On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Shelby County Health Department reported 691 new coronavirus cases, the second highest number since the start of the pandemic. 

Tuesday’s 691 cases come from 8,252 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 8.4%.

Hourlong program helps explain city’s grit and grind culture.

A new beer maker comes to town, and an iconic theater organ makes a comeback. And Shelby County Schools will reopen buildings in January, but will teachers follow? 

Shelby County Schools leaders said survey results won’t be released this week as school leaders do “one last sweep” with parents who have not responded.

The latest hiccup is a higher-than-expected contract for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to run the county’s forensic center for the region, with the county dipping into its reserves for the difference. 

Shelby County government has settled a lawsuit by mechanical contractors with a payment of $331,950 and an agreement to end the program that gives a preference to minority businesses in awarding county government contracts.

Leaders urge citizens to take part in Unity Walk Against Gun Violence Saturday, Nov. 14. 

There could be a shortage of teachers and monitors in January if survey results reflect what association leaders are hearing. 

In Shelby County, 331,167 people have been tested for coronavirus; 12% of them have received a positive result.

By the third week in November, Pfizer expects it will have the final data required to apply to the FDA for emergency-use authorization.

Plus, a new kind of residential subdivision, African pop on two new radio shows, and Oprah’s 2020 list of favorite things includes a treat from Memphis.

As the numbers tick up, Memphis and four other municipalities see similar trajectories.

The Tennessee State Board of Education has given initial approval to proposed revisions that increase coursework in basic statistics, including understanding and using data. 

A resolution by Edmund Ford Jr. on setting deadlines and milestones for the county budget season is on the County Commission’s agenda for Monday, Nov. 9. 

Shelby County reported 376 COVID-19 cases after more than 5,000 tests. The newly reported data comes one day after 17 cases were reported. Data entry has not caught up to an IT upgrade Tennessee Department of Health made last weekend.

Homicides involving children are on the rise, and community leaders are looking for answers.

Shelby County Schools plans to phase in students with disabilities by their grade, some as early as Jan. 4 

From Oct. 24 to Saturday, Nov. 7, the Shelby County Health Department reported an average of 225 new coronavirus cases and 2,840 test results a day with a 7.9% positivity rate.

Overall, the Health Department has reported 39,048 total coronavirus cases and 583 deaths, classifying 36,049 cases as inactive/recovered. 

An IT upgrade to the state’s National Electronic Disease Surveillance System Base System threw off COVID case data entry, creating lags in case numbers that persisted throughout the week.

The previously in-person conference has been replaced by a two-hour webinar, another casualty of the coronavirus.

While presidential battleground states continue to count votes, the count in Shelby County is quietly moving toward completion with a large number of provisional ballots.

Gov. Bill Lee temporarily halts Dec. 3 execution of death row inmate Pervis Payne because of COVID-19 concerns. 

The 290 cases come from 2,549 tests, which gives the day a positivity rate of 11.4%.