A site plan for 2847 Poplar shows a commercial building of more than 7,000 square feet and 36 parking spaces.

The Memphis City Council agenda Tuesday also includes a new violent crime task force, a ban on bottled water at all city facilities post pandemic and the election of a new chairman for 2021.

Raman has gotten the highlights of the city. Now it’s time to get her eye on the team. 

Al Bond, a patrolman for three years, has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman at a party. 

Mayor Mike Palazzolo has announced he will seek reelection in 2022. Palazzolo has served as mayor of Germantown since 2014.

The center is one of the top prospects in Wednesday’s NBA draft despite playing in just three college games.

The Tigers hope to see their best cornerback and a much-needed defensive lineman against Stephen F. Austin. 

Museum’s leadership expresses confidence it can a meet a proposed city deadline: Within two years, add $13 million to the $12 million it has already raised to make Overton Park its new, expanded headquarters. 

The NCAA is moving preliminary rounds from 13 cities, including Memphis, to a single site.

The 686 cases come from 6,396 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 10.7%.

This season’s rivalry game between the Tigers and Vols has been postponed until 2021.

The flu vaccine, given every year, has an efficacy rate of 40%-50%.

The annual call for Germantown citizens to apply for boards and commissions this year included a personal invitation from Mayor Mike Palazzolo to a select few residents.

Gary Rapp Jr. is developing a four-bay center on Airline Road, including one bay where he will operate a new deli.

Collierville Middle Schools students will not return to campus until after Thanksgiving due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

Shelby County has surpassed 42,000 COVID-19 cases. A total of 612 people have died with the virus. An estimated 38,529 people have recovered.

William Boone, a candidate for Collierville Alderman Position 4, has a history with the town that includes legal battles following his termination from Collierville Fire Department.

Memphis is ahead of the curve in reversing the results of old rules and regulations that encouraged segregation and created pockets of poverty. So changes in the federal fair housing policy have had little impact. 

Robert Giaimo scores game-winner then adds successful two-point conversion as Panthers win their seventh in a row.

From Oct. 31 to Saturday, Nov. 14, the Shelby County Health Department recorded an average of 285 new cases and 3,228 tests performed each day with an 8.8% positivity rate.

Gov. Bill Lee wants to maintain funding for public schools in Tennessee’s next budget, even as a statewide decline in student enrollment would normally result in a decrease of at least $320 million.

The Unity Walk Against Gun Violence held Saturday marks a year when the city set a new high for homicides by September. As of Nov. 13, there have been 271 homicides, 43 more than the previous high of 228 in 2016.

Overall, the Health Department has reported 41,747 coronavirus cases and 610 deaths, classifying 37,988 cases as inactive/recovered. Active cases in Shelby County stand at 3,149, an increase from the 3,105 reported Friday.

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