Attorneys representing medically vulnerable detainees at the Shelby County Jail have filed a motion to amend their original class-action lawsuit against Sheriff Bonner and the Shelby County Jail.
The clinic will open in late fall in Collierville.
Tennessee’s lieutenant governor and House speaker are entering the fight over Nathan Bedford Forrest, saying another step should be taken before the Historical Commission can consider a waiver to remove the Confederate general’s bust from the State Capitol.
Raymond James is not saying how many of the nearly 930 Memphis employees were laid off on Tuesday.
The investigations date back to 2018.
“It’s likely that all restaurants will be held to the same requirements as it relates to safety measures and how you operate,” said Dr. Bruce Randolph, Shelby County Health Department health officer.
The Shelby County Health Department is investigating two coronavirus clusters with 36 total cases at the University of Memphis.
After two weeks of daily case counts hovering around 110-120, today’s new coronavirus cases were up to 213. There were no new related deaths confirmed.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 213 new coronavirus cases and no new related deaths on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Panelists will discuss their papers on topics including voting rights history, voter disenfranchisement associated with felony convictions, voter prosecution, voter engagement and voter apathy.
It’s Tuesday, Sept. 15, and Memphis will play host to an “Empty Event” today while Germantown is sending a former mayoral candidate a bill.
The payday loan resolution is not binding on the Tennessee Legislature and is the latest discussion by a local elected body about the impact such businesses have on citizens’ financial health.
A total of 78 positions in various parts of county government are the latest exceptions to a hiring freeze. But as they approved the waivers Monday, county commissioners signaled they are about to make a decision on the hiring freeze’s viability possibly by the end of this month.
The trio of ordinances affecting the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and corrections officers advanced automatically in Monday’s first of three votes on the measures. A second reading will be held in two weeks and a third is tentatively set in October.
The Shelby County man, convicted in the 1987 slayings of a Millington woman and her young daughter, is scheduled to be executed on Dec. 3.
Legislators could question Gov. Bill Lee’s administration this week over reports it is recruiting Chinese investment to Tennessee amid a trade war and questions about whether China misled the world over COVID-19.
About 26% of area ICU patients were either COVID-positive or suspected of having the virus.
After six months of the pandemic, health care workers are feeling the effects, the Grizzlies are looking at new members of the team and a Memphis-bred soul singer is big in Japan.
Brian Curry and Scott Williams are both seeking Position 3 on Germantown's Board of Education. It is the only contested race on the suburban school board.
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.