Overall, a total of 94,664 total doses were administered in Shelby County. At least 69,557 people in Shelby County received one vaccine dose; 25,107 people have received both COVID-19 vaccine doses, according to Health Department data.
Since March, the Health Department has reported 86,070 total coronavirus cases and 1,439 deaths, classifying 81,866 cases as inactive/recovered.
After being closed for two consecutive days due to inclement weather, three Shelby County Health Department COVID-19 vaccination sites reopened Saturday, Feb. 13.
New EEOC proposal says incentives have to be minor, not “100 bucks,” said Burch, Porter & Johnson lawyer Lisa Krupicka.
Previous appointments made for Saturday, Feb. 13, will go on despite cold, at Pipkin, Appling and Southwest Tennessee Community College.
Dangerously low wind chill readings and possibly significant snowfall forecast over next several days.
SCS students will begin to gradually return to campus beginning March 1, the district announced Friday, with older students coming back a week later.
Coronavirus numbers go back up in Shelby County.
This episode of “Behind the Headlines” is part of a series of shows on education during COVID.
Friends remember two young, bright lives we’ve lost, we’ve got the best of basketball, and the recent winter weather provided some unique opportunities.
Bar seating, later hours and more capacity for restaurants are all possibilities in Health Directive 18, which should be effective late next week.
The County Commission Scorecard takes a look at votes from the Feb. 8 session.
Friends and colleagues talk about the irrepressible good sport and hard worker who had just begun his life of service.
The resolution from Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland going to City Council next week would include the city’s tallest building in the use of a PILOT extension fund and also include a parking garage in the “Snuff District.”
Ken Taylor, a well-known politico and education advocate, died Monday at age 36.
Second day of vaccine appointments canceled.
Millington Schools will remain closed, while other suburban districts plan to reopen Friday.
The coating of ice arrived just before dawn Thursday, after a night of rain and followed by a light snow by afternoon. It is expected to hang around into the weekend.
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Memphians woke up this morning to freezing rain and icy conditions.
Those 190 cases come from 4,253 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 4.5%.
After a tense exchange between two Memphis-area lawmakers, the Senate Education Committee voted 8-1 for a measure that would ensure Gov. Bill Lee could legally force Shelby County Schools to offer in-person learning.
A young surgeon succumbs to a COVID-related illness, Memphis’ restaurant couples are heating things up and perhaps we’ve had enough of your 1994 ice storm horror stories, thank you very much.
Novel therapy program is among new offender-focused interventions that seek to reduce domestic violence.
Given what we actually know about COVID spread and what we should value, it’s never felt right to me that I could sit inside a restaurant dining room but my kids couldn’t sit inside a classroom.
The beleaguered Shelby County Health Department simply cannot effectively manage the monumental effort needed to distribute vaccines. We need someone to take charge and lead. Someone who will get things done, without excuses.