The state’s Department of Education is expected to announce details Thursday about a plan to share COVID-19 school data, said Commissioner Penny Schwinn.

With coronavirus cases dropping, the University of Memphis may bring more students back to campus as early as Sept. 14, though the university says it may not be able to accommodate all faculty requests to return classes to campus.

A national developer plans to modify the Morning Woods Planned Development at U.S. 64 and Davies Plantation so a new senior-living facility can be built on 8 acres there. 

Officer Otto Kiehl received a 10-day suspension but the case is one of several serious incidents of police abuse not sent to prosecutors to weigh possible criminal charges.

Developers of Parkside at Shelby Farms are seeking approval to tweak the site plan for their $375 million planned development overlooking the north edge of Shelby Farms Park.

Plus, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris on Tuesday announced $5,000 in funding for Senior Tech Connect, a new county program that will connect long-term care facilities with technology so residents can see their families.

An Airport Improvement Program grant announced Tuesday, Sept. 1, would provide $23 million this year and another $41.5 million subject to future appropriations over the next two years.

Longtime restaurant loses its lease and must vacate its center-city location this month.

The tentative plan by the city parks and neighborhoods division includes mountain-bike trails around the borders of the 18-hole golf course and walking trails with workout equipment.

Levitt Shell officials say the pandemic has left them in dire financial straights and vandalism is devastating. Graceland was also tagged with graffiti.

About 24% of area ICU patients were either COVID-positive or suspected of having the virus and about 7% of acute care patients were either COVID-positive or suspected of having the virus.

The announcement came Tuesday as Memphis City Council members called for a better accounting of the various funds that help those behind on utility bills.

Iron Tribe Fitness proposes to erect a wall-mounted sign on the roof line of the former Gibson Guitar plant where it will be a tenant in the new FedEx Logistics headquarters building.

The threshold is not as strict as a demand from teacher protesters who called for keeping all classes online until the county reported no new coronavirus cases for 14 days.

Eric Kelly, a former Memphis Police Department detective who retired after admitting having sexual contact with a murder suspect, has been indicted on three felony counts.

And there to witness the triumph of reaching game day will be his parents.

The team already was active as a nonpartisan advocate in voting, and we take a look at how Jackson fares against some other uniquely gifted players.

The Grizzlies star and the mother of his daughter, Kaari, are bringing awareness to a serious, sometimes fatal, pregnancy disorder.

The NAACP, lawmakers, clergy and criminal justice advocates urge Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich to test DNA evidence in the Pervis Payne case. 

ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc. approves equity retention awards valued at $1 million apiece for the presidents of Terminix Residential and Terminix Commercial.

In this week’s edition of The Extra Podcast, John Carroll talks with Eric Barnes about how he set about trying to find ways to talk to people about all the good things in Memphis.

First Commercial operations will include Memphis banking veterans including Sam Jenkins, who will run Memphis operations for the bank.

Ryan Watt has held the top job at the film organization since 2015. A national search will be conducted to replace him.

The Miss USA pageant will be broadcast from Graceland on Nov. 9, the Miss Universe Organization announced Monday, Aug. 31.

The Shelby County Health Department reported 120 new coronavirus cases and four new related deaths on Monday, Aug. 31.