Coronavirus daily blog, March 23: Second St. Jude employee tests positive
The Tennessee Department of Health releases the latest numbers: 93 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Shelby County and 615 cases in Tennessee.
The Tennessee Department of Health releases the latest numbers: 93 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Shelby County and 615 cases in Tennessee.
The teachers at Bailey Station Elementary missed their students. So they threw a giant (no joking) coronavirus parade!
The order by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is the next step in a state of civil emergency he declared last week.
As we navigate through this difficult time of dealing with the coronavirus, it is important to capture those instances where Memphians are coming together for each other.
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Shelby County continue to rise, Just City, a nonprofit criminal justice reform organization, is armed with $50,000 from the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization and another $25,000 from an anonymous donor with the intention of bailing out several Shelby County Jail inmates this week who are believed to be vulnerable to the virus.
A Shelby County Sheriff's employee has tested positive for the coronavirus.
YMCA is running 62 meal-distribution sites across Shelby County from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Class of 2020 will not have the senior spring that the rest of us had. It may shape them in important and lasting ways.
Coronavirus could pose further delays in the NCAA investigation of the Memphis basketball program.
Typical Sunday attendance is about 70 at Trinity United Methodist Church, about 40 at Shiloh United Methodist in Fayette County. Their virtual worship service had 400 views on Trinity’s page and 322 on Shiloh’s page.
Memphis Tourism officials are encouraging visitors to take walking or bicycling tours of attractions like Big River Crossing and parks.
None of the changes in vote totals affect the outcome of the Super Tuesday presidential primaries and countywide primaries for General Sessions Court Clerk in Shelby County. The meeting is one of the last in-person deliberations by a public body as elected bodies move to online or conference call public meetings.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said Monday he and municipal mayors are issuing Safer at Home orders and closing non-essential businesses.
The Tuesday council session includes setting aside $2 million in the city budget for pandemic responses like reducing transit fees and better funding the Mid-South Food Bank.
Here is everything you need to know to watch Tuesday's meeting of the Memphis City Council -- a rare online-only session of the city's legislative body during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Political Roundup looks at some sparks in the early field for Shelby County in the 2026 county elections and examines the political divide over what kind of a relationship a majority Democratic or blue city should keep with leaders of a red state.
Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor, a White Station High graduate, takes the helm of the Baltimore City Health Department on Aug. 4.
An hour and eight minutes into free agency, the Grizzlies had reached four agreements and were one reported contract buyout away from having the 15-man roster the team could take into next season.
The Four Way in South Memphis knows special-occasion food doesn’t have to be relegated to holidays and family gatherings.
While many people enjoy the sound and fury of fireworks around Independence Day, there are dangers associated with the firecrackers and Roman candles.
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“A decade after leaving the NFL, it’s basically as if the Memphis Tigers' Ryan Silverfield is back coaching professional football.”
The Shelby County Election Commission chairman and the elections administrator talked about low voter turnout and election off year mechanics on “Behind The Headlines.”
This week’s jigsaw features a photo of a Memphian’s new take on a garden.