There are 31 article(s) tagged tennessee:

• September 2025

  • Calkins: Memphis has a rich history of playing the SEC. Is it coming to an end?

    For almost exactly 60 years, SEC teams have been traveling to the Liberty Bowl to play Memphis in football. Saturday might be the beginning of the end.

    By Geoff Calkins September 16, 2025

• April 2025

  • Ask the Memphian: Where’s Tennessee’s western boundary? In Arkansas

    In an odd quirk of geography and politics, parts of West Tennessee are across the Mississippi River in Arkansas, a situation that creates difficult situations for people on both sides.

    By Jody Callahan April 08, 2025

• November 2022

  • Lee easily wins reelection for governor

    Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declared an early victory Tuesday, Nov. 8, long before most votes were counted.

    By Ian Round November 09, 2022

• June 2022

  • The closest state to Memphis with abortion access? Illinois.

    Between state abortion bans taking effect and the opening of a Choices clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, the closest facilities are in the Illinois suburbs of St. Louis.

    By Ian Round June 25, 2022

• October 2020

  • Unemployment nudges down in Memphis, Shelby

    The Shelby County unemployment rate is back in single digits for the first time since COVID-19 hit in March, according to the state’s September jobs report.

    By Wayne Risher October 23, 2020

• August 2020

  • CBHS’ Dallan Hayden open to exploring offers outside of Memphis

    Florida State is among the schools recruiting the three-star class of 2022 prospect away from the city.

    By Jonah Jordan August 03, 2020

• July 2020

  • Calkins: We’re shutting down high schools but not high school football? Shame on us

    Of all the shameful decisions made by all our feckless leaders during this pandemic, you will have a hard time finding any more disgraceful than the decision by Gov. Bill Lee to allow high schools to resume playing football.

    By Geoff Calkins July 29, 2020

• June 2020

  • Watch Gov. Bill Lee’s briefing at 3 p.m.

    Gov. Bill Lee will present a coronavirus update at 3 p.m.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 18, 2020

• May 2020

  • How cases are growing in Shelby County and Tennessee

    Here's how cases are growing in the county and in the state.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 29, 2020

  • Local and state coronavirus cases, tests and recoveries

    How Shelby County compares to the rest of Tennessee.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 29, 2020

  • House Judiciary Committee passes constitutional carry bill

    Despite the protests of Memphis officials and lawmakers, the House Judiciary Committee has passed a constitutional carry bill that enables “law-abiding” people to pack handguns without a state permit.

    By Sam Stockard May 27, 2020

  • Local and state coronavirus cases, tests and recoveries

    A look at how Shelby County compares to the state as a whole.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 27, 2020

  • How cases are growing in Shelby County and Tennessee

    A look at growth in coronavirus cases in Shelby County and Tennessee via charts. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 27, 2020

  • COVID-19 in Tennessee

    A county-by-county look at coronavirus cases in the state. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 26, 2020

  • Tennessee cases rise by 358, deaths by 5

    That brings the statewide total to 20,965 confirmed coronavirus cases and 343 deaths. 

    By Elle Perry May 26, 2020

  • How cases are growing in Shelby County and Tennessee

    A look at coronavirus case growth locally and statewide. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 26, 2020

  • Local and state coronavirus cases, tests and recoveries

    This is how Shelby County compares to the state, as a whole. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 26, 2020

  • COVID-19 in Tennessee

    A county-by-county look at coronavirus cases in Tennessee. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 25, 2020

  • How cases are growing in Shelby County and Tennessee

    A look at how coronavirus cases are growing in Shelby County and Tennessee.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 25, 2020

  • Local and state coronavirus cases, tests and recoveries

    A look at local and state data.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 25, 2020

  • Local and state coronavirus cases, tests and recoveries

    A look at Shelby County and Tennessee coronavirus case, test and recovery data.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 22, 2020

  • COVID-19 in Tennessee

    A county-by-county look at coronavirus cases in the Volunteer State.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 21, 2020

  • Local and state coronavirus cases, tests and recoveries

    Coronavirus cases, tests and recoveries in Shelby County and Tennessee.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 21, 2020

  • How cases are growing in Shelby County and Tennessee

    A look at how coronavirus cases are growing in Shelby County and Tennessee.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 21, 2020

  • Tennessee adds 154 cases, 4 deaths

    There have been 1,515 hospitalizations for the disease in Tennessee and 11,783 are considered officially recovered.

    By Elle Perry May 20, 2020