Executive order paves way for fall high school sports to start on time
Gov. Bill Lee's announcement allows for full-contact sports to begin practice.
Calkins: We’re shutting down high schools but not high school football? Shame on us
Of all the shameful decisions made by all our feckless leaders during this pandemic, you will have a hard time finding any more disgraceful than the decision by Gov. Bill Lee to allow high schools to resume playing football.
Kicker David Kemp joins Ryan Silverfield’s class of 2021
The five-star prospect, who spent the past two years in Kansas at Andover High, made 15 of 19 field-goal attempts last season.
FBI searches Sen. Katrina Robinson home a second time
The FBI searched state Sen. Katrina Robinson's home Tuesday for a second time. Authorities provided no details about why they were searching the home.
Straight from the horse’s mouth: Mask up
Some of Germantown's horses are now wearing masks. The new effort encourages residents to mask up as Shelby County Health Department has ordered.
Gov. Lee recommends in-person classes, outlines contingency plans
Gov. Bill Lee outlined the contingency plan the day after Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray said a safe reopening of in-person classes was "largely a myth" with the number of COVID-19 virus cases growing. The Memphis and Nashville school systems are the only two in the state starting the school year with online classes only.
Collierville Board of Education expresses preference for in-person classes
Collierville's Board of Education passed a resolution Tuesday night calling for five days a week of in-person classes, and giving the superintendent the ability to open schools in "the least restrictive manner" possible. The resolution will be sent to state legislators.
New No. 1 Rahm sees WGC-FedEx St. Jude as springboard
Now that he's reached the top spot, the Spaniard's goal is to stay there. And it begins this week at TPC-Southwind.
Graceland to offer virtual Elvis experiences
Instagrammable moments will mark Graceland's COVID-19 edition of Elvis Week.
Kirby quarterback and top prospect Tevin Carter ‘just chilling’
Highly regarded quarterback prospect Tevin Carter has seen his recruiting timeline shift considerably due to an NCAA dead period.
FedEx pilots chafe at Hong Kong’s forced quarantine
FedEx Express’ pilots union asked the company to suspend operations in Hong Kong because of “unacceptable risks for pilots related to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Amazon hiring hundreds in Olive Branch
Amazon touts $15-an-hour minimum wage and immediate benefit-package availability as it begins ramping up a large item fulfillment center in Olive Branch, Mississippi.
W.D. Merritt, former MPD homicide detective, remembered as ‘true hero’
Family members on social media attributed the retired homicide detective’s death to COVID-19 complications. He was 56.
528 new COVID-19 cases over several days, health official says
The case total reported Tuesday is the second highest daily increase in the pandemic. Another 3,391 test results were reported with a positivity rate of 15.6%.
Health officer: Testing labs improve capacity and availability of reagents
Dr. Bruce Randolph, Shelby County Health Department health officer, said coronavirus test results are coming back in three days or less in some cases. The goal is for that to be between 24 to 48 hours.
‘Taser Face': MPD officer’s repeated use of stun gun prompts excessive force investigation
A Memphis police officer's repeated use of a Taser headlines more questions about use of force at MPD and why the agency isn't referring cases for prosecutorial review.
Tennessee Supreme Court agrees to hear Graceland appeal of lawsuit dismissal
The state appeals court late last year upheld the dismissal of one in a series of lawsuits by Graceland challenging the FedExForum contract. The lawsuits specifically challenged the clause that forbids public financing of arenas that would compete with the Forum. The appeal to the state Supreme Court could revive the lawsuit.
Republican Senate primary narrows between Hagerty and Sethi as Flinn seeks different path
The three-way race is a skirmish between two to show who is closer to President Donald Trump and a different strategy by a third candidate, seen before in the 2018 GOP primary for Tennessee governor.
Race for the U.S. Senate: The fundraising threshold and the candidates
Statewide races in Tennessee are daunting tasks requiring millions of dollars to credibly campaign in a state with 95 counties and two time zones. Here are the major contenders by those fundraising standards and the other contenders in each primary.
Grizzlies get hot in scrimmage victory over Heat
The Grizzlies looked impressive in their final tuneup from the NBA bubble in Orlando.
Metro
Even in taking life, COVID-19 doesn’t get to write whole story for Marino family
COVID-19 claimed Tom Marino's life and maybe his brother Steve's, too. Family and friends don't treat that as summary of Tom's life, but more of a footnote to be heeded.
Several local private schools release initial reopening plans for fall
Business
Regional One, Semmes Murphey zap cells in brain that cause tremors
The incision-less procedure is done outpatient at Regional One’s east campus by Semmes Murphey neurosurgeon, Dr. Aaron Bond.
Investors, startups ‘grit and grind’ together at virtual Demo Day
Sports
Spurs edge Memphis in last-second heartbreaker
Jaren Jackson Jr. nailed the tying 3-pointer, but a pair of free throws by San Antonio in the final seconds dropped the Grizzlies to 0-2 in seeding games Sunday.
Rising running-back star Gainwell relishing leadership role with Tigers
Food
Independent restaurants ask Health Department for same-day employee testing
Small restaurants say they want their voices heard by the Shelby County Health Department when it comes to decisions that affect their business; send letter to director, Alisa Haushalter.
Suburbs
Bartlett outbreak results in 33 infected seniors
The health of 33 assisted living residents is being monitored after a COVID-19 outbreak in Bartlett. In Shelby County as a whole, there have been five new coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours.
Neighborhoods
FedEx delays $300 million in Memphis hub spending
COVID-19 and a desire to improve cash flow have prompted FedEx to slow the pace of a $1.55 billion Memphis hub transformation.
Arts & Culture
Graceland to offer virtual Elvis experiences
Instagrammable moments will mark Graceland's COVID-19 edition of Elvis Week.
Opinion
Calkins: Steve Montgomery taught us to look for the goodness — which we must do again today
My longtime pastor, Steve Montgomery, died of injuries from a bicycle accident earlier this week. What would Steve have said to help us make sense of his death? I asked some of his close friends.
Podcasts
Police force of 2,800 key to community policing, city experts say
Phyllis Betts and Richard Janikowski have set a new bar for growing the Memphis Police Department ranks to 2,800. They talked on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast about calls for more police amid calls locally for changing the fundamentals of policing and even the share of government funds devoted to policing.
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