The Monday commission session also features a move toward a new disparity study in awarding county government contracts and a decision on increasing county funding to the conservancy that operates and maintains Shelby Farms Park on county land.
The Boy Scouts of America began accepting girls in 2019 and this achievement is historic.
Known to friends as “Jack,” Jones served as publisher of The Daily News for 34 years, the same publication his family has owned and operated for 134 years. He was also known for starting a basketball camp and for his philanthropic efforts.
On Monday, new directives from the Shelby County Health Department go into effect and put new restrictions on businesses.
The legislature gave the state education department until Jan. 1 to come up with its blueprint for 27 schools and about 8,000 students to leave the Achievement School District and return to their local systems in Memphis and Nashville.
The Shelby County Voter Alliance is working after its debut effort in the presidential general election cycle to hold the interest of voters through 2021.
MemFeast, the annual Thanksgiving dinner for the homeless and those in need, had to change the way it distributes meals because of the pandemic. Six churches will serve meals from food trucks in their parking lots.
Soak up the beauty of a crisp autumn day through photos of Mid-South scenes including Overton Park in Midtown, Links at Galloway and Shelby Farms Park in East Memphis, and Martin Luther King Jr. Riverside Park in South Memphis.
Since Nov. 7 the Health Department reported 401 new cases and 4,312 test results a day with a 9.3% positivity rate. This span included three of the four highest daily increases in COVID cases since the first case was reported in March.
Overall, the Health Department has reported 44,659 total coronavirus cases and 630 deaths, classifying 40,274 cases as inactive/recovered. Active cases in Shelby County stand at 3,755, a decrease from the 3,942 reported Friday.
In its Building Blocks program, JA partners with Shelby County Schools to offer a 40-part video series and curriculum guides to introduce students to local entrepreneurs.
The latest restrictions when warranted will be crafted by the Health Department and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris as they work with legal experts to enact the health directives countywide.
No businesses will close in new health directive, but restaurants will see a new curfew and diners will face new masking rules. Related story: The process behind health directives and importance of tripwires
No location has been decided on for the re-interment, according to SCV leader Lee Millar. But court documents suggest the remains and equestrian statue of Forrest removed from Health Sciences Park could be bound for a new National Confederate Museum in Columbia, Tn.
The U.S. Senator from Tennessee says there’s a “good chance” Biden is the next president.
In Shelby County, 351,616 people have been tested for coronavirus; 13% have received positive results.
Memphis-born painter makes it big and gives back to the Bluff City, what you should cook for your smaller-than-usual Thanksgiving and a visit with the ghosts of NBA Drafts past and future.
Overton Park Conservancy is asking the public to complete by Nov. 30 a 21-question survey to help guide a new master plan for the park’s east side. The survey is found at www.overtonpark.org/zone1.
Mayors from the West Tennessee counties outside Shelby County heard a pitch from Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and others Thursday for a regional mask mandate. Harris says Gov. Bill Lee is unlikely to order a statewide mask requirement. The regional effort will move to one-on-one talks.
The mayors of Bartlett and Germantown are pushing Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee for a statewide mask mandate. Short of that, they’re working to create a county-by-county mandate among West Tennessee mayors.
Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich has released body camera videos of the 2018 police shooting of Martavious Banks.
“It is our opinion that things are at a point where we need to take some action,” Dr. Bruce Randolph said. “Now, the action may not be what is outlined in accordance to the tripwires. It may be something less than that. But indeed, we must act now because if we wait too long, then the numbers will be even worse.”
The 389 cases come from 3,621 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 10.7%.
The Shelby County Health Department reported nearly 400 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, Nov. 19.
Increased restrictions designed to curb the rising COVID-19 numbers are likely coming soon, mayors were told Thursday.