More than 2,400 doses wasted in seven separate incidents, state Department of Health says.

A Tennessee Senate committee on Tuesday, Feb. 23, advanced a bill preventing cities and counties from requiring police officers, firefighters and emergency medical professionals to live where they work.

State environmental officials are helping in the effort to find leaks and resolve water problems.

The Shelby County Health Department reported 110 new coronavirus cases and zero new coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday.

Hutchison’s students and families wanted to be back in class despite the pandemic; the school had to ensure it was possible to do it safely. 

Sam Reid, 17, is now home after being thrown off a sled being pulled by a four-wheeler. 

We’re talking about teachers getting their shot, our new variant and who’s headed into space.

Commissioner Tami Sawyer withdrew her resolution Monday to change grooming standards for county public safety employees.

The Tuesday, Feb. 23, council session also includes final votes on a set of ordinances cracking down on illegal street racing and possibly a continuation of council discussions with MLGW about the city’s water crisis.

While some states seek to cancel student testing this spring as the pandemic grinds on, Tennessee isn’t wavering in its plan to give tests in person to most of its nearly 1 million students.

One day at a sports bar more than 20 years ago ended with one man losing his life and another, Jerald Trotter, spending almost 13 years in prison. 

County leaders also talked about battling social media misinformation that is crowding testing sites and leading some to book appointments at multiple sites.

Bobby Ellis spent more than 50 years at the Rendezvous; he knew what each one of the 70 keys on a big ring unlocked.

School superintendents and local public health officials may lose some of their power under a bill that passed by a party-line vote in the Tennessee Senate Monday, Feb. 22.

South African strain has shown to be more resistant to vaccines than other known variants.

James C. Beasley Jr, a former Shelby County Criminal Court judge, died Sunday, Feb. 21. He was remembered as fair and a well-respected judge by his friends and colleagues. 

Just before schools are set to open next week, more than 6,000 Shelby County Schools employees will receive their first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. 

No firm timeline has been set for ending the “boil water” notice affecting Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division customers, MLGW officials said Monday, Feb. 22.

The Governor’s Unified Command Group is looking into how more than 1,315 doses of coronavirus vaccine were wasted in Shelby County. State Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey will address the issue on Tuesday.

MLGW is planning to hold daily press conferences this week at 3 p.m. 

A group of smaller utilities that are also part of TVA want to be able to use TVA transmission lines if they break with TVA. MLGW is considering leaving TVA as well and filed along with the city to intervene in the lawsuit, saying the decision could affect its decision to stay or leave.

Offerings include two pop-up locations at local churches. Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 24, teachers, child care providers and people 65 and older are eligible to be vaccinated and may sign up for appointments.

Cases rose over the weekend from low of 42 on Friday.

Potholes are popping up in the aftermath of last week’s ice and snow, but the City of Memphis has a plan in place to handle them. 

‘We are in a crisis situation,’ said Sen. Raumesh Akbari of Memphis, who chairs the Senate Democratic caucus. A GOP spokeswoman responded that the Republican Party is proud of its record on education since taking control of the legislature in 2010.