South African strain has shown to be more resistant to vaccines than other known variants.

FedEx is working to deal with a backlog of packages as a result of last week’s winter weather.

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen is appealing directly to President Joe Biden to stop the controversial Byhalia Connection oil pipeline project.

James C. Beasley Jr, a former Shelby County Criminal Court judge, died Sunday, Feb. 21. He was remembered as fair and a well-respected judge by his friends and colleagues. 

It has been a difficult season for the Tigers, but now that they’re back from a COVID pause, they have a chance to make things right. 

Just before schools are set to open next week, more than 6,000 Shelby County Schools employees will receive their first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. 

No firm timeline has been set for ending the “boil water” notice affecting Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division customers, MLGW officials said Monday, Feb. 22.

The Governor’s Unified Command Group is looking into how more than 1,315 doses of coronavirus vaccine were wasted in Shelby County. State Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey will address the issue on Tuesday.

Due to the water-boil advisory, reduced water pressure, heating issues and various burst pipes, the University of Tennessee Health Science campus closed on Monday, Feb. 22, but the COVID testing site is open.

Players and staff, isolated from the court and each other, are scrambling to get back to form.

A group of smaller utilities that are also part of TVA want to be able to use TVA transmission lines if they break with TVA. MLGW is considering leaving TVA as well and filed along with the city to intervene in the lawsuit, saying the decision could affect its decision to stay or leave.

Offerings include two pop-up locations at local churches. Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 24, teachers, child care providers and people 65 and older are eligible to be vaccinated and may sign up for appointments.

Cases rose over the weekend from low of 42 on Friday.

‘We are in a crisis situation,’ said Sen. Raumesh Akbari of Memphis, who chairs the Senate Democratic caucus. A GOP spokeswoman responded that the Republican Party is proud of its record on education since taking control of the legislature in 2010.

Le Bon Appetit @Home has been postponed a week because of the boil order; Jennifer Biggs and Kelly English talk about cream cheese and all the things it makes better.

Plus: Justise Winslow’s debut and why the second-half schedule could be a problem for the Memphis Grizzlies.

Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division will suspend service cutoffs for nonpayment until further notice and extend its pandemic payment plan option. The boil water advisory remains in effect.

The County Trustee’s office is the exception, staying open for the last week of county tax filing season. Some county employees will be working from home if possible as the administration decides on a day-to-day basis when to open the buildings.

Fans finally got to see Justise Winslow in a Memphis Grizzlies uniform, and he’s happy to be thrown in the fire from the start.

Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Lakeland and Millington students will continue to learn remotely Monday as uncertainty around road conditions in the suburbs persists.

Long lines marked most of the eight sites the city operated Sunday, Feb. 21, to give families with no or slow-flowing water a case of bottled water per car. 

There have been 104,364 vaccines administered in Shelby County, with 74,619 people receiving at least a first dose, and the remaining 29,745 doses given to people who are now fully vaccinated after receiving a second dose. 

A tiny boat crunched through Wolf River Harbor until a four-legged passenger decided to jump out and test the ice.

On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, city Parks Director Nick Walker says community centers would remain free but with fees for specific programs. He also talks about “open play areas” like David Carnes Park in Whitehaven.