COVID testing lags in Latino community when workers can’t afford job loss
For people who have no sick days, unemployment, the cost of testing and the quarantine that may follow are costs they avoid.
For people who have no sick days, unemployment, the cost of testing and the quarantine that may follow are costs they avoid.
Veteran sports journalist Elaine Sung has been named sports editor of The Daily Memphian. Currently the deputy sports editor at The Detroit Free Press, Sung has extensive sports experience, having also worked as a senior editor at ESPN.
"Nuance and process are the boring but essential virtues we need to make good decisions about matters like state flags, Confederate monuments and public holidays."
"While the MPD has some ways to go before it is fully reflective of the communities it serves, do we really believe that officers brought in from outside counties or states will improve any situation?"
Leaders of the half-century-old organization, challenged by shrunken membership, expected Saturday's annual U.S. flag sale to be its last. But the customers had other ideas.
The NBA is still on track to resume the 2019-2020 season next month in an Orlando "bubble." The Grizzlies' eight-game gauntlet on the path to the playoffs is a tough one. We break it all down.
Members of the Shelby County Tennessee Alumnae Chapter of the historically black sorority held the Saturday food drive in the hopes that people in need of food would stick around to receive free testing for the coronavirus.
The city's top elected Democrat talked about Barr's coming appearance before the House next month and the police reform debate in Washington and in the streets of Memphis.
Pianist Steve Lee returned to Memphis from a career as a performing artist to share jazz with students. In the age of social distancing, he's had to take his own advice, and learn how to improvise.
Lakeland is adding signature lions around the city. The lions will be similar to the University of Memphis tiger statues and Germantown's horses, a way to give the community a distinctive identity.
Tennessee’s charter schools sector has grown to 118 since a 2002 state law opened the door to the publicly funded, independently operated schools. Most are in Memphis. And its new overseeing body, the Tennessee Public Charter Schools Commission, is extending its search for an executive director.
Daily Memphian photojournalist Patrick Lantrip takes a look at the first twelve straight days of protests over the death of George Floyd through 12 photos on the one-month anniversary of the first day of protests in Memphis.
For the first time, taxpayers can redirect up to $1,700 ($3400 married couples filing jointly) of federal taxes to fund scholarships at the school of their choice.
Brooks Koepka, the 2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational champion, just withdrew from a tournament because his caddie tested positive for COVID-19. It's a scene that could play out at TPC Southwind as the virus cuts down the field one by one. Also, AAC launches Racial Equality Action Group.
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton kicked off the legislative season by introducing a bill to cut the sales tax on milk, eggs and bread.
Harwood Center and its staffers specialize in helping children diagnosed with autism. But funding for the 70-year-old center remains a struggle, officials said.
The Grizzlies were short of sleep and short of players. But they beat the Brooklyn Nets Saturday night to continue their superb start. Cedric Coward has 23 points and 12 rebounds as Grizzlies beat NetsRelated content:
Wienermania attracts hot dog fans to Hi-Tone for its inaugural event Saturday, which also doubled as a fundraiser for the Alive Memphis dog rescue group.
The power plant in Southaven provides essential electricity to the company’s nearby data centers in Memphis and Mississippi, which SpaceX, the federal government, and other tech giants use.
After a battle with breast cancer and years of teaching music to kids, Memphian Sharonda Mitchell got to share her story on The Jennifer Hudson Show. The experience, she said, “Was phenomenal.”
“Republicans who dismiss Jerri Green’s performance because she lost are missing the point. But Democrats who see it as proof that Tennessee is about to turn blue are, I believe, missing an even bigger one.”
Steve Edmondson saw the bar scene in Memphis in the 1970s like few others before founding Kudzu’s. Edmondson shares his story on “The Sidebar,” hosted by Eric Barnes.
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