Statistically, the stress of the pandemic has hammered the health care workforce, and the signs are everywhere.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said that it may be late 2021 before life begins to feel normal again. So how to we persevere? Here is the wisdom of three people: Kirk Whalum, a character called “TrashMan” and my 95-year-old mom. 

Shelby County Health Department reported 122 positive cases of coronavirus after 1,522 tests. The Health Department estimates less than 2,000 of the cases in Shelby County are active.

Shelby County’s Republican legislators defend President Donald Trump’s comments to author Bob Woodward while Democrats say he misled the nation.

Dr. Bryan Jackson was attempting to make an emergency landing at McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport when the accident happened.

From Aug. 29 to Saturday, Sept. 12, the Shelby County Health Department reported an average of 116 new cases and 1,173 test results a day with a 9.9% positivity rate.

The health department has reported a total of 28,890 coronavirus cases from 269,693 tests performed in Shelby County, yielding a 10.7% positivity rate.

“We don’t plan on keeping quiet anytime soon,” women’s basketball player Lanyce Williams, one of the march organizers, said.

Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner has seen first hand the impact of violent crime on his commission district which includes Hickory Hill. But Turner says it’s possible to back law enforcement and be opposed to a militarization of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and Memphis Police Department.

State Sen. Katrina Robinson of Memphis is accused of stealing $600,000 from her business for personal expenses.

Coronavirus data for public school systems is readily available, but that’s not the case with private schools.

ArtsMemphis received $200,000 in local CARES Act funding to support the second phase of grants.

The United Way of the Mid-South reviewed 230 applications and made recommendations to the state’s Department of Human Services.

Patients are asked to pre-register by calling (901) 842-3160 or texting TEST2020 to 91999.

The seven-day moving average for new cases is hovering around 110 a day. 

Campus leaders had hoped it would be possible to have freshmen on campus during fall term, but a letter from the college president lays out hopes for the spring.

A proposed revamp of the Links at Davy Crockett golf course is part of a growing list of potential or underway projects in Frayser.

Lee was twice asked to address the lack of confidence in Schwinn among some of his own party’s lawmakers. At least one Republican legislator has suggested holding a no-confidence vote on the education chief.

It’s Friday, Sept. 11, and we’ve got a treat (or trick) from the Health Department, East High school has an award-winning teacher, and coach Mike Miller has expectations on him at Houston.

Amy Eoff is running unopposed for her second term on Germantown's Board of Education. Eoff serves in Position 5 and has spent the last two years as the board's vice-chair.

Related: Ryan Strain to run unopposed for Germantown Board of Education.

Sgt. Essica Cage, the new leader of the nearly 2,000-member police union, discusses the city's residency requirement for first responders and her opinion about defunding the police. 

Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner supports Gov. Bill Lee’s police reform plan amid nationwide chaos over alleged police brutality, saying it is a “starting point” to improve police work and relationships with communities.

For 10 years now, I’ve been regularly mispronouncing my own last name.

The virtual hackathon is designed for women of all tech abilities and will be held Sept. 11-12.

Gov. Bill Lee’s Thursday press briefing is in progress.