From Jan. 2 to Jan. 16, the Health Department reported an average of 589 new cases and 4,266 tests results a day with a 13.8% positivity rate.

The 535 COVID-19 cases reported Saturday resulted from 5,199 tests, yielding a 10.3% positivity rate. The positivity rate for Tennessee is 14.8%.

American Eagle flight 4245 was set to leave Memphis International Airport at 7:48 a.m. and was delayed for more than five hours, according to American Airlines. It finally departed at 1:41 p.m.

The Hyde Family Foundation has purchased 15 vacant acres on the south edge of Binghampton for the Lighthouse Project. The strategy is to provide and integrate a strong school with accessible housing, job development and health care.

Overton Park golf course may be jammed this weekend with golfers playing one last round before the nine-hole track closes until the fall. The course is being redesigned and rebuilt.

The new initiative will help students move toward reading at grade level.

Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Scott Golden, on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, says the map to winning Tennessee may have changed with some suburban areas turning purple. 

Jacobs brothers combine for 39 points to lead Bartlett.

Cornerback An’Darius Coffey was a redshirt this past fall.

Missy Abel is taking on a new role with Germantown Municipal School District. 

The Friday, Jan. 15 game between the Grizzlies and Timberwolves has been postponed due to coronavirus complications with Minnesota. 

Lakeland officials say they understand the seriousness of the virus, but want better collaboration with the Health Department.

Calvin Austin III had 11 touchdowns and more than 1,000 yards this season.

The former Olive Branch High School star credits his time with the Tigers for giving him the chance to chase his dream.

Robert Pera’s communications technology firm seeks a 10-year tax incentive that would save the company $1.8 million total in local property taxes. But the company would create 25 jobs paying $37,027 on average.

The Grizzlies partnered with FedEx, Feed the Children and the Women’s Foundation to help provide food, household items and school supplies to 1,200 families in need. 

The St. Jude Dream Home — a major fundraiser for the hospital — will be built again in Lakeland this year.

Woodhill Real Estate bought a fully leased, 268,000-square-foot building at 5020 Tuggle Road, in Memphis’ vast Southeast industrial submarket.

Memphian Matthew Bledsoe has been charged as one of the rioters at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Jan. 6.

The Congressman from Germantown told The Daily Memphian he believes Trump’s remarks just before the Capitol insurrection fueled the violence that claimed five lives. Kustoff also indicated it might be time to change the Congressional Act that allowed the electoral college challenge he supported.

The two mayors, in an extended interview on “Behind The Headlines,” say new vaccines that don’t require two doses or sub-zero refrigeration could work better for meeting the need countywide. 

The 491 cases come from 4,472 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 11%.

In addition to new summer school and tutoring programs to catch students up from learning disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Bill Lee promised a pay hike for teachers, but did not specify an amount.

Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield added a transfer this week with excellent quickness and a low center of gravity. Happily, it’s a dog.

Toni Woods feels safer after second dose, but she knows her patients and her mother still need her to keep working, avoid risk.