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  • Transportation & Logistics

    FedEx tacks on COVID-19 surcharges to international shipments

    FedEx said it will implement surcharges on international shipments effective April 6, due to limited cargo capacity, particularly in Asia.

    By Wayne Risher March 31, 2020
  • Premium Sports

    Penny Hardaway optimistic about recruiting and returns for next season

    It might feel like "Groundhog Day" right now, but when it's finally over, Penny Hardaway is optimistic about the Tigers' future.

    By Drew Hill March 31, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Community grieves death of Second Presbyterian pastor

    Tim Russell, assistant pastor to middle adults at Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis, died from complications of COVID-19. Friends reflected on the legacy he left and his impact on their lives.

    By Abigail Warren April 01, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Shelby County committee meetings are now electronic only

    Shelby County Commission committee meetings Wednesday, April 1, will be accessible remotely. Here's how to follow along.

    By Linda A. Moore March 31, 2020
  • North Memphis

    Roll, Kruger, roll: Memphis plant churns out the TP

    The giant plant makes more than 1 million rolls of toilet paper a day and it's figured out a way to increase production even more. 

    By Tom Bailey April 04, 2020
  • Education

    Tennessee begins taking school voucher applications

    Even as the new education voucher program is mired in a court battle and public schools may lose more funding if the coronavirus pandemic causes a recession, the state education department is accepting applications through April 29 via an online site. 

    By Marta W. Aldrich March 31, 2020
  • Metro

    City limiting park access

    The city is limiting access to public parks, including closing Riverside Drive by Tom Lee Park, as well as roads near other parks. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 31, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Surge predictions, suburban layoffs, and a local company cleans up

    It's Tuesday, March 31, and today, we're talking about building temporary hospitals to accommodate Shelby County's coming coronavirus surge, the latest news about the news, and waffles. 

    By Mary Cashiola March 31, 2020
  • Health Care

    Hospital load ‘manageable’ now; surge expected in month

    Health department confirms six positive cases in unnamed East Memphis assisted living facility.

    By Jane Roberts March 31, 2020
  • Metro

    Memphis kindness blog, March 31: Hospital workers get a big ‘thank you’

    Across the Memphis area, people are reaching out to others with gestures of kindness and generosity.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 01, 2020
  • Business

    Waiting for the stimulus, jobless look to expanded unemployment relief

    Legions of laid-off residents, from restaurant and hotel workers to self-employed, freelancers and participants in the gig economy, await Tennessee's processing of enhanced unemployment benefits funded by Uncle Sam.

    By Wayne Risher April 01, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus live blog, March 31: Shelby County reports 405 cases, including 3 deaths

    There have been 546 COVID-19 cases and four deaths in the metro area that comprises Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties in Tennessee; Crittenden County, Arkansas; and DeSoto and Marshall counties in Mississippi.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 31, 2020
  • Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: My friend tested positive for COVID-19 — but she went all over Memphis first

    You want to know why you should take social distancing seriously? Meet a nurse I know. She lives in Memphis. She tested positive for COVID-19. And y'all just might have crossed paths before the test results came back. 

    By Geoff Calkins March 31, 2020
  • Premium Coronavirus

    Two brothers and a World Series bet that brings them together

    Two brothers in Memphis made a bet around six years ago. It continues today, and shows exactly how sports bring us together. 

    By Drew Hill March 31, 2020
  • North Memphis

    Coronavirus forces adjustments by community development groups

    Community development corporations in Memphis are having to adjust strategies on the fly to continue serving the communities they serve in often economically distressed areas. 

    By Omer Yusuf March 31, 2020
  • Guest Columnists

    Quarantine diary: Zoom, locusts and Stephen King

    Great things have come of being home and self-quarantined. For example, I’ve started reading again – reading voraciously. It started when my mom cleaned out the attic a week ago and found a box of my dad’s old books, including Isaac Asimov’s “Foundation” series.

    By A J Quinlen March 31, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Kustoff, Cohen join call for more federal assistance for Tennessee

    U.S. Reps. David Kustoff and Steve Cohen join Tennessee Congressional delegation in calling for more federal assistance to battle COVID-19.

    By Sam Stockard March 30, 2020
  • Germantown

    Germantown addresses layoffs, other suburbs make minor adjustments

    Germantown addressed letting go 209 employees due to the burden it would cause on the general fund. However, other suburbs have not made drastic changes yet.

    By Abigail Warren March 31, 2020
  • State Government

    Lee makes statewide ‘safer at home’ request, closes nonessential businesses

    As COVID-19 cases hit nearly 400 in Shelby County and reached into 77 of 95 counties, Gov. Bill Lee ordered all nonessential businesses to close Monday, March 30, and introduced a statewide “safer at home” measure.

    By Sam Stockard March 31, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Strickland concerned about lax COVID-19 response outside Memphis

    The Memphis mayor also announced he is closing access roads to and in city parks, including Riverside Drive by Tom Lee Park, to discourage large crowds like those that gathered last week during two sunny days. The move stops short of closing city parks outright, but Strickland said he is willing to consider that too.

    By Bill Dries March 31, 2020
  • Metro

    Shelby County court cases reset again

    Shelby County courts have pushed back hearings, trials and court cases for a second time.

    By Yolanda Jones April 08, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Memphis nursing homes take precautions in wake of Gallatin outbreak

    Memphis area nursing, like others across the state, are doing what they can to protect the most vulnerable from COVID-19.

    By Sam Stockard March 30, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Slight increase in car thefts, robberies during COVID-19 outbreak, police say

    Memphis Police say they have seen a slight increase in car thefts, larcenies and robberies during the COVID-19 outbreak. 

    By Yolanda Jones March 31, 2020
  • Exclusive Coronavirus

    Line of Defense: Coronavirus infects attorney

    Nick Cloud is one of nearly 400 people in Shelby County who’ve contracted the coronavirus COVID-19 infection, but his may be a special case. Cloud, an assistant Shelby County Public Defender, has been in and out of the Shelby County Jail meeting with clients.

    By Marc Perrusquia March 30, 2020
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Collierville gratitude touches health care workers’ hearts

    The beeping of horns, thank you signs, cheers and applause were loud in the Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville parking lot Sunday night as residents thanked health care workers for their service in the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Abigail Warren March 30, 2020

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