The 686 cases come from 6,396 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 10.7%.

This season’s rivalry game between the Tigers and Vols has been postponed until 2021.

The flu vaccine, given every year, has an efficacy rate of 40%-50%.

The annual call for Germantown citizens to apply for boards and commissions this year included a personal invitation from Mayor Mike Palazzolo to a select few residents.

Gary Rapp Jr. is developing a four-bay center on Airline Road, including one bay where he will operate a new deli.

Collierville Middle Schools students will not return to campus until after Thanksgiving due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

Shelby County has surpassed 42,000 COVID-19 cases. A total of 612 people have died with the virus. An estimated 38,529 people have recovered.

William Boone, a candidate for Collierville Alderman Position 4, has a history with the town that includes legal battles following his termination from Collierville Fire Department.

Memphis is ahead of the curve in reversing the results of old rules and regulations that encouraged segregation and created pockets of poverty. So changes in the federal fair housing policy have had little impact. 

Robert Giaimo scores game-winner then adds successful two-point conversion as Panthers win their seventh in a row.

From Oct. 31 to Saturday, Nov. 14, the Shelby County Health Department recorded an average of 285 new cases and 3,228 tests performed each day with an 8.8% positivity rate.

Gov. Bill Lee wants to maintain funding for public schools in Tennessee’s next budget, even as a statewide decline in student enrollment would normally result in a decrease of at least $320 million.

The Unity Walk Against Gun Violence held Saturday marks a year when the city set a new high for homicides by September. As of Nov. 13, there have been 271 homicides, 43 more than the previous high of 228 in 2016.

Overall, the Health Department has reported 41,747 coronavirus cases and 610 deaths, classifying 37,988 cases as inactive/recovered. Active cases in Shelby County stand at 3,149, an increase from the 3,105 reported Friday.

Artists are our storytellers. Local artists and art organizations are the paintbrushes of our culture’s canvas.

Thanks to a $130,000 grant, education classes will continue remotely for inmates at the Shelby County Correctional Center. 

In November and December, 19th century literary classics will be the focus on the TSC stage. Shows will also be simulcast for online ticket holders.

The chairman of the Shelby County legislative delegation to the Tennessee General Assembly talked about the issue on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast. 

Troy Martin runs for 135 yards to lead Dragons past Arlington in Class 6A. MUS, ECS and Hernando also pick up playoff wins.

Cognate BioServices, which has been contract-manufacturing in Memphis since 2007, seeks 15 years of property tax breaks that would save the company $52 million in return for the jobs and investment. However, the firm would still pay $65.4 million in taxes during the same period.

The Shelby County Schools district says 65% of parents who responded to a survey want their children off-campus when school resumes in person in January; 24% chose in-school learning and 11% didn’t respond.

The Tigers' season opener at the Crossover Classic will have a different feel thanks to the pandemic.

The Shelby County Election Commission set early-voting dates and times for the Dec. 8 runoff in Collierville. Residents can early vote beginning Wednesday.

Healthy Frayser celebrated its first anniversary Friday, Nov. 13 by opening a second food sustainability hub. Each week residents from food insecure neighborhoods can pick up a free meal.