Shelby County Health Department reported 510 new cases and an additional six deaths in Sunday’s daily coronavirus report.

From Dec. 5 to Dec. 19, the Health Department reported an average of 691 new cases and 6,093 test results each day with a 11.3% positivity rate. One hundred thirty-two coronavirus-related deaths have been reported since Dec. 1. That represents 16.4% of all pandemic deaths in Shelby County. 

Domestic violence has exploded this year locally and across the country since the novel coronavirus struck – a pandemic within a pandemic that’s filled police blotters with a spike in accounts of extreme brutality.

With his team leading by double digits, coach Taylor Jenkins rested the starters and went to the bench for interesting lineups.

Statistically, the Tigers’ opponent in the Montgomery Bowl has a weaker offense, but that doesn’t mean the planning is easier.

The Grizzlies and Tigers will play home basketball games without fans until further notice. This decision comes under the direction of public health officials. 

FedEx said Saturday, Dec. 19, it’s ready to start moving the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19.

The 21 deaths reported Saturday range from Nov. 11 to Dec. 15, according to the Health Department. This follows the 23 deaths reported Friday. With the 44 new deaths in the past two days, Shelby County has surpassed the 800 mark. 

A new health directive is looming – one that could significantly tighten restrictions for the upcoming holidays.

On Thursday, the Frayser Exchange Club awarded Steve Lockwood its 2020 Community Service Award. He’s credited in helping turnaround one of the city’s worst housing markets during the past decade. 

Several dozens activists and organizers working for Democratic candidates in the 2020 elections have drafted a “roadmap to renewal” for the state party. A Memphis organizer talks about the roadmap on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast. The recommendations come as the party prepares to elect a new statewide leader in January.

CBHS wins eighth in a row to open the season.

Staffer snaps, edits the thrill on her iPhone to snappy “My Shot” from Hamilton. 

The early success is hard to break down because of preseason motivation and lousy defensive competition. 

This will be the Tigers’ seventh straight bowl appearance, but they also have lost five in a row.

Leaders implore citizens, particularly those of color, to gather virtually for the holiday.

The Memphis In May International Festival is calling off the Beale Street Music Festival in May as the Memphis City Council considers urging a Christmas week “safer at home” order. 

Under this public servant with old-school values, gross revenue at the firm increased more than six fold in 10 years.

The Shelby County Health Department reported 625 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, Dec. 18. 

Bryant’s Breakfast can be yours if you’re ready to jump in the restaurant business; after 50+ years, the Bryants are retiring.

Little Bettie is a tiny kitchen in an enormous brewery, but the pizzas are top notch, the menu is clever and fun, and the beer at Wiseacre is good as ever.

Works by Luther Hampton, who graduated from the Memphis Academy of Arts in 1973, will go to three museums, including Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, the Baltimore Museum of Art and Tennessee State Museum.