Health official: Death toll could hit 20,000 if residents don’t heed warnings
The warning is equally stern for essential businesses, who must sanitize and enforce social distancing, even if it means changing business practices.
The warning is equally stern for essential businesses, who must sanitize and enforce social distancing, even if it means changing business practices.
As the coronavirus threat heads toward an expected surge later this month that could overwhelm the county’s healthcare system, experts fear the potentially life-threatening outbreak at Carriage Court could be a bellwether for the county’s 58 licensed nursing homes and assisted care facilities, several situated in some of Memphis’ poorest communities.
The funding comes from the Federal Transit Administration through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that became law.
FedEx chief Frederick W. Smith has taken a voluntary, 91% pay cut as the Memphis-based company reports COVID-19 continues to negatively impact operations, cash flows and liquidity.
Lawmakers directed the policy board to revise graduation rules after the coronavirus shuttered schools. The decision will affect an estimated 71,433 students in the Class of 2020 as Tennessee works to blunt the fallout of COVID-19 on school communities.
This week on Behind the Headlines, President and CEO of Memphis Tourism, Kevin Kane joins host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries with the Daily Memphian to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on local businesses and tourism.
The Registry of Election Finance held an email vote just before the April 2 qualifying deadline and cut a civil penalty against state Rep. Joe Towns by $44,100, enabling him to run for re-election.
Huey’s continues to pay all employees their regular salaries; The Boggs family, which owns the company, is banking on a CARES Act loan to cover the 565-employee payroll during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Isabella, a 4-year-old patient at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, sailed into hospital history with her decidedly-of-the-times No More Chemo party.
Patrick Kabano moving to St. Mary's after six seasons at Harding Academy.
Shelby County Schools board member Kevin Woods talks about his decision to run for re-election and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public education.
Crime data from the first three quarters of 2025 reveals where the city’s crime rate stood before the federal law enforcement saturation.
The Cordova property is the Alabama-based real estate firm’s first investment in the Memphis area, but the CEO said more are planned.
Goalkeeper Molly Fuhrman comes up huge for the Eagles in the latest installment of one of the state’s best rivalries.
The third annual Grind City Coffee Tour is about to have Memphis buzzing for all the right reasons.
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Germantown will soon ask its residents a big question: Should mayor become a full-time job?