The area’s seven-day moving average stands at 129. 

Will we soon see bright, smiling faces? Maybe, maybe not. But a bright sign in Midtown is expected to come back. 

It could have taken years for city crews to adequately manage garbage pick up in Area E, city council members were told Tuesday. Meanwhile, some council members appear likely to move for more funding of the Memphis Area Transit Authority and the parks division has a plan to add park rangers.

Restaurateurs aren’t happy with a new health directive that suggests people wear masks but puts the burden of the decision on them.

In some ZIP codes, vaccination rates are less than half the rates in other parts of Shelby County.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says he’s found nothing to validate accusations that doses of vaccine were lost, stolen or misused when the county Health Department controlled distribution. 

A former MPD officer accused of pepper spraying a handcuffed, mentally ill man is the second law enforcement officer to face criminal charges brought by a new prosecution unit aimed at cracking down on police brutality.

Sedley Alley was executed in 2006 for the murder of Lance Cpl. Suzanne Collins. Alley’s daughter sought to have DNA evidence tested to see if it would clear his name. 

Tennesseans on unemployment insurance won’t get the extra $300 per week provided by the federal government as of July 3, Gov. Bill Lee announced Tuesday, May 11.

A crack on the I-40 bridge from Memphis into Arkansas shut down traffic and drivers were being rerouted to I-55, over the old bridge. 

The mask mandate will be lifted in the new health directive, beginning Saturday, May 15.

The Shelby County Health Department reported fewer than 80 coronavirus cases on Tuesday, May 11. 

The day’s positivity rate was also less than 2%. 

Memphis’ largest lab reveals new info about the vaccine, volunteers go back to high school and a gold medal winner is headed to Lausanne. 

The City Council Scorecard looks at the almost unanimous vote making Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis the new head of MPD. The dissenting votes indicate Davis has cleared one hurdle but faces more to make the words that impressed most of the council match what she does as police chief.

The commission is trying to come up with $659,000 in funding for salaries and wages in the clerk’s office without taking the money from county reserves.

Commissioners went ahead with a Monday vote on the Unified Development Code changes proposed by county Mayor Lee Harris. That despite the Byhalia Connection Pipeline companies urging a delay. 

Shots could begin as soon as a federal vaccine advisory committee issues recommendations for using the two-dose vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds, expected Wednesday.

Al Lamar’s departure follows complaints about solid waste services in Cordova, Hickory Hill and East Memphis. The problem led the city to cancel its contract with Waste Pro.

Here’s a look at some terms to know as county commissioners begin discussing the proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. 

There were 217 COVID-positive patients in area hospital beds, as of May 5.

Any plans Loews still has for a Civic Center convention center hotel have changed. The hotel company won’t be buying the historic police headquarters building on Adams Avenue.

Four teens have been charged after allegedly shooting a Memphis police officer and an ATF agent Friday, May 7, in North Memphis as the Violent Crimes task force searched the area for a carjacked vehicle. 

The FDA will take a shot at getting tweens vaccinated, a new hotel aims for a Midtown vibe and we meet the lawyers you know from TV and billboards. 

Commissioners may decide if they want to stand down as the City Council has on changes to the Unified Development Code that would involve a setback for oil pipelines. The council delayed action on the same measure as the Byhalia Connection Pipeline companies agreed to drop lawsuits for rights of way in southwest Memphis.