Coronavirus: New cases below 100, but tests low, too
In addition to the 82 new cases, the Health Department also reported one new related death.
In addition to the 82 new cases, the Health Department also reported one new related death.
The Peabody has formally laid off 57 workers who had previously been off the job on furloughs, as COVID-19 continued to ravage the hospitality and tourism sector.
With more than 40 years in the homebuilding industry, Magnolia Homes is celebrating 15 years of its Showcase of Homes event, held the weekends of Sept. 19-21 and Sept. 26-28 in four of its communities.
Mike Williams, longtime police union leader, is retiring from the department. He has taken a job as CAO for General Sessions Court Clerk-elect Joe Brown.
U of M also a finalist for Association of Public and Land-grant Universities annual Innovation & Economic Prosperity awards.
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Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Paula Skahan is expected to rule Sept. 16 whether DNA testing in the Pervis Payne murder case can be conducted.
The Germantown Republican says he thinks mail-in absentee voting could be manipulated and said recent changes in postal service began during the Obama administration.
The approval of the ordinance Tuesday is part of the council's larger debate about the Black Lives Matter Movement. Several other resolutions from that larger discussion were also approved by the council.
The state’s Department of Education is expected to announce details Thursday about a plan to share COVID-19 school data, said Commissioner Penny Schwinn.
With coronavirus cases dropping, the University of Memphis may bring more students back to campus as early as Sept. 14, though the university says it may not be able to accommodate all faculty requests to return classes to campus.
Officer Otto Kiehl received a 10-day suspension but the case is one of several serious incidents of police abuse not sent to prosecutors to weigh possible criminal charges.
Plus, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris on Tuesday announced $5,000 in funding for Senior Tech Connect, a new county program that will connect long-term care facilities with technology so residents can see their families.
The tentative plan by the city parks and neighborhoods division includes mountain-bike trails around the borders of the 18-hole golf course and walking trails with workout equipment.
As of 5 p.m. Monday, there were 215 COVID-positive people in area hospitals, according to the Tennessee Healthcare Resource Tracking System; 87 of those were in ICUs.
Levitt Shell officials say the pandemic has left them in dire financial straights and vandalism is devastating. Graceland was also tagged with graffiti.
About 24% of area ICU patients were either COVID-positive or suspected of having the virus and about 7% of acute care patients were either COVID-positive or suspected of having the virus.
The announcement came Tuesday as Memphis City Council members called for a better accounting of the various funds that help those behind on utility bills.
The threshold is not as strict as a demand from teacher protesters who called for keeping all classes online until the county reported no new coronavirus cases for 14 days.
Eric Kelly, a former Memphis Police Department detective who retired after admitting having sexual contact with a murder suspect, has been indicted on three felony counts.
To help celebrate 901 Day, we're talking Memphis' murals, a tiny subdivision, and when the Tigers will play again.
Assistant professor Shana Stoddard is helping students design antiviral compounds for COVID-19, raising the bar for what remote learning can be.
The council has two final votes scheduled as part of its ongoing discussion of police reform and a discussion of a third measure to create an online portal for the public to see some details of complaints of police misconduct.
Those interested in being tested are asked to pre-register by either texting Test2020 to 91999 or by calling (901) 842-3160.
The NAACP, lawmakers, clergy and criminal justice advocates urge Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich to test DNA evidence in the Pervis Payne case.