The scorecard also tracks votes on paid sick leave laws at the state level and council action on a restaurant accused of racial discrimination.

The good news about the Memphis mask ordinance so far: People aren't really freaking out about it. The bad news: Too many seem to be simply ignoring it.

New Orleans and Zion Williamson will play the easiest schedule of all 22 teams in Orlando. 

Developers of the $400 million mixed-use The Lake District project in Lakeland launched the next portion, 109 upscale townhomes, with the start of grading and groundwork Monday, June 29.

The PGA TOUR is not immune to positive COVID-19 tests. But with the WGC-FESJI five weeks away, executive tournament director Darrell Smith hopes some fans can attend.

A group protested in a Germantown office park. They wanted to support an East Memphis resident who peacefully protested in the suburb over the weekend. The protester was confronted by a Germantown resident.

The Pronto Pup truck is out this week at Dixie Pickers, cooking up the hot dog and fried dough staple that’s been a carnival best seller for about 75 years.

The pandemic has revealed both the size of the disparities here and the outcomes. African Americans account for 56% of the total number of COVID-19 cases in Shelby County but 61% of the deaths.

The coalition of 150 local nonprofits issued a call for change two weeks ago. But they say they have seen little indication of movement and will continue to press their demands.

Gov. Bill Lee signed Executive Order No. 50 Monday to extend the State of Emergency related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to Aug, 29.

The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance is set to take another vote July 8 to reduce civil penalties against state Rep. Joe Towns after the Attorney General's Office advised it to reaffirm what critics are calling “secret” action that led to an open meetings lawsuit.

City Place apartments will comprise 398 units in 15 buildings on 19.8 acres near the southwest corner of Winchester and Forest Hill.

The lack of new numbers is due to a data upload issue with the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System, according to the Shelby County Health Department.

The rookie point guard said an Instagram post did not accurately and clearly convey what he wanted to share.

When public health agencies are not familiar to residents, it’s difficult to penetrate those communities during a crisis. “That’s like not having a military until you get attacked. It’s a bit too late,” says Shelby County Commission member Reginald Milton.

Women entrepreneurs, who own about half of Memphis area businesses, are finding ways to be creative as a result of challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

Veteran sports journalist Elaine Sung has been named sports editor of The Daily Memphian. Currently the deputy sports editor at The Detroit Free Press, Sung has extensive sports experience, having also worked as a senior editor at ESPN.

"While the MPD has some ways to go before it is fully reflective of the communities it serves, do we really believe that officers brought in from outside counties or states will improve any situation?"

"Nuance and process are the boring but essential virtues we need to make good decisions about matters like state flags, Confederate monuments and public holidays."

Leaders of the half-century-old organization, challenged by shrunken membership, expected Saturday's annual U.S. flag sale to be its last. But the customers had other ideas. 

Brooks Koepka, the 2019 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational champion, just withdrew from a tournament because his caddie tested positive for COVID-19. It's a scene that could play out at TPC Southwind as the virus cuts down the field one by one. Also, AAC launches Racial Equality Action Group. 

Pianist Steve Lee returned to Memphis from a career as a performing artist to share jazz with students. In the age of social distancing, he's had to take his own advice, and learn how to improvise.

The city's top elected Democrat talked about Barr's coming appearance before the House next month and the police reform debate in Washington and in the streets of Memphis.

Lakeland is adding signature lions around the city. The lions will be similar to the University of Memphis tiger statues and Germantown's horses, a way to give the community a distinctive identity.

The NBA is still on track to resume the 2019-2020 season next month in an Orlando "bubble." The Grizzlies' eight-game gauntlet on the path to the playoffs is a tough one. We break it all down.