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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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. 

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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. 

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. 

People behind the COVID pressure-valve facilities in Shelby County are ready to go to work if the surge overwhelms hospital capacity.

Most notably missing is student achievement and growth information, even from years when standardized testing occurred. 

The congressman from Germantown addressed the environment in Washington, D.C., ahead of the election.