Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher program is out for the 2020-21 school year that begins this fall.

EDGE has approved $304,000 in NEED grants for 54 businesses, many of them minority and women-owned enterprises.

With these new figures, the area’s positivity rate stays at 6.8%.

It's Friday, June 5, and the courts have dealt the state two blows with the last two days; the first coronavirus patient treated with an experimental drug is released; and the Rendezvous is returning — with lunch. 

Patricia Myles, 49, was breathing on her own after being treated with the experimental drug, remdesivir. She was discharged from Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, 21 days after the intravenous therapy started.

No protest was planned for the evening of Thursday, June 4, 2020, but one occurred anyway after a civil disobedience class at the National Civil Rights Museum. The Daily Memphian followed events with photos, videos and stories. 

The judge ruled in favor of two groups, including Memphis and Nashville residents who said their health could be jeopardized if they were forced to vote in person.

FedEx Logistics, Medline have distributed 900,000 face masks to hospitals in Central America and Caribbean, and more are on the way.

The dean of clinical affairs at UTHSC says the local pandemic is "under reasonable control" and a week of protests gathering hundreds of Memphians together was important enough to risk what might lead to a rise in confirmed cases.

The driver is the fifth MATA employee and third bus driver to test positive for COVID-19.

A Davidson County chancellor in early May ruled the voucher program unconstitutional, saying the Legislature forced the program on Shelby and Metro Nashville without local approval.

Epidemiology chief David Sweat said the "vast majority" of deaths are patients age 55 and older.

Gov. Bill Lee’s plan eliminates $58 million proposed for teacher pay increases and includes $50 million for an employee buyout program.

It's Thursday, June 4, and a Shelby County Schools vote on new laptops and tablets has been delayed, the Grizz are almost ready to play again, and residents of a Binghampton apartment are concerned their garden party is coming to an end. 

Shelby County commissioners got within $11 million of rebuilding County Mayor Lee Harris’s consolidated county budget proposal before calling it a day and leaving the rest for a Monday commission meeting.

The new measure gives business owners 24 weeks to spend the federal aid — instead of eight as originally designed — and extends the program through the end of the year while also lengthening the maturity date and deferral period of the loans.

School board chairwoman Miska Clay-Bibbs said with so many questions about electronic devices for students, it's not yet time to vote on the purchase.

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With an assist from ALSAC and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the University of Memphis plans to offer an interdisciplinary online master’s degree in nonprofit management, which could begin in January 2021.

State Rep. Jesse Chism, who stood between the National Guard and peaceful protesters on the steps to the State Capitol Monday night, is opposed to sending Tennessee troops to the nation's capital as they mobilize.

Legislation allowing Memphis Rep. John DeBerry to renew a re-election bid is to be considered Thursday by the full Senate after Democrats kicked him off the ballot.

Verizon also has invested in 1,500 devices and 80 MiFi devices for seniors in Shelby County Schools to complete coursework for graduation. 

The Street Team for Overdose Prevention (S.T.O.P.) will host an outreach event Saturday, June 6, to focus on ZIP code 38109 where overdoses are up significantly. 

Staff likely will not get 1.5% pay hike; tuition not expected to rise.

From May 21 to June 3, Shelby County reported an average of 98 new cases a day, 1,553 reported tests and 6.3% positivity rate. In that span, Shelby County reported at least 100 new cases seven times with a daily high of 190 on Tuesday.