Harris appoints interim Health Department director
Hall will serve up to 90 days and will also help conduct the search for new permanent director.
Hall will serve up to 90 days and will also help conduct the search for new permanent director.
MLGW resumed disconnecting customers for overdue bills this week. But there are so many, the utility has had to phase the cutoffs in, giving customers more time to work out payment plans over the next year.
When state investigation is over, state Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey says she will report to the citizens of Shelby County.
At Tuesday’s hearing, attorneys for Arlington’s parents argued the TSSAA’s postseason ban was “arbitrary and capricious,” while the TSSAA’s attorney argued that member schools must abide by its decisions.
Memphis faces a cramped second half of the schedule and is more than ready to have Jackson’s talents back.
The Tigers are confident they can earn an automatic spot in the NCAAs by winning the AAC tournament. This year, they’re not fooling themselves.
My Town Movers Fieldhouse, which also is a regional host site, will hold the final four March 26-28.
“This will allow us to get rid of a black eye that exists right in the heart of our Downtown,” said the DMC’s interim president.
Outgoing Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings discussed his retirement, violent crime and the future of MPD Tuesday, March 9, as he prepares to retire next month.
Not all wings are equal, but the bar in Memphis is high and both 901 Wings and Mr. P’s clear it.
Leah Fox-Greenberg has a deep history with both preservation work and nonprofit organizations. She will start her job as chief executive of Memphis Heritage in April.
The difference between the start of the season and now: Comfort with the defense, and locked in as a family.
The effort to remove the judge who ruled last year that the COVID-19 pandemic was a valid reason for Tennesseans to vote by mail failed Tuesday, March 9, in a House subcommittee.
The four senior centers operated by the City of Memphis will reopen Monday, March 15, on a limited basis.
Bartlett’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen authorized Mayor Keith McDonald to enter an agreement with Lakeland and Arlington to open a joint vaccination location at its meeting Tuesday.
Superintendent says 65% to 70% of the district’s employees have been vaccinated.
Point guard Alex Lomax is back at practice but that doesn’t mean he’ll return for the Tigers’ first AAC tournament game Friday.
Myers, who started with the Horned Frogs, will be able to play immediately as a grad transfer.
To build capacity, the City of Memphis expects to run five or six fixed vaccination sites plus one or two pop-up locations in neighborhoods where access is an issue.
First-dose Pfizer appointments are available for Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Chester Anderson Training Center.
John Zeanah talks about the evolution of regional planning on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.
Memphis Black Restaurant Week is in its sixth year, adapted for COVID this year, but going on with more participating restaurants than ever.
Shelby County Health Department reported fewer than 50 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday.
This listing of Memphis-area COVID-19 vaccination sites has been updated with pop-up sites in Hickory Hill, Oakhaven, Orange Mound, Raleigh and South Memphis.
Local group makes plans for xAI tax revenue, a firefighter develops AI apps and a bar takes a stand against AI art.
The South Memphis native used AI and coding to build two new platforms — one to help tutor students, and another to help people learn what they’re eating, including the amount of microplastics.
When Charles Huff was recruiting players for the upcoming season, he had to get creative with revenue-sharing payments for the first six months.
“It’s been difficult for quite some time, but it just got to the point where, you know, we just really didn’t have much of a choice,” said partner and general manager Mike Johnson as the restaurant closes its first of two locations.
While the property tax rate will remain at $1.79 per $100 of assessed value, homeowners may have something to say Monday about a significant increase in sanitation costs facing the suburb.
Four Memphis Youth Symphony members have been selected for Carnegie Hall’s national music programs, which will take them to New York and beyond.
“Man, it’s fun playing football,” added Sky Forest, a Lausanne football player who took over at quarterback for the Hound Dogs after starter Kevin Taylor was injured Saturday. “You can’t beat that.”
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the potential for a Ja Morant trade and take questions from listeners.
Today’s photo is from the Memphis Italian Festival and was taken by Jonathan Mintz.