Today’s 119 cases come from 2,968 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 4%.

The bill in the Tennessee General Assembly seeks to allow the open carrying of handguns in the state.

First and second doses of Pfizer and Moderna are available; Johnson and Johnson is also available.

Waste Pro says no mo’, we need to get gardening, and the Grizzlies are at their absolute cutest.

MLGW President and CEO J.T. Young on “Behind The Headlines” says the new contract with a consultant involves Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland as a mediator between the utility board and the council. 

The four-hour online joint meeting of the two legislative bodies Thursday, March 25, was mostly questions and answers. The group agreed to start talking about proposals to change incentives at the second April 15 session with plans for a third joint meeting.

CBU will offer summer school online. Fall classes will begin in mid-August.

“As many doses as I have on hand, that’s how many appointments I will have next week,” said City of Memphis COO Doug McGowen.

Watch the Shelby County COVID-19 Task Force Briefing live now.

Waste Pro, the company at the center of sanitation complaints in Cordova, is looking to end its contract with the City of Memphis. Meanwhile, Mayor Jim Strickland said there’s been no formal notice to the city and the city moved to end the contract with a 20-day notice last week to either fix the problems or consider the contract ended.

New numbers reported March 25th gave the day a positivity rate of 3.6%.

Computer probe gets political, FEMA is paying for funerals, and Germantown has its head in the clouds. 

Thousands of Tennesseans convicted of certain felonies would regain the right to vote under a proposal from two Nashville Democrats in the General Assembly.

The application process will open in early April; FEMA has not yet set the date.

Terminating the city’s contract with Waste Pro USA to pick up garbage in Cordova, Hickory Hill and parts of East Memphis would be a pretty straightforward process based on the last trash contract the city terminated.

“I am just very alarmed that our state legislature is poised to pass permitless carry,” Rallings said. 

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and a representative of County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. sparred Wednesday, March 24, over accusations that Ford violated the county charter with a 2019 grant and Harris’ involvement in the allegation. 

The Shelby County Health Department reported more than 100 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, following two days of fewer than 100 new cases.

We’re getting cold comfort from MPD, Rhodes is building a new Village and “Bluebird Happy Hour” is already on the books. 

One-fifth of respondents have no plans to get a COVID vaccine; nearly another 20% are on the fence.

Shelby County’s reproductive rate rose to 1 last week for the first time in 2021, indicating cases are again increasing, likely due to the highly contagious U.K. variant. 

Waste Pro is the second private contractor in three years to have the solid waste contract for parts of Cordova, Hickory and East Memphis, known on solid waste routes as Area E.

Watch the Shelby County COVID-19 Task Force Briefing live now. 

Memphis police made more than 300 arrests and seized guns and drugs ranging from marijuana to cocaine during Operation Winter Freeze 2, MPD Director Michael Rallings announced Tuesday, March 23.

The Shelby County Health Department reported 85 new coronavirus cases and zero new coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday, March 23.