Folks across Shelby County are making the best of challenging times with generosity and kindness.

"There may come a time when we must reduce your city services due to city employees becoming infected with the virus,” Mayor Jim Strickland said in an email Thursday afternoon.

The Tennessee Supreme Court extended the suspension of all court cases until April 30 and has ordered judges and law enforcement to work together on a plan to get vulnerable inmates released from jail. 

As COVID-19 cases escalate, Gov. Bill Lee reminded Tennesseans Wednesday he is negotiating with the federal government for Medicaid funding to cover uninsured residents who contract the virus.

The problem is a state requirement that labs and other health care providers must report total testing and positive results to the state but only positive results to county health officials. The Daily Memphian found Baptist Memorial Health Care appears to be doing most of the testing in Shelby County. But some health providers refused to release numbers.

The Design Review Board will consider the proposed landscaping and lighting plans for the $62.5 million conversion of the former Gibson Guitar Factory into the new headquarters for FedEx Logistics.

Clint Browne won 155 games and two Gulf South titles in successful 16-year tenure at CBU. Now he's moving back to Hutchison to lead the Sting.

Michael Halliburton, a former history and German teacher at Collierville High School who tried to kill his wife in 2012, has been denied parole for a second time. 

901 FC players maintaining their edge while staying responsible dealing with the coronavirus shutdown.

TSSAA: Sports remain shut down as long as schools are closed.

"The 901 is like a beehive, and we’re all playing our small part. We’re doing what we can, and look at what we can produce.”

An emergency petition filed with the Tennessee Supreme Court seeks the release of numbers of inmates from local jails and prisons as COVID-19 outbreaks begin to appear across the state.

Two river bluff buildings will be converted into 112 apartment units and 5,300 square feet of commercial space on Front Street.

A restaurateur who sings online with others around the world, a store manager who puts her customers first and local kids hunting for bears are only a few of the stories of kindness and special moments our reporters will be looking for, as we adjust to a new landscape created by the coronavirus.

There are 784 confirmed coronavirus cases statewide, including three deaths and 53 hospitalizations.

Confirmation numbers doubling here as model suggests, every five to seven days.

Memphis Animal Services Director Alexis Pugh finds silver linings during dark times for animal rescue. 

Working from home requires discipline and a bit of structure, but a few rules make it easier for those who suddenly find themselves working remotely.

The novel coronavirus and accompanying restrictions are changing the game for Ryan Silverfield and the Memphis football staff. But it isn't changing the goals: prepare, get better, be ready to score more points than the other guy. 

As COVID-19 cases pass the 660 mark, Gov. Bill Lee is asking every school system in the state to stay closed until April 24, three weeks longer than expected, while hoping students can get some form of instruction by watching lessons on PBS.

Health professionals agree social distancing is the primary strategy to bring the pandemic under control in Memphis. But there are differences on who should be tested. The civil emergency decree that goes into effect Tuesday at 6 p.m. is also a porous set of restrictions that has to rely on the public taking the potential to spread the disease seriously.

Memphians are just audacious enough to think they can can find solutions. That’s what defines us as much as anything else. We roll up our sleeves. We innovate. And at a time when the model for local journalism is broken — but the need for local journalism is as keen as ever — Memphians have come up with a solution to that. But it needs you.

Rodney Hamilton once looked up to Penny Hardaway in high school. Now he is the point guard behind the scenes that makes the coach's operation run smoothly. 

The 2020-21 Broadway Series at the Orpheum also includes “Hadestown”; Tina Fey’s “Mean Girls”; “Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville”; and “Jesus Christ Superstar” on its 50th anniversary tour. 

The number of confirmed cases in Shelby County is up to 135; confirmed cases are up to 29 in DeSoto County.