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  • Public Safety

    Strickland talks with protesters camped outside City Hall

    The encounter was the same day Strickland met for a third time with a group of religious leaders on possible police reforms. There wasn't much agreement in the discussion on the mall outside City Hall.

    By Bill Dries June 18, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City working out enforcement of mask rules

    The citywide mask requirement approved Tuesday takes effect immediately, but enforcement will probably take longer and there could be a legal challenge in Nashville.

    By Bill Dries June 17, 2020
  • Elections

    No new election machines in August balloting

    Supply chain problems are affecting the move to get Shelby County funding approved for a specific vendor. 

    By Bill Dries June 17, 2020
  • Shelby County

    SWAT team used tear gas after protesters threw bricks and bottles, Bonner says

    Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said the sheriff’s office SWAT team used C.S. gas, or “tear gas,” in a May 31 protest Downtown after bricks and bottles were thrown at them as they blocked some protesters from trying to get on the Hernando DeSoto Bridge.

    By Bill Dries June 17, 2020
  • State Government

    House tries to find calm amid chaotic atmosphere

    In the waning days of the 111th General Assembly, the House of Representatives descended into an atmosphere of chaotic uncertainty but slowly started trying to take a new direction Wednesday morning.

    By Sam Stockard June 18, 2020
  • Metro

    FedEx Institute offering COVID recovery town hall meeting on Friday

    Town hall will include panel discussion on the COVID-19 economic recovery with points of view from the private and public sectors.

    By Jane Roberts June 18, 2020
  • State Government

    House budget plan pulls $12M from Memphis/Shelby

    A $39.4 billion House budget plan for fiscal 2021 pulls $12.2 million Memphis and Shelby and another large chunk from Nashville and Davidson County and redistributes it to other cities and counties.

    By Sam Stockard June 17, 2020
  • Metro

    Cigna gives $75,000 to help with testing for poor, uninsured

    The $75,000 gift will also help provide masks and other protective gear.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 17, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus cases continue to rise locally as transmission spreads

    From June 3 to Wednesday, Shelby County averaged 131 new cases and 1,558 tests results a day with an 8.4% positive rate. Five of the six highest single-day totals of new coronavirus cases in Shelby County occurred in the past two weeks.

    By Omer Yusuf June 17, 2020
  • Metro

    Bite Squad expands in Memphis

    Delivery areas reach as far as nine miles away from certain restaurants, which in some cases is double the prior reach.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 17, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Area adds 150+ new coronavirus cases

    The area's daily positivity rate is just about 7%. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 17, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Waves of activism take City Hall; plus, Phase 2’s long game?

    Today, we're talking about changes at Flight, a balloon festival that hasn't gotten off the ground and how "Bluff City Law" could play a part in the city's next close-up. Plus, masks are now mandatory. Mostly. 

    By Mary Cashiola June 17, 2020
  • Education

    SCS will seek more teacher input on making up lost learning

    As SCS considers plans to help students recoup academic losses because of the coronavirus, teachers will be surveyed before a decision is made by the school board.

    By Linda A. Moore June 16, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City mask requirement clears final hurdle

    The Memphis City Council approved the requirement Tuesday by a 9-4 vote on its third and final reading. But questions remain about enforceability as county health officials still only recommend wearing masks.

    By Bill Dries June 16, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Council asks Strickland to hold up valet parking contract with Flight

    The action came with word that owners of the restaurant were buying out their partner in the business venture. The council also passed three resolutions on law enforcement that are the first acts by the group in the discussion about the role of police and use of force policies.

    By Bill Dries June 16, 2020
  • State Government

    House gives schools, businesses protection from COVID lawsuits

    The state House voted 80-9 Tuesday to give schools, businesses and hospitals broader protections against the potential for "frivolous lawsuits" tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Sam Stockard June 18, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Protesters ‘occupy’ City Hall to demand police reforms

    Protesters gathered outside City Hall Tuesday as part of a 21st day of demonstrations and events that have grown out of the Minneapolis death of George Floyd at the hands of police

    By Yolanda Jones June 17, 2020
  • Premium City of Memphis

    Protest and activism grow to include restlessness with local status quo on race

    Memphians joining the past 21 days of protests are becoming more vocal about changing the city's traditional method for dealing with racial issues.

    By Bill Dries June 16, 2020
  • Elections

    DeBerry to run as independent after Legislature opens door

    State Rep. John DeBerry will run as an independent in the November election after the General Assembly passed legislation sidestepping a decision by the Tennessee Democratic Executive Committee to remove him from the ballot.

    By Sam Stockard June 16, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Public health experts reiterate importance of wearing a mask

    Over the past week, now much younger people in their 20s and 30s are being hospitalized, according to officials. 

    By Omer Yusuf June 16, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Drive-thru coronavirus testing coming to several sites this week

    The sites include locations in Whitehaven, Binghampton, South Memphis, Hickory Hill and Orange Mound.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 16, 2020
  • Metro

    Le Bonheur named to Best Children’s Hospital list 10th time

    The nationally known hospital was recognized for 8 specialty areas.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 16, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Shelby County coronavirus cases increase by nearly 200

    More than 100,000 coronavirus tests have been administered in Shelby County. 

    By Elle Perry June 16, 2020
  • Education

    State urges districts to buckle up for school bus issues

    Tennessee Department of Education has also warned districts to plan for driver shortages. On social media, some drivers have suggested that returning to their bus jobs may not be worth the hassle.

    By Marta W. Aldrich June 16, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Phase 3 businesses get pushed back; masks are on the menu at one eatery

    It's Tuesday, June 16, and things are heating up between the County Commission and the Shelby County mayor; we've got new details about the future Overton Square hotel; and some area students are getting new laptops. 

    By Mary Cashiola June 16, 2020

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