Early voting across Shelby County in advance of the Aug. 6 election date resumes Monday, July 20, after the first two days drew nearly 8,000 voters.

As leaders around the country make decisions based on wishful thinking, Rhodes College postponed on-campus eduction for the fall semester because it determined it could not safely bring students, faculty and employees back to campus. "It’s about setting your values and having the courage of your convictions," said president Marjorie Hass. If only more leaders would do the same. 

Open letter to TSSAA and governor asks that players' opinions be considered in regard to what football in 2020 may look like.

After weeks of kid food and a vacation without restaurants, it's nice to be home, with a list of places to go and a work plan for the coming week.

Memphis/Shelby County made progress in the struggle against COVID-19, coming out of a Safer at Home order and advancing into a Phase 2 reopening. But Phase 2 has been modified, cases have spiked again, and there remain major concerns going forward, including whether or not elementary and secondary schools can reopen in the fall. 

It is the second historical marker to be snapped in two from its base in the past month. The rector of Calvary Episcopal Church says the marker, noting the location of Nathan Bedford Forrest's slave market, will be repaired and reinstalled as soon as possible.

Porch & Parlor closed after employees tested positive for COVID-19; owner says he'll reopen when it's safe.

ICU capacity in the region is at 89%, slightly less than prior days. The Health Department reports there are 48 beds available.

Who buys the cleaning supplies for a safe return to schools during the pandemic? What happens if students forget their face masks? A parent has these and other questions about the Shelby County Schools plan for fall. 

When it comes to producing top-tier running backs, the Tigers have put themselves in elite company. In June, 247Sports looked at which programs produced the most draft picks by position over the last five drafts.

The NBA has a tip line that players can use if they see one of their peers breaking the coronavirus safety protocols and Ja Morant wants no part of it; also, SEC footballs coaches mostly decide they'll keep all their money (let others take pay cuts to help their schools); and Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson among WGC-FESJI headliners. 

Do the experts wear masks? Eat out? Sanitize their mail and groceries? Let their kids join protests or send them to school? We asked.

What will happen when some of them test positive for COVID-19? The answers are troubling, and in many cases yet to be determined.

The restored columns of the circa 1840s Pillow-McIntyre House at Adams and Orleans were reinstalled last week, signalling at turn in fortunes for a sometimes forgotten house with some secrets.

Bree Newsome is the African American woman who scaled the flagpole at the South Carolina capital to bring down the Confederate flag after Dylann Roof killed nine people in Charleston, South Carolina. It is my hope that her name is not relegated to the dustbins of trivial history. Bree Newsome. Hardly trivial.

The race pits state Rep. Tom Leatherwood, who his says his experience is needed to help steer Tennessee, against challenger Lee Mills, a former Republican Party chairman who calls his opponent a “career politician.”

Late goal provides morale boost heading into AutoZone Park return.

The Shelby County Health Department confirmed 316 new cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths.

Most schools are planning for a semester combining on-campus and online learning.

Everything about the coronavirus has become politicized, so why not a return to school? The answer is simple: The losers will be our children, and that is not an acceptable price to pay for political points.

FedEx and Plus One collaborated with Yaskawa America on new package-handling robotic arms that made their debut earlier this year at FedEx Express world hub in Memphis.

The family of Darrius Stewart and local activists gathered to remember him on the five-year anniversary of his death. They also called for District Attorney Amy Weirich to reopen the case of his death. 

During the half-hour online event Friday evening, Trump called Tennessee's Republican Senate primary "a real primary" -- an apparent reference to the tightening race between the former U.S. ambassador to Japan and Dr. Manny Sethi of Nashville.

All eight seeding games for the Grizzlies will be broadcast on Fox Sports Southeast with the usual pregame and postgame shows. 

Memphis City Council member talks on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast about her push to remove from the November ballot a residency referendum that would allow police and firefighters to live outside the county.