The Haven will provide comfort, resources for those with HIV/AIDS
Friends for Life opened The Haven, its larger HIV/AIDS outreach and support center, near the University of Memphis Sunday, Feb. 7, on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
Friends for Life opened The Haven, its larger HIV/AIDS outreach and support center, near the University of Memphis Sunday, Feb. 7, on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 319 new coronavirus cases and 7 additional deaths on Sunday, Feb. 7.
When Shelandra Ford took her visually impaired grandson to Tara Oaks Elementary School, she found not only needed educational supports but a loving community as well. Now a group of fifth-graders are learning Braille alongside their friend.
Once we have gotten to know the people who have called Memphis home through the good and the bad, we can start to understand this place we inhabit together.
Even under so-called normal conditions, the criminal justice system encounters delays and backlogs. The COVID-19 pandemic takes it to a whole new level.
Feb. 6, 2021: Pelicans 118, Grizzlies 109
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Jonas Valanciunas had 23 points and seven rebounds in his return from COVID-19.
Alex Lomax said it would be a “dream come true” to lead Memphis back to the NCAA tournament. Against ECU, he kept that dream alive through sheer force of will.
The close ones are stress-inducing, but also revealing who the leaders are.
Feb. 6, 2021: Memphis 66, East Carolina 59
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Tigers stage another dramatic finish in a game marked by more inconsistency.
From Jan. 23 to Saturday, the Health Department reported an average of 325 new cases and 3,593 test results a day with a 9% positivity rate. While the case average is still higher than in most points of the pandemic, that’s a notable decline from the previous two-week period.
The Shelby County Health Department partnered with Southwest Tennessee Community College to begin administering first doses of the Pfizer vaccine Friday at the school’s Whitehaven center at 1234 Finley Road.
The 23 reported deaths range from Nov. 16, 2020 to Feb. 3, 2021, according to the Health Department.
The Collierville Planning Commission reviewed a request to delay improvements Sycamore Road. Additionally, commissioners approved eliminating offices from a planned development and adding homes.
A proposed change in the utility’s debt policy could allow it to build a power generating plant, which would be key if MLGW cuts its ties to TVA, and pay for the plant with the savings to come from it.
‘Nostalgia drives tourism, but Memphis is making new moves now — it’s time to move on from Elvis,’ says Brady Tackett, who makes music as Night Park.
Three players score in double figures as the Crusaders improve to 15-0.
“Buried by the Bernards” will debut Feb. 12 with eight episodes on Netflix, the world’s largest streaming subscription service.
The $10 million project is dependent on obtaining approval for changes to the property’s planned development.
The Tigers’ historic recruiting class features some players who already are on campus and getting a head start on the fall.
Several dozen non-binding budget amendments were suggested in the Senate to make political statements. Meanwhile, there was a House vote on Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Memphis in May has moved its planned 2021 salute to Ghana to 2022 because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
It’s a brief one, but Memphis takes the day to go over defense before heading to New Orleans.
The townhomes would be built to be sold and rise on a vacant lot at the southwest corner of South Main and Carolina.