“When it comes to the racial implications of the data, most observers note the correlation between race and pre-existing conditions. Also, I suspect that the relatively large number of African American cases is partly a function of the disparities in wealth and access and distribution of resources.”

Organizers at the FedEx Institute suspect the session could pack a wallop: Some 3,800 people are registered with Meetup.com’s Memphis Technology Users Group. 

The Heights CDC has established a COVID-19 Response Fund to help neighborhood residents, while also delaying a $6 million project for new park and greenspace on National Street.

Inmates at the Shelby County Correctional Center are helping with a new project to sew masks that will be given away to help fight the spread of the coronavirus.

The city’s decision to temporarily close Riverside Drive converted the noisy and congested road that divides the Riverwalk from Tom Lee Park into a centerpiece of bustling pedestrian activities. 

In lieu of advertising services, some local businesses are using billboards to inform and inspire Memphians during the COVID-19 pandemic.

After confirming 1,616 cases on Friday morning, the Shelby County Health Department reported an increase of 115 cases on Saturday.

The Daily Memphian talks with Deborah Fisher of the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government about the prospect of an Election Commission vote on new voting machines without the public being able to see bids for the contract.

The health department report points to a total of 115 new cases since confirming 1,616 cases of COVID-19 on Friday morning. 

Those who survive moderately severe and severe cases of the virus may face aftereffects such as reduced vitality, shortness of breath, lung infections and decreased mental capacity, among other problems. 

Two Bartlett financial institutions – Bank of Bartlett and First South Financial Credit Union – say they have all hands on deck to assist local businesses and individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis.

Behind the Saturday trial opening of the city-owned Links at Whitehaven course is a lot of jockeying for positions by local businesses that want to be in the first wave of reopenings — from elective medical procedures by doctors to car washes and barber shops and nail salons to restaurants. 

Virginia Tech transfer Lander is, picked his final three destinations to play college basketball, including Memphis, along with Georgia and Ole Miss.

On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, Deborah Fisher of the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government says the current idea that election commissioners and the public can't see proposals for a new voting system before the commission makes a decision in public is "bad government."

Eli Morris is feeling better after testing positive for COVID-19. Now he and the rest of the clergy at Hope Church are focusing on those in the community who are facing the same challenges he faced — usually with fewer resources.

Kelly English is passing out Gibson’s, Elwood’s has a Saturday night steak dinner, and Jimmy Gentry’s corn mash comes back next week.

As a Tennessee labor leader says Gov. Bill Lee’s Economic Recovery Group leaves out labor and working people, a push is on for Congress to approve tens of billions more to help small businesses survive the COVID-19 crisis.

The Links at Whitehaven city golf course will reopen Saturday, April 18, in the first loosening of restrictions in the city’s state of civil emergency.

Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said five inmates at 201 Poplar and 31 of his employees have tested positive for COVID-19. He said everyone who comes into the facilities has to wear a mask. 

This is the third time Shelby County has reported more than 100 new cases in a single day since the first coronavirus case was confirmed in the county in early March. 

Before all her accolades as a player and as a coach, Nikki McCray was the "Coast to Coast" wonder of Collierville High.

As Congress debates adding more funds to the Paycheck Protection Program, many small businesses try to hang on.

The money will cover short-term needs as schools address students’ learning loss and anticipated trauma from this year’s shutdown, as well as uncertain future revenues due to a likely recession.

Twenty Downtown businesses severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic have now received forgivable loans totaling $135,000.

The fund will be divided into three focus areas: education, food insecurity and support for small businesses and people in the local gig economy.