Shelby County has about one primary care physician for every 1,200 people, according to Clint Cummins, executive director of the Memphis Medical Society.

AutoZone has about 100,000 employees including about 2,500 in the Memphis area.

Shelby County commissioners called on Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Monday, Dec. 7, to enact a statewide mask mandate, but the vote wasn’t unanimous. It was among a series of COVID-related measures. 

Here are some comparisons to how other top point guards did in Year 2, and what Morant’s trajectory might look like.

Drag racing would still be a misdemeanor under the legislation proposed by two Shelby County legislators. But it would be a higher grade misdemeanor. The City Council will also see some resolutions on its agenda supporting the bill.

The Memphis rookie, like Ja Morant and Brandon Clarke, went from zero-star recruit to first-round pick and ready to prove he belongs. 

The developers who have been wanting to build office space on undeveloped land in East Memphis have returned to the planning board with a new proposal.

The Tigers don’t know what to expect vs. Houston, but they know they must improve their blocking.

Monday’s delay by the Shelby County Commission follows a similar delay in approval by the Memphis City Council.

Christian Brothers University seeks approval for a 7.2-acre planned development it labels as its “North Campus.” The area is just southwest of South Hollywood and Avery.

Thirty-two percent of SCS students are expected to be in the classrooms when school starts in January, compared with only 17% of SCS teachers, who will mostly be working from home. Some say schools shouldn’t open at all.

The Greens at Irene Woods would transform undeveloped property across Forest Hill Irene Road from the Mike Rose Soccer Complex.

Three more businesses have been cited for a variety of COVID-safety violations.

It’s still a small sample size, but three players are commonalities in the lineups with a positive plus-minus.

About 10% of registered voters in Collierville cast ballots early for Tuesday’s runoff election. However, voting turnout for a runoff tends to be significantly lower than that of a general election.

Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings issued a brief statement Monday about the record number of homicides in the city. To date, 302 people have been killed. 

The Canadian government has agreements with seven vaccine makers including Pfizer and Moderna.

While the impact of COVID makes this a particularly urgent moment for the survival of the city’s creative community, ArtsMemphis also plans to make Arts Week an annual event. 

The 311 cases come from 2,706 tests, which gives the day a positivity rate of 11.5%.

The Nashville-based pizza chain that serves Black culture, art and community as well as pizza expands into Memphis on Dec. 16 when a Slim & Husky’s opens at 634 Union.

GenNex Coaching Alliance designed as platform for ideas and potential solutions for “what if” scenarios. 

Revenue lost in Memphis in May, Elvis Week cancellations compound hotel’s COVID-19 problems.

Terminix has named Robert “Bob” Riesbeck, former CEO of Pier 1 Imports, as its next chief financial officer, in a corporate leadership move that’s been brewing since early 2020.

Gail Hackney danced for hours, volunteered and mentored. She may have been 75 years when she died of COVID — but she had a whole lot more to give.