The Shelby County Health Department reported 141 new coronavirus cases Wednesday.

As the state transfers vaccine management to the City of Memphis, area schools have lessons to impart, an Arlington teen heads home and we’ve got water on the brain. 

Business owners would be able to vote in elections where the business property is located, even if the owner doesn’t live in the same place as the business, under a bill being considered by the Tennessee General Assembly.

The council votes next week on the further use of a PILOT extension fund already being tapped for $62 million for four Downtown parking garages. Meanwhile, one of the banks involved in financing the garages wants some more loan guarantees, which includes a proposed TIF.

The moratorium is a reaction to plans for a smoke shop on McLean Boulevard across from Snowden School in Midtown.

The city is investigating using a large call center at the University of Memphis for phone appointments.

The order doesn’t become effective until it is signed by the mayor.

Legal questions prompt delay of consideration on three measures. 

A Tennessee Senate committee on Tuesday, Feb. 23, advanced a right-to-work constitutional amendment, one step in a long process to place the amendment on the November 2022 ballot for final approval by voters.

Opponents of the proposed Byhalia Connection oil pipeline will have to wait a bit longer to see what action the Memphis City Council might take regarding the project. The council’s attorney has requested more time to study the city’s legal options.

Woods was taken to the hospital with series leg injuries and was undergoing surgery. He was the only person in the vehicle, authorities say.

More than 2,400 doses wasted in seven separate incidents, state Department of Health says.

A Tennessee Senate committee on Tuesday, Feb. 23, advanced a bill preventing cities and counties from requiring police officers, firefighters and emergency medical professionals to live where they work.

State environmental officials are helping in the effort to find leaks and resolve water problems.

The Shelby County Health Department reported 110 new coronavirus cases and zero new coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday.

Hutchison’s students and families wanted to be back in class despite the pandemic; the school had to ensure it was possible to do it safely. 

Sam Reid, 17, is now home after being thrown off a sled being pulled by a four-wheeler. 

We’re talking about teachers getting their shot, our new variant and who’s headed into space.

Commissioner Tami Sawyer withdrew her resolution Monday to change grooming standards for county public safety employees.

The Tuesday, Feb. 23, council session also includes final votes on a set of ordinances cracking down on illegal street racing and possibly a continuation of council discussions with MLGW about the city’s water crisis.

While some states seek to cancel student testing this spring as the pandemic grinds on, Tennessee isn’t wavering in its plan to give tests in person to most of its nearly 1 million students.

One day at a sports bar more than 20 years ago ended with one man losing his life and another, Jerald Trotter, spending almost 13 years in prison. 

County leaders also talked about battling social media misinformation that is crowding testing sites and leading some to book appointments at multiple sites.

Bobby Ellis spent more than 50 years at the Rendezvous; he knew what each one of the 70 keys on a big ring unlocked.

School superintendents and local public health officials may lose some of their power under a bill that passed by a party-line vote in the Tennessee Senate Monday, Feb. 22.