As coronavirus surges, rising toll of infections, deaths push agencies to provide more testing.

Shelby County Health Department modeling shows more than 500 COVID-19 patients will be hospitalized by Christmas Day.

Today, the Shelby County Health Department reported 377 new COVID-19 cases, a figure that gives the area a 10.5% positivity rate for the day. 

Memphis-area hospitalizations hit their highest reported number since the pandemic began.

Trying to save Christmas, even without the parades, how high home prices are going, and when the area’s field hospital might open. 

Grassroots group says good that comes of exercising ought to protect gyms as part of solution in fight against COVID.

The Health Department chose to wait until past the last business hour of the last day of the week, throw the new rules out there, then pack up their briefcases for the weekend.

The Monday, Nov. 23 appeal to Trump is Alexander’s second in four days and came hours before the Trump administration signaled it will begin work on the transition with President-elect Joe Biden and his team.

Concerns about the spread of the coronavirus forced organizers to cancel the Whitehaven Christmas Parade and the Memphis Holiday Parade.

A group of two dozen business owners were critical of the new restrictions, telling county commissioners they will destroy businesses already on the edge. Some argued they are worse than the problems posed by the virus. Meanwhile, the first vaccine shipments could arrive in mid-December.

The event is co-sponsored by the Tarik Black Foundation, which works to provide youths access and exposure to world concepts and international points of view.

The dips, while small, keep Tennessee on a downward trajectory after six years of slow but steady growth on the college entrance exam.

In Shelby County, 356,189 people have been tested for coronavirus; 13% have received positive results.

Results over two-dose regimen not as high as Moderna and Pfizer, but AstraZeneca’s vaccine is cheaper and does not require extreme cold storage.

As we approach Thanksgiving, we’re talking about new restrictions from the Health Department, two girl scouts making history and the “Line” king. 

The Monday commission session also features a move toward a new disparity study in awarding county government contracts and a decision on increasing county funding to the conservancy that operates and maintains Shelby Farms Park on county land.

The Boy Scouts of America began accepting girls in 2019 and this achievement is historic.

Known to friends as “Jack,” Jones served as publisher of The Daily News for 34 years, the same publication his family has owned and operated for 134 years. He was also known for starting a basketball camp and for his philanthropic efforts.

On Monday, new directives from the Shelby County Health Department go into effect and put new restrictions on businesses.

The legislature gave the state education department until Jan. 1 to come up with its blueprint for 27 schools and about 8,000 students to leave the Achievement School District and return to their local systems in Memphis and Nashville. 

The Shelby County Voter Alliance is working after its debut effort in the presidential general election cycle to hold the interest of voters through 2021.

MemFeast, the annual Thanksgiving dinner for the homeless and those in need, had to change the way it distributes meals because of the pandemic. Six churches will serve meals from food trucks in their parking lots.

Soak up the beauty of a crisp autumn day through photos of Mid-South scenes including Overton Park in Midtown, Links at Galloway and Shelby Farms Park in East Memphis, and Martin Luther King Jr. Riverside Park in South Memphis.

Since Nov. 7 the Health Department reported 401 new cases and 4,312 test results a day with a 9.3% positivity rate. This span included three of the four highest daily increases in COVID cases since the first case was reported in March.

Overall, the Health Department has reported 44,659 total coronavirus cases and 630 deaths, classifying 40,274 cases as inactive/recovered. Active cases in Shelby County stand at 3,755, a decrease from the 3,942 reported Friday.