The County Commission Scorecard sorts out a quartet of items from this week’s session — some that have been on the commission’s plate for some time. 

The Tennessee Court of Appeals struck another blow against Gov. Bill Lee’s Education Savings Account program, Tuesday, Sept. 29, finding the state violated the Constitution with an effort to use public money to send students to private schools.

Record homicide, overdose rates are a sign of inordinate stress, the health department director says and qualify as public health issues for region.

Legislators say Gov. Bill Lee is set to extend an emergency order for the state but remove all business restrictions and limitations on gathering sizes.

Shuttle buses and a pay premium are among FedEx’s plans to adequately staff the FedEx Express world hub in Memphis for upcoming holiday peak season and COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

Owners are still eligible for $2,000 under the original program.

Classes that were approved to start in mid-September among those being invited back.

For the second day in a row, the Shelby County Health Department reported no new coronavirus-related deaths. 

Shelby County Commissioners have approved a resolution creating a county board of health.

Under a compromise, Mayor Lee Harris and other county leaders will be allowed to fill positions in their budgets after a committee review.

The Shelby County Health Department reported 71 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, Sept. 29.

Memphis has set a grim milestone with three months to go in 2020, as the city recorded a record-setting 229th homicide for the year with the death of a 12-year-old during a drive-by shooting in the Westwood area Monday night, Sept. 28.

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Father Nicholas Vieron, a towering figure in the work to bring the races and faiths of Memphis together, has died.

It’s Tuesday, Sept. 29, and we’re talking about our rent-to-own ratio, a real estate mystery and how we’re prepping for peak in the Golden Triangle. 

A set of four ordinances affecting the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and the county corrections division advanced through second reading Monday, Sept. 28, at the Shelby County Commission. And the use of electric shields by deputies at a Downtown demonstration last week was part of the commission’s discussion. Final votes are scheduled for Oct. 12.

Shelby County commissioners put off a vote Monday, Sept. 28, on $5.8 million to buy a new voting system, a move that election officials say could mean it will take days to count all the votes in the presidential general election.

The city’s mix of housing has flipped in recent years, with renters now making up the majority as investors continue to buy single-family homes.

Rhodes College President Marjorie Hass urges the college to rise to the “great challenges” of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, and others praise the the Notre Dame law professor’s commitment to equality and women’s rights.

Recent back-to-school test results from Tennessee students were not the basis for state projections that proficiency rates will drop by 50% or more for third-grade reading and math due to schooling disruptions during the pandemic.

About 18% of area ICU patients were either COVID-positive or suspected of having the virus.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

The pandemic is affecting us in expected — and unexpected — ways while our coronavirus data gets a little better. And a rescue operation hits a bump in the road. 

MIFA has organized a “community conversation” on evictions in Memphis. The organization is encouraging everyone to read “Evicted,” and to register for the Our City, Our Story online event at mifa.org.