Memphis Herman Strickland was a senior vice president at Pinnacle Financial Partners, deacon at New Olivet Worship Center and served on many community boards. 

The money will go toward critical expenses, including technology to support remote learning, summer and after-school programs, mental health services, support for students with special needs, sanitizing buildings and planning for long-term closures.

Memphis Tigers beat reporters Jonah Jordan and Drew Hill take a look at Penny Hardaway’s newest commit, Jalen Green, Greg Brown, and how the coronavirus has affected the Tigers and Memphis.

A memorandum from Melvin Burgess to the elected officials details why he says Shelby County has a budget deficit.

The mayor extended the Memphis' state of emergency through April 21 and said the city is preparing for a second emergency field hospital, also arranging for housing and testing of the homeless population .

The FedEx-St. Jude Invitational remains scheduled for July 2-5, despite PGA Tour schedule changes. 

The $349 billion can be free money for Memphis small businesses hurt by COVID-19, but it's first-come, first-serve for the nationwide Paycheck Protection Program. 

Memphis nurse practitioner Charlene Bonner, working at New York City's Bellevue Hospital amid the COVID-19 pandemic, endures long days and sleeps short nights amid a "war zone." 

The computer model Tennessee and Shelby County are using to predict the surge in COVID-19 cases dramatically changed Monday, April 6, and for the better.

The number of coronavirus cases in Shelby County currently stands at 789, according to the Shelby County Health Department. 

Dr. Jon McCullers loves sports as much as you do. But he has some bad news. 

Hundreds of people in government, health care, academia and business are working around the clock to predict and prepare for the coming COVID-19 surge.

John McFerren died Saturday of natural causes. He was instrumental in registering African American voters and integrating Fayette County, Tennessee, schools. 

Following restrictions set in place by Mayor Jim Strickland, public park-goers appear to be adhering to social distancing standards.

Memphis has always been a religious city. We will rise to the occasion, because we are a city driven by the engine of faith. 

In a time without sports, does the NBA 2K League have a huge opportunity? Grizz Gaming player Dan Davis is optimistic.

Social distancing is creating big challenges for local organizations that provide services and meals to the needy in Memphis.

By taking a chance on playing a concert at Rhodes College, Marsalis gave the Curb Institute credibility and paved the way for appearances by George Coleman, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Harold Mabern and Charles Lloyd.

In the Saturday afternoon address, a Shelby County Health Department official provided context for the importance of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland's "Safer in Place" executive order as well as updates and responses to local cases and national health recommendations.

Dakota Cunningham is the St. Jude patient who sank a 5-foot putt for $50,000 at the World Golf Championship-FedEx St. Jude Invitational last summer. This past Thursday, he did better than that. 

The Memphis coaching staff is leaning on technology to build relationships during the coronavirus pandemic. 

The current total of COVID-19 cases confirmed in the state of Tennessee is 3,067.

The bootleg T-shirts that inspire Rebecca Fava’s face masks were symbols of a city coming together. Her masks, and other homemade endeavors like them, are perhaps fitting symbols of the city in pandemic times — coming together by staying apart.

This pandemic has awakened us to the fragility of our economy, which depends heavily on small business, hourly wages and gig economy workers. Maybe we are on the precipice of a revolution. Great crises usually inspire great change.

The warning is equally stern for essential businesses, who must sanitize and enforce social distancing, even if it means changing business practices.