Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton talked about his plan to strip away the autonomy of the Shelby County Health Department during a visit Monday to the county. He says public health officials should advise mayors, who would make the ultimate decision on pandemic and other health-related measures.

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The University of Memphis seeks approval of a planned development to build six buildings for 135 student apartments, or 529 beds, plus a small commercial building. The linear development would stretch along Deloach from Poplar to Central.

Trump’s doctor, Navy Cdr. Sean Conley, was also upbeat at an afternoon briefing but said the President will not be fully out of the woods for another week.

At Regional One, midwives deliver 30-40 babies a month and have a 9% cesarean rate, compared to 30% nationally.

The vision for the new era of the radio station is to truly, purely and honestly represent Memphis and its surrounding area. 

The nonprofit that provides reproductive health services to women has moved into a new, larger building that can serve four times more women.

The Shelby County Health Department reported 95 new coronavirus cases on Monday, Oct. 5.