The rate of positive coronavirus tests in 38118 is between 13.1% to 19%. That’s the highest of any ZIP code in Shelby County, according to data from the Shelby County Health Department.
Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter says businesses should begin to prepare. Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says a countywide alliance of mayors remains intact despite some rumblings in the suburbs.
The spike in weekend cases is part of a discussion from the health department about whether the case increase meant the end of plateau in declining cases from the preceding 10 days or whether it was an anomaly given the targeted testing efforts.
Prospero Health quickly adapted to telemedicine and expanded its reach by 20 states.
More than 70% of 266 pretrial detainees and jail employees tested for COVID-19 at 201 Poplar late last week were positive, according to numbers provided by Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Alisa Haushalter Wednesday, April 29.
The Shelby County Election Commission is preparing for an increase in absentee balloting in advance of the Aug. 6 election day.
Rolling out businesses again gradually is important so health and government officials can monitor the impact of openings in case adjustments need to be made, officials say.
The restaurant owner isn’t sure exactly what could be done for employees such as hers who’ve stayed on the job. But she suggests a tax break at year’s end or some kind of stimulus for people who keep putting food on people’s plates.
Tennessee’s House Democrats urged Gov. Bill Lee’s Administration to reverse policy and provide people with unemployment benefits even if they're scared to go back to work as the state opens businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Differences from years ago between Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. and County Mayor Lee Harris have carried over into the county's 2021 budget talks.
The Lucky Cat takeout menu offers family meals for four or six. The ramen, with ingredients packaged separately, travels surprisingly well.
The announcement came about a week after the state released graduation ceremony guidelines. School systems nationwide have grappled with how to honor their graduating students while still adhering to public health guidelines to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Memphis company has been supplying critical atmospheric gases to coronavirus field hospitals in Georgia, Florida and other parts of Tennessee.
J. Paul Taylor's research linking molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases is lauded as "groundbreaking."
Gov. Bill Lee heard from barber shop and salon operators and decided to expedite the reopening of those businesses in most of the state, allowing them to reopen May 6, three weeks earlier than expected.
The Tennessee Coalition for Open Government joined news organizations and journalists in filing an open meetings lawsuit Wednesday, April 29, against the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance in connection with a settlement for state Rep. Joe Towns of Memphis.
Eric “Cowboy” Robinson is bringing hard work and past life lessons to his new role at his alma mater.
The by-appointment-only bridal boutique shop started in Cooper-Young, moved to East Memphis, and now moves to the South Main District.
The pandemic creates funding challenges, but the district expects federal aid through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Additionally, the 2020 fund balance will help alleviate obstacles.
Shantelle Leatherwood on how Christ Community Health Services is expanding COVID-19 testing into some of the hardest-hit communities and people in Memphis.
Chickasaw Gardens gates get delayed, MATA moves toward new management and the New York Times says one of the year’s best dishes is at The Lobbyist.
Stanton Mayor Allan Sterbinsky said his small town remains enthusiastic about BlueOval City, despite Ford delaying production of its next-generation all-electric truck at the automaker’s new plant.
It wasn’t perfect, but the Memphis Tigers’ 2024 football season is chock-full of accomplishments worth celebrating.
“I wanted to create a little neighborhood restaurant you would find in New Orleans or Baton Rouge,” said Mason Jambon.
Salvaggio took his oath Monday evening. Here’s a look at what he wants to bring to the suburb in his first term.
“The Brutalist,” a nearly four-hour widescreen epic from a little-known filmmaker, hasn’t yet screened in Memphis, but it should get a wider release in the run-up to the Academy Awards.
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