“Mask for Memphis” raised about $25,000 during the past four months and distributed 2,600 masks at multiple mask giveaway events in Raleigh, Frayser and other North Memphis neighborhoods. Masks provided through the fundraiser are washable and reusable.
From August 15 to 29, the Shelby County Health Department reported an average of 176 new coronavirus cases and 1,709 test results a day with a 10.3% positivity rate.
Shelby County reported 2,020 more test results Saturday, returning a daily positivity rate of 10.9%. Tests reported are not solely from the preceding 24-hour period, but often from multiple days.
Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn could face a no-confidence vote from lawmakers during September meetings if she doesn't say what they want to hear.
On "Behind The Headlines," the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate says she's raised 10 times more money since she won the August primary statewide. Bradshaw touts an alternative path back to the U.S. Senate in Tennessee for Democrats that relies on community organizers and their networks.
The fatal shooting of Andre Horton by a Memphis police officer in 2018 has been ruled justified by Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich.
Using FedExForum as a gigantic polling location for the November election would be like “shooting flies with cannon balls,” Shelby County Elections Administrator Linda Phillips said Friday, Aug. 28.
Students will learn remotely for two weeks. Three more coronavirus cases have been reported, bringing the total to eight. The entire varsity football team is in quarantine.
Many transplants institutes have suspended their work during the pandemic out of fear that it could lead to higher risk of death.
Bill Lee signed executive orders Friday extending Tennessee’s state of emergency until Sept. 30 and allowing mayors to put mask mandates in place.
Word of the commission comes the same week that a federal task force shot and wounded a teenager while serving a warrant in a case of mistaken identity.
The U.S. government purchased 150 million rapid-result antigen tests; up to a million are set aside for Tennessee.
The lifelong Memphian and tireless advocate for Rozelle-Annesdale neighborhood avoided the spotlight.
President Donald Trump pardoned former Memphian Alice Marie Johnson the day after she spoke at the Republican National Convention.
Commercial banks and savings institutions nationally saw a decrease in net income of 70% from a year ago, according to a new report by the FDIC.
About 26% of area ICU patients were either COVID-positive or suspected of having the virus.
James and Peggy Jefferson were both diagnosed with and recovered from coronavirus in June. Now they can focus on keeping their business, Sherrod’s Furniture and Variety Store, afloat.
City steps in to help MLGW customers, Germantown questions state-mandated testing (and its effect on the district) and there's a development story to love in Midtown.
Locked in prison for 22 years, former Memphis resident Alice Johnson extolled the “compassion” of President Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention for granting her clemency.
Memphis, Shelby County and the metro area in July recorded their highest unemployment rates since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
As storms approach the city, SCS has rescheduled student device distributions for Saturday and Sunday, officials said.
State Rep. Bill Beck said Thursday, Aug. 27, he tested positive for COVID-19 less than two weeks after attending a legislative special session and criticized state leaders for holding the three-day event.
University of Memphis campus workers said Thursday they don't feel safe on campus and criticized the administration for planning to bring all students back to campus Sept. 17.
Before moving to its larger Broad Avenue location in January 2019, Lucky Cat was previously located on Cooper Street.