Waste Pro, the company at the center of sanitation complaints in Cordova, is looking to end its contract with the City of Memphis. Meanwhile, Mayor Jim Strickland said there’s been no formal notice to the city and the city moved to end the contract with a 20-day notice last week to either fix the problems or consider the contract ended.

New numbers reported March 25th gave the day a positivity rate of 3.6%.

Computer probe gets political, FEMA is paying for funerals, and Germantown has its head in the clouds. 

Thousands of Tennesseans convicted of certain felonies would regain the right to vote under a proposal from two Nashville Democrats in the General Assembly.

The application process will open in early April; FEMA has not yet set the date.

Terminating the city’s contract with Waste Pro USA to pick up garbage in Cordova, Hickory Hill and parts of East Memphis would be a pretty straightforward process based on the last trash contract the city terminated.

“I am just very alarmed that our state legislature is poised to pass permitless carry,” Rallings said. 

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and a representative of County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. sparred Wednesday, March 24, over accusations that Ford violated the county charter with a 2019 grant and Harris’ involvement in the allegation. 

The Shelby County Health Department reported more than 100 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, following two days of fewer than 100 new cases.

We’re getting cold comfort from MPD, Rhodes is building a new Village and “Bluebird Happy Hour” is already on the books. 

One-fifth of respondents have no plans to get a COVID vaccine; nearly another 20% are on the fence.

Shelby County’s reproductive rate rose to 1 last week for the first time in 2021, indicating cases are again increasing, likely due to the highly contagious U.K. variant. 

Waste Pro is the second private contractor in three years to have the solid waste contract for parts of Cordova, Hickory and East Memphis, known on solid waste routes as Area E.

Watch the Shelby County COVID-19 Task Force Briefing live now. 

Memphis police made more than 300 arrests and seized guns and drugs ranging from marijuana to cocaine during Operation Winter Freeze 2, MPD Director Michael Rallings announced Tuesday, March 23.

The Shelby County Health Department reported 85 new coronavirus cases and zero new coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday, March 23. 

You get a shot! And you get a shot! Plus, Germantown gives us the bird, the timing isn’t great for more reappraisals and there’s a new ‘Slim’ beer. 

Cases of COVID-19 fell steadily in January and February. The plateau now is very likely due to the U.K. variant pulling the numbers up again, Dr. Manoj Jain says.

Commission also approves the appointment of Dr. Marco Ross as Shelby County medical examiner.

The County Commission put off a vote on the change in the reappraisal cycle until its April 12 meeting as commissioners hear a lot from constituents about increased property values in the current reappraisal.

The Monday, March 22, meeting also featured the defeat of a resolution calling for federal officials to reconsider a nationwide permit for the pipeline project granted in February by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Mayor Jim Strickland is taking responsibility for garbage pickup problems and says he is working to address the shortcomings. 

The retired University of Memphis criminologist helped guide and develop the data-driven crime-fighting model.

Jesuit priest who lived with Poor Clares remembered for his service to poor, allegiance to Jesus

The Tennessee Pro-Family Building Act, which would help provide infertility coverage, received a positive recommendation from the Council of Pensions and Insurance on Monday afternoon.