WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is suspending all travel between the U.S. and Europe for 30 days beginning Friday as he seeks to combat a viral pandemic.

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Mississippi River cruise season opens Sunday, March 15, one week after the first coronavirus case was confirmed in Memphis. Cruise operators are taking steps to deal with the crisis.

Lehman-Roberts Co. and sister company Memphis Stone & Gravel, a leader in the highway paving, construction, asphalt and aggregate industry, has hired Roger Hickam as Fleet Maintenance Planner/Scheduler.

The state reversed course Tuesday amid criticism and said it would begin identifying the home county of those with confirmed cases of coronavirus.

Lori Gilbert, the president of Treadwell Elementary’s parent group, said some Spanish-speaking parents did not get the district’s robocall about a quarantined employee in Spanish until after school started.

Dr. Colleen Jonsson is testing compounds for antiviral drugs to stem the spread of the epidemic. 

CBU faculty member, student under self-quarantine; Le Bonheur updates visitor policy; stocks rebound. 

Editor's note: Due to the serious public health implications associated with COVID-19, The Daily Memphian is making our coronavirus coverage accessible to all readers.

One of FedEx Corp.'s top executives is stepping down later this year after 40 years with the company.

Spring break arrives at Memphis International Airport as extra precautions taken to guard against illness.

If you go to your doctor's office, call before you arrive to let the staff know you are concerned you may have COVID-19. 

The surgeon in the CEO's seat came with high ideals. Ten years later, the chips are falling in place. 

Historic Midtown mansion shows signs of revival even with the stern warning posted on the property.

Fist bumps. Rigorous hand washing. Stocking up on sanitizing products. Precautions in Shelby County began long before coronavirus hit. However, schools remain open following the announcement Sunday of the first confirmed case in Shelby County.

Infrastructure, logistics, conditions ripe for Memphis and the Delta to take some of West Coast production. 

A BBB investigations specialist estimated that more than 5 million consumers have lost money to rental scams. The average loss reported was $996.

Dr. Motomi Mori says St. Jude is likely ground zero for linking electronic clinic records, genomic and survivor data. 

FedEx employees won't have to wait until they've been with the company five years to get three weeks of vacation, under a policy change effective June 1.

Memphis International Airport has been trying to get nonstop service restored to Boston since Delta grounded the flight in January 2014 as part of steep cuts at its former hub.

Desire for the service was heightened when Indigo Ag announced in 2017 it would establish its North American commercial operations headquarters in Memphis.

Chris Fay became principal in 2009, the first non-Brother to lead CBHS, and has been working at the high school since 2003.

A new, 2,100-square-foot Starbucks coffee shop would rise along Poplar in front of the iBank Tower in East Memphis, according to a new building permit application.

Southwest Airlines on Saturday, March 7, will bring competition back to the Memphis-Atlanta nonstop flight market for the first time since September 2016.

Neighbors and preservationists are concerned about new developments that could arise from the sale of the historic mansion.

Among the accomplishments during his tenure, the University of Memphis has raised $206 million in philanthropic giving in the last six years.