suggest we need to abandon the old notion of fixed, deadline-driven — and occasionally self-loathing — New Year’s resolutions.

    By Don Wade January 02, 2024

• March 2023

  • Political Roundup: Conventions, a mayor’s race reshuffle and residency notes

    As the People’s Convention begins this weekend, local Republicans will decide if they’ll stick with the party’s current leader. Plus, two contenders for the local Democratic party head, more on the mayoral residency issue and who could be waiting in the wings.

    By Bill Dries March 23, 2023

• April 2021

  • Behind the Headlines: Getting vaccine to the isolated

    Rev. Keith Norman of Baptist Memorial Health Care and Meritan CEO Melanie Keller talked about the vaccine outreach to the homebound and homeless on “Behind The Headlines.” 

    By Bill Dries April 03, 2021

• March 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

  • Haushalter: Weather, saving doses for teachers at root of wasted vaccines

    Health Department working with state to shore up processes and perhaps regain control of vaccine.

    Related story: 
    Secret commission meeting on vaccine problems to be repeated Friday in public

    By Jane Roberts February 24, 2021

• December 2020

  • Holiday season is about finding light in COVID-19 darkness, faith leaders say

    Faith leaders say this holiday season is less about the quest for a perfect Christmas or the best Hanukkah ever, and more about connecting with people as the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact, and take, lives. 

    By Don Wade December 13, 2020

• April 2020

  • Waters: Churches move online, preaching gospel of social distance

    The faithful are attending Sunday school, Bible study and choir practice on YouTube and Twitter, and turning Facebook into a fellowship hall. 

    By David Waters April 03, 2020

• November 2019

  • New Binghampton sports complex to be named after Claude Humphrey

    The $600,000 facility, the first in Binghampton, is set to open next summer. 

    By Omer Yusuf November 22, 2019

• March 2019

  • Shelby County Schools to induct five into Alumni Hall of Fame

    Shelby County Schools will honor five notable alumni for their contributions to the community at the 2019 Alumni Hall of Fame Gala Saturday.

    By Jared Boyd March 23, 2019

• December 2018

  • Nonprofits see conflicting dynamics in city’s need

    For the last 20 years, First Baptist Church on Broad has celebrated Thanksgiving with a dinner at the church that includes the homeless. A group of men from the church deliver hot Thanksgiving meals to around 1,000 more people that day as well.

    By Bill Dries December 14, 2018

• November 2018

  • Past the Election: Issues remain after the last election of 2018

    The last election of 2018 will decide winners and losers in numerous local, state and federal offices and three city referendums.

    By Bill Dries November 04, 2018

• October 2018

  • Appeals court stays most of ruling on voter registration forms

    The Tennessee Court of Appeals stayed Wednesday, Oct. 31, the effect of most of a ruling last week by Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins governing how the Shelby County Election Commission handles a backlog of voter registration forms.

    By Bill Dries October 31, 2018