By Nov. 1, each state is to have identified sites where mass immunization clinics will be held. But plans are hard to make when vaccine requirements aren’t known.

Shelby County Elections Administrator Linda Phillips, on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, says the unofficial vote count may be tallied by midnight Nov. 3. But counting absentee ballots is a complex process.

The ruling is in one of five federal court challenges to state laws governing Tennessee’s absentee ballot process underway as absentee voters are completing their ballots and mailing them back to election commissions across the state.

Program will provide cancer care across affiliated hospitals and clinics in the region.

For the second day this week, the Shelby County Health Department reported 250 or more new coronavirus cases. 

Three SCS board members said January is the earliest they feel comfortable reopening school buildings, especially as county health officials this week declared the virus’ autumn “surge” has arrived.

It’s Friday and we’re talking current challenges for festivals, the sale of Duncan-Williams and the complicated calculus of how we do (and don’t) incarcerate juvenile offenders. 

The County Commission Scorecard tracks the final stand of a set of four police reforms applying to county law enforcement and what may be the last stand of the $5.8 million contract to buy a new voting system for the county.

Former Memphis City Council member Harold Collins and Just City Director Josh Spickler said on “Behind The Headlines” that for all of the talk of changing police, MPD is still policing the way it has for decades. 

Mercy for young criminals and rehabilitation needn’t be at odds with justice for victims, but those those working with Shelby County Juvenile Court face challenges.

Friend will discuss their pride on a segment of how Rhodes alums feel about Barrett’s nomination.

The Memphis in May International Festival recorded a loss of nearly $1.8 million in fiscal 2020, the largest loss in its 44-year history.

In one of the legislature’s most high-profile races, Jerri Green is considered a serious challenger to Republican Rep. Mark White, chairman of the House Education Committee. They are polar opposites on the issue of vouchers.

According to Health Department data, 13 is the age of the youngest COVID-19 fatality; 100 is the oldest.

Study will center on gene mutation that causes defects in the formation, development of human embryos.

It’s Thursday, Oct. 15, and we’ve got the case of the missing commissioners and a tragic tale of misspent youth. Plus, local early voters passed the vibe check. 

An assessment tool that weighs factors such as previous criminal history, the severity of the new charge, educational background and age led authorities to release the 16-year-old multiple times.

Here are the basics of the absentee ballot process -- applying for a ballot and what to do when you get it. We also outline some important lessons about the process learned in the August elections.

Officials won’t identify where the employees work, while education association leadership says it’s too soon to discuss opening schools.

A member of Lee’s security detail tested positive Wednesday after saying he did not feel well. An online statement from the governor’s office says Lee has tested negative for the virus but is quarantining “out of an abundance of caution.” Lee said later he continues to serve from quarantine. The First Lady was to be tested later Wednesday.

That number, 203, is the highest since Sept. 23.

Voters lined up before the doors opened Wednesday at 26 early-voting sites across Shelby County and kept coming through the morning. Early voting continues through Oct. 29. Election Day is Nov. 3.

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An investigation by The Daily Memphian leads District Attorney Amy Weirich to ask MPD to systematically refer findings of excessive force to her office for criminal review.

How a local startup is partnering with big businesses — and farmers — and what two former health care execs are saying. Also, a house boat is floating down the Mississippi River to raise money for rent payments. 

The chairs of the two local parties say interest is high in the election and they anticipate a higher turnout than four years ago, starting with early voting.

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