On Tuesday, May 18, the Shelby County Health Department reported 62 cases and no new coronavirus-related deaths.

For the second day in a row, the Shelby County Health Department reported fewer that 100 new coronavirus cases.

The Redbirds and the Grizzlies are both increasing the capacity of their crowds, Orange Mound is setting the Tone and the Edge District is ready for some “flour power.”

One of two measures examined on the County Commission Scorecard didn’t get any yes votes but advanced because of commission rules. The other is part of the Byhalia Connection Pipeline controversy. Each proposal is a political work in progress so far.

City releases bodycam footage, requires MPD to refer all excessive force cases to district attorney.

Amy Weirich’s new unit targeting police brutality is off to a fast start, charging two officers so far, yet faces challenges ahead.

A former MPD patrolman escapes prosecution for the liberal use of his Taser, yet a new District Attorney unit aims to hold brutal cops accountable.

The council will hear, in committees, about the idea of “potential acquisition and adaptive reuse” of a bottling company plant at Southern and Hollywood. On the council agenda is a vote urging Gov. Bill Lee to veto a bill that bans teaching critical race theory.

Officials with the Tennessee Department of Transportation have come up with a plan to repair the Hernando DeSoto Bridge, but there’s no timetable yet for when the bridge might reopen.

The 83 cases come from 1,429 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 5.8%.

Gun violence intensifies throughout the day and in multiple ways; how to cook, eat and judge barbecue; and one local group is “flipping the scrip” to help cancer patients. 

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis joined a growing list of congressional and world leaders in encouraging President Joe Biden to get more involved and work for a cease-fire.

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The painting shows the Cossitt Library shortly after or just before its 1958 renovation when the midcentury modern front of the landmark was added. 

It specializes now in high-dollar chemotherapy drugs, which it ships for free to people who qualify.

If we want to reduce gun violence, psychologist Robert Enright says, then forgiveness therapy, including teaching children from a young age about the “poison” of resentment, should be commonplace here and across the world.

Hundreds gathered Downtown in solidarity with those who have been killed or hurt in Palestine. 

Renters’ rights is an issue that’s again risen to the surface since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Health Department reported that 338,408 people have been vaccinated. The number of people fully vaccinated is 257,226 and 81,182 people are partially vaccinated.

Daily street homicides and highly publicized mass shootings have several things in common, and the easy access of guns is just one of them.

A total of 328,495 people are vaccinated in Shelby County. The number of people fully vaccinated is 241,933 and those partially vaccinated at 86,562.

Some businesses, churches and other organizations feel paralyzed with how to provide a safe, potentially mask-less environment without knowing people’s vaccination status.

The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast runs down recent political events including sorting out what became of the idea of a “Super Chancery Court” proposed in the Tennessee General Assembly.

For the first time, a class of 17 Shelby County Sheriff’s deputy recruits and two Collierville police officers, toured the National Civil Rights Museum and wrote essays about the experience before taking their training to the streets. 

New rule goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 15.

A Tennessee Department of Health report on Shelby County vaccine distribution problems recommends more training and establishing a clear chain of command but concluded no one needs to get revaccinated.