Collierville voters can cast their ballot in the town’s runoff as early as Wednesday. Alderman John Worley is facing challenger Harold Booker for Position 3. Missy Marshall and William Boone are facing off for Position 4.
Council members set votes for Dec. 1 after getting answers to questions about both proposals.
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Letter from local hospital CEOs calls for residents to take personal responsibility for helping curb a growing surge of coronavirus cases in and around Shelby County.
From 450 contact tracing interviews last week, the Health Department sees transmission is happening when people take masks off in restaurants, in gyms and in small social gatherings.
The 835 cases come from 9,048 tests, which gives the day a positivity rate of 9.2%.
Shelby County has a new high in daily coronavirus case increases, with the 835 reported on Tuesday, Nov. 17.
Today, we’ve got a new kitchen, a win for the home team and what a Wiseman once said.
Drug gives a super supply of antibodies, more than the body can make on its own. “I think it’s well worth the small amount of risk it takes,” says Andy Shepherd.
Linda Fisher is stepping down from the Germantown Board of Education after seven years. Fisher is the last original member on the suburban district’s board.
A new Shelby County Election Commission report shows nearly 15,000 more voters on the rolls counytwide in the last two months leading up to the Nov. 3 Election Day. Meanwhile, the Shelby County Voter Alliance says its effort got 2,500 of those voters on the rolls. The alliance of 18 organizations has now set its sights on the 2022 countywide ballot.
The Shelby County Election Commission says its hand was forced by having to keep voting machines used in the November elections sealed until all results from that election are certified next week. Early voting in the two Collierville runoff elections starts Wednesday.
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.
Al Bond, a patrolman for three years, has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman at a party.
For a decade, runners supporting Concord Academy would receive a warm bowl of chili when they crossed the finish line. The run is virtual this year, but chili providers are still showing their support.
Mayor Mike Palazzolo has announced he will seek reelection in 2022. Palazzolo has served as mayor of Germantown since 2014.
Prison Fellowship asks Shelby County residents to make Christmas brighter for the children of inmates through its Angel Tree program.
The 686 cases come from 6,396 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 10.7%.
Shelby County Schools identified $7.6 million in savings from switching to all virtual instruction since August to make the increases happen. They apply to all full-time and part-time employees, regardless of performance.
The flu vaccine, given every year, has an efficacy rate of 40%-50%.
We’ve got local leaders thinking about medical marijuana, a new deli coming to Arlington and we’re talking out of school, especially when it comes to Collierville Middle.
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.
A variety of community voices spoke out on police reform during two discussions last week.
Two conversations about police reform show the more detailed the proposed reforms become, the more differences they reveal.
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.