If the numbers do not decline, another health directive could be out in two weeks instead of a month, and it likely will not include the ease in masking restrictions Dr. Bruce Randolph alluded to on Tuesday, April 13.
The Shelby County Health Department reported its highest new COVID-19 case total in two months Thursday, April 15.
The new cases yielded an 8.1% positivity rate.
Legislation impacting ownership and operation of Germantown’s legacy schools is on hold. It may be reconsidered in the 2022 legislative session.
Plus, a really uplifting story, a hearty (and heart-warming) breakfast from Byrant’s and a top cop retires.
The permit is a critical juncture in the $60 million project. In an update for donors and potential donors Wednesday, April 14, park planners said the Tom Lee statue in the park will not be moved and will be a focal point of the park.
The second joint meeting of the County Commission and City Council includes several proposed changes to economic development incentives used locally to grow the Memphis economy.
Police would be required to record their interrogations of juveniles under a bill passed unanimously by the Tennessee Senate Wednesday, April 14.
The COVID-19 jail lawsuit has been settled but a recent jail inspection still found some issues at the facility at 201 Poplar.
Most resistance to getting vaccinated is among rural, white people who identify as conservative, the survey found.
Indoor dancing and buffet lines will be back on Saturday, April 17.
Since the position was created in 1972, the department has had a dozen directors. A new era is set to begin with the April 14 retirement of Michael Rallings.
The 148 cases come from 1,609 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 9.2%.
Michael Rallings, MPD’s director for five years, retires after 31-year career with the department.
Sarah Petschonek, founder and executive director of Volunteer Odyssey, joins Eric Barnes on this week’s edition of The Sidebar to talk about volunteering changes during the pandemic.
For starters, a man will walk again after more than 20 years. A time capsule is saved. Buffets are reopening. And we will legally be allowed to.
Lawsuit alleged Shelby County failed to address the spread of the coronavirus, putting medically vulnerable and disabled detainees at risk of contracting COVID-19.
SCS equity officer Dr. Michael Lowe and Cordova Middle student Justin Crutcher joined a national conversation on equity in Black boys’ educational experiences.
Shelby County election commissioners chose Brent Taylor Tuesday, April 13, as the new chairman of the five-member body.
The CROWN Act, which bans discrimination against people for wearing natural hairstyles such as braids, locs or twists, was delayed Tuesday, April 13 in the House Commerce Committee.
A $450,000 joint county-federal grant would study 10 areas of land in northern Shelby County for flood control projects that could double as public recreation areas when they are not underwater. One project is already underway near Big Creek in Millington.
Doug McGowen also says doses were wasted last weekend when the size of the line at the Pipkin Building site was overestimated. He says fewer than 100 doses have been lost since the city took over vaccine distribution in late February.
A more permissive health directive could be issued in 30 days if numbers hold steady.
After five days of more than 150 new coronavirus cases, the Shelby County Health Department reported 111 new cases on Tuesday, April 13.
The 111 new cases come from 971 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 11.43%.