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  • Education

    Health Department refuses to release positive coronavirus cases in local private schools

    Coronavirus data for public school systems is readily available, but that’s not the case with private schools.

    By Linda A. Moore September 11, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Artist Emergency Fund beginning second phase

    ArtsMemphis received $200,000 in local CARES Act funding to support the second phase of grants.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 11, 2020
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    Sometimes it takes a family to find just where you belong.

    By Youth Villages
  • Coronavirus

    Local nonprofits receive $26.3M in COVID aid

    The United Way of the Mid-South reviewed 230 applications and made recommendations to the state’s Department of Human Services.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 11, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Walk-up COVID testing coming to Orange Mound

    Patients are asked to pre-register by calling (901) 842-3160 or texting TEST2020 to 91999.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 11, 2020
  • Metro

    Number of COVID-positive patients in area ICUs drops below 70

    The seven-day moving average for new cases is hovering around 110 a day. 

    By Elle Perry September 14, 2020
  • Business

    Rhodes plans to open for spring semester

    Campus leaders had hoped it would be possible to have freshmen on campus during fall term, but a letter from the college president lays out hopes for the spring.

    By Jane Roberts September 11, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Revamp of Links at Davy Crockett could be Frayser ‘gamechanger’

    A proposed revamp of the Links at Davy Crockett golf course is part of a growing list of potential or underway projects in Frayser.

    By Omer Yusuf September 11, 2020
  • Education

    Gov. Lee backs education commissioner Penny Schwinn: ‘I am pleased’ with her work

    Lee was twice asked to address the lack of confidence in Schwinn among some of his own party’s lawmakers. At least one Republican legislator has suggested holding a no-confidence vote on the education chief.

    By Jacinthia Jones September 11, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: COVID sets sights on suburbs, a bass pro and stars under the night sky

    It’s Friday, Sept. 11, and we’ve got a treat (or trick) from the Health Department, East High school has an award-winning teacher, and coach Mike Miller has expectations on him at Houston.

    By Mary Cashiola September 11, 2020
  • Elections

    Incumbent Amy Eoff running unopposed for Germantown Board of Education

    Amy Eoff is running unopposed for her second term on Germantown's Board of Education. Eoff serves in Position 5 and has spent the last two years as the board's vice-chair.

    Related: Ryan Strain to run unopposed for Germantown Board of Education.

    By Abigail Warren September 13, 2020
  • Premium City of Memphis

    MPA’s first woman president talks about making history, police reform

    Sgt. Essica Cage, the new leader of the nearly 2,000-member police union, discusses the city's residency requirement for first responders and her opinion about defunding the police. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 11, 2020
  • State Government

    Shelby County sheriff calls governor’s police reform plan ‘starting point’

    Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner supports Gov. Bill Lee’s police reform plan amid nationwide chaos over alleged police brutality, saying it is a “starting point” to improve police work and relationships with communities.

    By Sam Stockard September 10, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    More than 500 shows later, ‘Behind the Headlines’ turns ten

    For 10 years now, I’ve been regularly mispronouncing my own last name.

    By Eric Barnes September 10, 2020
  • Metro

    FedEx Institute offers all-female hackathon

    The virtual hackathon is designed for women of all tech abilities and will be held Sept. 11-12.

    By Jane Roberts September 11, 2020
  • Metro

    Watch live: Gov. Bill Lee’s latest briefing

    Gov. Bill Lee’s Thursday press briefing is in progress.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 10, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus cases stable in city but rising in suburbs, rural areas

    The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is on the rise in Shelby County suburbs and rural West Tennessee.

    By Jane Roberts September 10, 2020
  • Metro

    Watch the Sept. 10 Shelby County COVID-19 Task Force Briefing

    The Shelby County Health Department reported 105 new coronavirus cases and one new related death on Thursday, Sept. 10.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 10, 2020
  • Education

    Parents petition Shelby County Schools for shorter online classes

    The state requires 6.5 hours of daily instruction, which can be met through recorded lessons and students independently completing assignments, as well as teacher-led live lessons.

    By Laura Faith Kebede September 10, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Number of COVID-positive patients in area ICUs drops below 80

    There are 199 COVID-positive patients in area hospitals; 73 of those are in ICUs.

    By Elle Perry September 14, 2020
  • Education

    SCS history teacher is West Tennessee Teacher of the Year

    History teacher Daniel Warner has been recognized by the Tennessee Department of Education for his work at East High School.

    By Linda A. Moore September 10, 2020
  • Health Care

    Sudden halt of vaccine trial ‘sound of system working’

    Local doctors say science has to prevail in race for safe, effective vaccine.

    By Jane Roberts September 10, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies fatally shoot man after barricade in Fayette County

    SWAT team deputies with Shelby County Sheriff's Office fatally shoot man barricaded in home in Fayette County. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 10, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Snuff gets the Spirit; fantasy football’s reality check

    We're talking about kids and COVID, whether the Sheriff's Office should get tanks or bayonets, and a fresh, new East Memphis cafe. 

    By Mary Cashiola September 10, 2020
  • Metro

    Department of Education removed Common Core resources from virtual learning site

    The Tennessee Department of Education scrubbed its Best for All Central virtual teaching site of Common Core resources after questions were raised about the controversial curriculum, leaving no extra worksheets in its place on most of its teaching options for students learning remotely.

    By Sam Stockard September 10, 2020
  • Elections

    Federal court allows absentee voting by mail for new voters

    Lawsuit challenged the Tennessee state law preventing first-time voters from using expanded eligibility for absentee voting during the pandemic.

    By Sam Stockard September 10, 2020

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