The positivity rate for tests released Friday, July 31, was 19%, and on Thursday, July 30, it was 53.4%. The positivity rate for Sunday, Aug. 2 is 6.6%.

An officer's car was surrounded between Cooper-Young and Overton Square when protesters attempted to block traffic. After the brief encounter deescalated, officers directed motorists around the crowd, aiding the demonstration to a peaceful end.

In this week's Sports Notebook: ESPN takes a deep look at the NBA's relationship with China; college football conferences amending schedules amid the pandemic; St. Louis Cardinals one of six MLB teams shut down, and the season might be at risk. 

Amid the struggles we are going through, the gist of William Sloane Coffin’s saying is on point. Except for the most disciplined of us all, who is not exhausted by the strain and uncertainty?

Private and independent schools have far more autonomy in the decision-making process as opposed to schools in the districts like Shelby County. 

COVID-19 claimed Tom Marino's life and maybe his brother Steve's, too. Family and friends don't treat that as summary of Tom's life, but more of a footnote to be heeded. 

When it comes to returning children to school or keeping them home during a world pandemic, school systems and parents must decide independently what's best for them.

Mulqueen lauds team's determination to see out first victory of 2020.

Brendon Todd emerges as the man to beat as the dust clears after the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational's third day.

Brendon Todd and Byeong Hun An go off in the final pairing at 2:05 p.m. Sunday.

My longtime pastor, Steve Montgomery, died of injuries from a bicycle accident earlier this week. What would Steve have said to help us make sense of his death? I asked some of his close friends. 

Following a loss to Portland, a win against San Antonio is critical for the Grizzlies if they want to hold on to the No. 8 seed. 

Redshirt sophomore running back Kenny Gainwell is regarded as one of the best in the country.

The health of 33 assisted living residents is being monitored after a COVID-19 outbreak in Bartlett. In Shelby County as a whole, there have been five new coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours.

The incision-less procedure is done outpatient at Regional One’s east campus by Semmes Murphey neurosurgeon, Dr. Aaron Bond.

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn and other lawmakers are backing a bill to stabilize a federal airport grant program amid an uneven recovery of air travel from COVID-19.

Meanwhile, the hard-fought statewide Republican primary race for the U.S. Senate is being seen by partisans on both sides of the close race as about the conservative movement in the state.

The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in the first of eight seeding games. It was agonizing, certainly. But somehow, the agony felt wonderful.

If approved, it would call on Mayor Jim Strickland to submit a plan by Oct. 6 for getting to 2,800 police officers by the end of 2023. 

Carmelo Anthony turned back the clock and knocked down two clutch 3-point shots to send the Grizzlies and Trail Blazers to overtime. The more experienced team took it from there. 

Shelby County Criminal Court jury trials had been set to resume Aug. 31 have been suspended indefinitely. Judges will monitor the situation on a month-by-month basis to see when trials can resume. 

Keanu Marsh-Brown and Rafael Mentzingen are the keys to an improving attack.

Leader Brendon Todd is paired with Rickie Fowler and Byeong Hun An in the final group of the day.

A 50-foot birdie helped vault the 35-year-old into the lead after two rounds at TPC-Southwind.

FedEx has tapped Jenny Robertson as its new senior vice president of integrated marketing and communications.