County health department data shows 3,523 coronavirus cases, 78 deaths and 2,115 recoveries as of Thursday. A total of 46,444 tests were administered locally for COVID-19.

The Forrest statue made the park unusable space for most Memphians. The Sons of Confederate Veterans lost the battle for the hearts and minds of Memphis, thank goodness, long before they lost the legal battle over moving the monuments to Forrest and Jefferson Davis. 

AAC commissioner Mike Aresco told Dave Woloshin and Brett Norsworthy on Wednesday that the conference is still planning to play football this fall. 

State Rep. Barbara Cooper announced Thursday that free, voluntary testing for COVID-19 will begin next week in many of the city’s housing units in Memphis. 

The southwest Tennessee region including Memphis reported 6,634 new unemployment claims in week ending May 9, pushing the total near 80,000 since COVID-19 business closings began.

Local youth sports venues sustaining substantial losses amid novel coronavirus pandemic, but competitive baseball tournaments could be up and running before the end of May.

Budget committee Chairman Eddie Jones and Vice Chairman Edmund Ford Jr. presented the proposal. Work on the budget resumes in a special committee meeting Monday before the full Shelby County Commission session.

Tigers football coach Ryan Silverfield can walk to work; now if only the pandemic would abate so his day could include working with players and staff in person.

Both founded in South City in the 1960s, Paradise Entertainment Center and Tom Martin's Body Shop plan to improve the exterior of their buildings.

County commissioners discussed, but didn’t vote, on extending the contract with the county's contracted inmate health care provider.

Johnathan Lawson received a scholarship offer to play basketball at Memphis. So the long, twisted saga of the Lawson family at Memphis may have a happy end.

State Rep. London Lamar said Wednesday it is "irresponsible and inconsiderate" to ask tens of thousands of Tennesseans to go to the polls just months after the governor ordered them to stay home to avoid COVID-19.

Memphis International Airport will use a coronavirus stimulus grant to offset passenger losses, while depending on FedEx and other cargo carriers to shoulder the bulk of airfield operating costs.

The slowly rising tide of local confirmed COVID-19 cases and related deaths can get lost in the uneven ebb and flow of daily numbers.

The expansion is the first allotment of nearly $50 million in federal CARES Act funding for Shelby County government and goes to the Shelby County Commission approval. County Mayor Lee Harris already has a plan for the rest of the money outside of the health department.

At a price tag of about $1 million, the program marks the first major statewide investment in addressing learning loss due to the public health emergency.

The stabilization of Shelby County’s COVID-19 new case rate, along with increased testing and the steadily declining positivity rate, are among factors officials are considering when deciding whether Memphis and Shelby County should expand the reopening plan in the coming weeks.

Weekly trash collection services for Northaven residents could begin as early as July 1.

Board members also approved a $65 million capital improvement budget — more than double the $25 million that the county mayor has proposed for school building needs.

Vehicle admission will be limited per screen and guests must purchase a carload ticket in advance.

Germantown Board of Zoning Appeals denied a request by SCS that would allow a 22,000 square-foot addition at Germantown Elementary School. Board members cited concerns with potential enrollment increases and traffic concerns.

Fred Davis was an early advocate of black-owned business growth even before the city had a majority African American population. He was also on the city council during the 1968 sanitation workers strike.

Gov. Bill Lee said Tuesday a stronger supply of personal protective equipment could allow him to change a decision requiring the state Department of Health to share information about COVID-positive patients with law enforcement to help first responders.

The National Civil Rights Museum’s Terri Freeman talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted inequality, as well as the financial impact the shutdown has had on the museum.

Gov. Bill Lee and state Election Coordinator Mark Goins say fear of catching COVID-19 does not qualify as a reason to vote by mail as the state faces two legal challenges of its absentee ballot rules.