Overall, the Shelby County Health Department reports 31,840 coronavirus cases, 478 deaths and 30,050 cases classified as inactive/recovered. The active case count stands at 1,312, a decrease from the 1,452 reported Friday.
The chairman of a committee studying the governor’s emergency authority says the Legislature could increase notification requirements and even put an end the office’s executive powers in a prolonged state of emergency.
Sometimes it takes a family to find just where you belong.
Business leader and developer J.W. Gibson talks about the South Memphis TIF taking in Soulsville, LeMoyne-Owen College and the old Metro Plaza on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast.
MPD officers have been told to submit job-related social media search terms by Oct. 12.
Memphis municipal courts to resume in-person appearances with a staggered schedule beginning Monday, Oct. 5.
Staying open two more hours at night could make all the difference for bars that were closed for almost three months because of COVID, owners say.
For months before he died, the Greek Orthodox priest’s front yard became a gathering place for well-wishers from all parts of town and walks of life.
Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright said Friday he’d recently tested positive for the coronavirus and had just completed an isolation period. His wife was the only person exposed and has since tested negative for the virus.
The Constitution’s 25th Amendment spells out the procedures under which the president can declare himself “unable to discharge the powers and duties” of the presidency.
The EEOC suit claimed that Memphis-based company hired a male senior business analyst and paid him $18,000 more than a woman in the same position.
On Thursday, the Shelby County Health Department reported seven new coronavirus-related deaths. Friday, it reported six more.
Sen. Katrina Robinson, accused of embezzling more than $600,000 from her business, The Healthcare Institute, now has a trial date set for Sept. 13, 2021.
Join Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris via Facebook Live today at 11 a.m. as they safely enjoy a restaurant lunch.
The COVID-19 pandemic might have grounded some local model airplane enthusiasts for a while, but it couldn’t stop them from building more Ringmaster model planes and being ready for Saturday’s 13th annual Worldwide Fly-A-Thon.
The Mid-South COVID-19 Regional Response Fund, managed by the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, has awarded nearly $2.5 million to 78 nonprofits in a second phase of funding.
It’s Friday, Oct. 2, and education leaders aren’t afraid of changes, one company is betting on bugs and the blues are still blue. Plus, the difference between a Rhodes graduate, a Rhodes scholar and a road scholar.
The governor and his education commissioner stand by the presentation of a massive learning loss report even though old data was used to make dire predictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The grandson of Elvis Presley has been laid to rest in the Meditation Garden at Graceland.
House Minority Leader Karen Camper criticized plans by House Speaker Cameron Sexton to kill the independence of Shelby County’s Health Department amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Revoked driver’s licenses and open carry gun permits were two of several issues District Attorney General Amy Weirich discussed during a speaking engagement at the Frayser Exchange Club on Thursday afternoon.
Rev. Nicholas L. Vieron’s funeral will include an all-night vigil in Memphis that will be livestreamed on YouTube, before burial in his hometown of New Orleans.
Memphis Botanic Garden’s annual fall plant sale is underway and continues through Saturday, Oct. 3.
In the next Health Directive, Dr. Bruce Randolph expects the Health Department will revise indoor and outdoor seating capacity for sporting events.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 78 coronavirus-related deaths in September.
And the month of October begins with seven new reported deaths due to COVID-19.