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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

The nationally known hospital was recognized for 8 specialty areas.

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

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.

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. 

UTHSC and Le Bonheur are setting up a free shot clinic in Frayser to help catch children up on vaccines before school.

The House finance committee approved a $39.4 billion budget plan for fiscal 2021 Monday night that leaders said would make the state “structurally” sound in two years instead of three.

The six-hour special meeting Monday sets the stage for a final budget vote in a week. But there are questions about the dollar figures approved by the Commission and how much red ink there is to be dealt with after the moves. Two social media posts during the meeting by County Mayor Lee Harris also complained that there would be layoffs and cutbacks in critical county programs.

The Memphis City Council has three resolutions on its Tuesday, June 16, agenda dealing with law enforcement.

The school board voted 8-1 at a special meeting Monday to approve $11 million toward a four-year lease for laptops and tablets from Microsoft and Hewlett Packard.