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  • Coronavirus

    Nearly 300 cases added to Shelby coronavirus total

    Those 288 cases come from 3,169 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 9.1%.

    By Elle Perry October 30, 2020
  • Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: Our scary reality makes this the scariest of Halloweens

    One Memphis family decided they wanted to really frighten people with their Halloween display this year. So it features Donald Trump. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 30, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Catching a new ride, and we’re hung up on a win

    South Main sparkles, FedEx innovates and we’re dreaming of all the things we could be. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 30, 2020
  • Elections

    On to Election Day: A quick guide to the Nov. 3 ballot

    Here’s a quick guide to the competitive races on the ballot and what is at stake in other races that aren’t as competitive.

    By Bill Dries October 30, 2020
  • Video Behind The Headlines

    Behind the Headlines: Lakeland, Millington school superintendents weigh pandemic impact on students

    On “Behind The Headlines,” the leaders of the two suburban school systems also agreed with the recommendation of Gov. Bill Lee not to use the results of state achievement tests this year to evaluate teachers and students. Nevertheless, they are watching to gauge the impact of the pandemic on learning and the lives of students.

    By Bill Dries October 30, 2020
  • Metro

    SCS ‘Boo for Books’ giveaway scheduled for Halloween

    Shelby County Schools will give away books and goodie bags on Halloween in an ongoing commitment to literacy and reading comprehension.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 29, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Health officials: COVID hospitalizations going up substantially

    In expanded contact tracing interviews the Health Department has done with 704 infected people in the last month, 63% had symptoms but were out shopping, meeting with friends and going to work.

    By Jane Roberts October 29, 2020
  • Public Safety

    U.S. Marshal offers rewards in unsolved killings of eight children

    The U.S. Marshal’s Service is offering $50,000 in rewards for information in the cases of eight children who have been slain this year in Memphis.

    By Bill Dries October 29, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Watch the Oct.29 Shelby County COVID-19 Task Force Briefing

    The Shelby County Health Department reported fewer than 200 coronavirus cases on Thursday, Oct. 29.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 29, 2020
  • Metro

    UTHSC offering dual pediatric concentration in advanced nursing degree

    Nurses with this degree can provide care in hospitals and primary care clinics.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 29, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Fewer than 200 cases added to Shelby coronavirus total

    Thursday, Oct. 29 marks the second time in the past 12 days that new cases have been under 200. One new death brings the total to 570.

    By Elle Perry October 29, 2020
  • Metro

    Rudds endow Weddell-West scholarship

    $50,000 gift is matched by $1 million Bruns Scholarship Challenge Fund.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 29, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Inequity and the return to schools; long-hauler clinic created

    We’re off to our own private islands, a local prosecutor is under investigation and the difference between local schools’ back-to-class plans is real. Plus, a health care merger gets COVID complications of its own. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 29, 2020
  • Health Care

    Regional One, UTHSC create post-COVID clinic

    New Regional One clinic offers specialists for a variety of post-COVID symptoms, including those that last for weeks.

    By Jane Roberts October 29, 2020
  • Elections

    Early voting ends with questions, big numbers, deep differences

    Thursday is the last day of early voting in advance of the Nov. 3 election. The large turnout of early voters and those voting absentee so far leaves Election Day turnout as a bit of a surprise. And last-minute appeals to Republican and Democratic partisans is proving that political divisions over the past four years are likely to remain once the votes are counted.

    By Bill Dries October 29, 2020
  • Downtown

    Universal Life Building honored with national preservation award

    The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Awards recognize excellence in preservation practice and partnerships.

    By Linda A. Moore October 29, 2020
  • Education

    Students to go back in-person at Shelby County Schools but will teachers?

    Students will still use laptops, tablets and headphones for in-school learning, in the same way they are learning in virtual school.

    By Linda A. Moore October 29, 2020
  • Elections

    Bartlett Post Office to accept absentee mail-in ballots

    The U.S. Postal Service box in Bartlett will accept mail-in absentee ballots on election day up to 3 p.m. with a guarantee they will be in election commission hands by the time the polls close at 7 p.m. — the deadline to vote absentee.

    By Bill Dries October 28, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Memphis sets up focus groups to ‘reimagine policing’

    The “reimagine policing” group is to make recommendations by the start of the new year. 

    By Bill Dries October 28, 2020
  • Metro

    St. Jude researchers identify cells critical to protecting lungs from flu damage

    Flu and flu-related pneumonia remain leading causes of death in the U.S.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 28, 2020
  • Metro

    Free, drive-thru flu shots coming to Midtown, Germantown

    Local health officials have been encouraging residents to get flu vaccinations. Next month, a free, drive-thru option is coming to Midtown and Germantown.

    By Elle Perry November 05, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Weirich fires longtime Shelby County assistant prosecutor Glenda Adams

    Amy Weirich fires longtime assistant prosecutor Glenda Adams amid misconduct investigation.

    By Marc Perrusquia October 28, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Shelby County coronavirus case total grows by only 200 today

    In Shelby County, 315,615 people have been tested for coronavirus; 12% have received a positive result. 

    By Elle Perry October 28, 2020
  • Education

    School board to consider extending superintendent’s contract

    The board voted unanimously Tuesday to give the public notice that it would discuss and vote on amending the annual $285,000 contract sometime in November. 

    By Laura Faith Kebede October 28, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: A ‘challenging’ fall, a Memphis film and tons of jobs

    Local officials expect our total coronavirus cases to double between now and the end of November, we’ve got a plan to scan and what Memphis has in spades better than the moon. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 28, 2020

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