A U of M researcher combing through hundreds of local samples has found almost double the coronavirus antibodies expected. 

The mayor has offered no clues on the specifics of the budget, but he is not expected to propose a property tax hike. However, setting the property tax rate will be more complicated this year.

Can a private oil pipeline company force private property owners to provide access to their land? The eminent domain case involving the Byhalia Connection project will attempt to answer that question.

Superintendent Joris Ray’s proposed plan will include two school closures, five new buildings, improvements or expansions to 13 existing schools and a substantial investment in deferred building maintenance.

Sixteen-person team represents U of M board of trustees, faculty, staff, students, alumni and public. 

Sen. Brian Kelsey, R-Germantown, withdrew an amendment regarding ownership and operations by Shelby County Schools of three schools bearing the Germantown name. He said negotiations seem to have begun.

The 152 cases come from 1,967 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 7.7%.

According to Shelby County Health Department, ZIP code 38127 has among the highest coronavirus cases rates in the county, has produced more variant cases than any other ZIP code in the county per 100,000 and is one of the least-vaccinated areas in the county.

Cerelyn ‘C.J.’ Davis, chief of police in Durham, North Carolina, has been named to head the Memphis Police Department, becoming the first woman to lead the agency in its 194-year history.

Local activists rally against pipeline project and police shootings, a company with plenty of paper (and healthy salaries) looks to locate its HQ in Memphis, and who a fourth COVID surge may impact most.

Indiana Republican Sen. Todd Young called Sunday for more mental health services across all level of governments.

The increase in demand for counseling services is just beginning, experts say. “The Cottage” will enable the Collierville facility to offer weekend mini-camps and workshops, not just its once-a-year camps for children and for adults.

Two women are leading the effort to stop Byhalia Pipeline from running its crude oil through South Memphis neighborhoods. The fight is reminiscent of the battle won decades ago by women who stopped a freeway from running through Overton Park.

‘Not here, not now, not ever on our watch,' said Rev. Dr. William Barber II during a rally Sunday protesting the Byhalia Connection Pipeline that would go through majority Black, poor neighborhoods in southwest Memphis. 

Around 30 people gathered outside the National Civil Rights Museum on Sunday, April 18, to demand justice in three recent police killings in Knoxville, Chicago and Minnesota. 

A total of 291,556 people have been vaccinated in Shelby County. Of those, 110,942 are partially vaccinated and 180,614 are fully vaccinated. 

Current disease modeling of the U.K. variant, 50% more contagious than the original Wuhan strain of coronavirus, shows Shelby County cases could rise to 300 to 400 a day. This can pose a problem for employers already struggling to fill positions. 

Crime impacts neighborhoods across the city. From Frayser to Whitehaven, community leaders discuss how to address the problem and the causes that contribute to it.

Yolanda Johnson, who has been in the nail industry for 21 years, plans to open a school to help former ex-felons train to be entrepreneurs and start their own nail salons like she did.

A total of 289,761 people are vaccinated in Shelby County. The number of people partially vaccinated is 112,088, while 177,673 people are fully vaccinated.

On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, Greater Imani Pastor Rev. Bill Adkins says the case can be made for a new director from MPD ranks or for someone from the outside. Adkins also said he sees a new indifference to violent crime that calls for new solutions as well as new ways of policing the city.

The Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival and Art in the Loop are planning for thousands over the weekend in distanced events.

Joris Ray previewed his Reimagine 901 plan, which will include higher teacher salaries, smaller class sizes and new educational programming.

The 183 cases come from 3,457 cases, giving the day a positivity rate of 5.3%.