“Treatments are being skipped and delayed, doses are being reduced, treatment plans are being changed, and sequences of usual treatment are being altered,” said Dr. Sylvia Richey, chief medical officer at West Cancer Center & Research Institute.
The problem with common sense, as the saying goes, is that it’s so uncommon. Memphis businessman Bill Courtney is trying to change that with his new podcast, “An Army of Normal Folks.”
With more than 40 years in the homebuilding industry, Magnolia Homes is celebrating 15 years of its Showcase of Homes event, held the weekends of Sept. 19-21 and Sept. 26-28 in four of its communities.
The Shelby County Commission Scorecard follows the complex four-month path of the $25 wheel-tax hike, with a mix of the roll call votes and developments outside commission meetings that shaped the compromise.
From tennis courts in South Memphis to funding for a study of a Memphis crime lab, this year’s budget negotiations had something for everyone.
Even after the sun sets, there won’t be much of a break from the heat, especially for the remaining Memphis Light, Gas and Water customers whose power is still out.Related story:
Dozens of Memphians got a sneak peek of the revamped Tom Lee Park with a test run of its new amenities during a photoshoot hosted by Memphis River Parks Partnership Saturday, July 1.
A press release issued by MLGW Saturday, July 1, said the organization has found several underground faults that must be repaired before power can be fully restored.
Mississippi is enacting dozens of new laws, including those to increase support for mothers of newborns, tighten restrictions on voting, designate a state fruit and set punishments for stealing pecans.
The $25 wheel-tax hike compromise approved by the Shelby County Commission broke a polite form of dysfunction on the body that could give way to a working majority crossing party lines on other issues.
A huge number of new state laws take effect July 1, with the start of the 2024 fiscal year. But lawsuits and inaction by lawmakers make the absence of some laws as notable as the presence of others. Mississippi’s new laws cover Medicaid for moms, voting, pecan theft, online porn and more Judges block state law banning teacher group from automatically deducting member duesRelated stories:
The program gives Rhodes students a chance to work with community leaders and researchers to create projects about the Mid-South.
In-state undergraduate students at UTHSC, the largest educator of health care professionals in the state, can expect a 1.5% hike in tuition and mandatory fees and a 2% to 5% increase in housing, dining and parking fees.
The THP officers are not bound by Memphis City Council reforms put in place after Nichols’ death in January at the hands of the Memphis Police Department’s since-disbanded SCORPION unit.
With an excessive heat warning currently in effect in Shelby County, cooling centers are available to help the public beat the heat.
Jonathan Skrmetti’s appeal comes nearly a month after a federal judge in Memphis ruled in favor of an LGBTQ+ theater company, which argued the law restricted its performers’ free speech rights.
Scores in English language arts and social studies exceeded pre-pandemic levels, while student proficiency in math has not.
“No children in America should be sitting in a classroom, sweltering in the summer and cold in the winter,” said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. “Every child should have a safe and comfortable learning environment so they can soar.”
The Tennessee Education Association sued earlier this month over the two-pronged law, which also gradually raises the minimum teacher salary up to $50,000 for the 2026-27 school year.
Cafe Society is changing hands, the Hudspeth family hires Ben Crump and Mulroy addresses that Germantown party.
Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy addressed the nuisance party in Germantown and other crime and courts issues with town residents on Thursday, June 29, during the second of his town hall series at Germantown City Hall.
The hard-hit suburbs of Northeast Shelby County are still dealing with power outages, downed trees and congested intersections as a result of last weekend’s storm.
Tennessee is the 24th state to argue that ‘forever chemical’ manufacturers should pay to clean it up.
The Shelby County District Attorney General’s Office requested an outside prosecutor “due to the need to avoid a conflict of interest and any appearance of impropriety.”
The utility replaced more than 350 wooden utility poles in three days.
The Tennessee Attorney General filed an emergency motion asking a federal judge in Nashville to reverse the preliminary injunction, and notified the court that it would appeal the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.