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  • City of Memphis

    Bamboozled? Not Memphis Zoo, easily feeding pandas during pandemic

    The Calgary Zoo is having to return its two giant pandas to China because of pandemic-caused logistics problems in getting enough bamboo. But the Memphis Zoo has its own bamboo farm as well as bamboo donors. 

    By Tom Bailey May 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW general counsel sees problems with mayor taking MISO proposal

    Cheryl Patterson says the utility board makes the first decision on whether MLGW stays or leaves TVA.

    By Bill Dries May 20, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Memphians show off their favorite masks

    As Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter says, if masks are a fashion statement, people will be more likely to wear them. 

    By Elle Perry May 20, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Social distancing efforts look ahead to Memorial Day

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland uses some basketball analogies and looks at the idea of a denser city post-pandemic. Meanwhile, Shelby County Health Dept. Director Alisa Haushalter pushes back on the idea of refusing to give your address if you test positive.

    By Bill Dries May 20, 2020
  • Metro

    Honoring veterans on Memorial Day during pandemic takes creative thinking

    The director of the West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery found a special way this Memorial Day to honor those who sacrificed everything.

    By Karen Pulfer Focht May 25, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Shelby County sees largest single day increase since early April

    Shelby County reported 128 new cases this week, the largest single day increase since April 9.

    By Abigail Warren May 20, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus live blog, May 20: ‘Face masks do make a difference’

    Shelby County Health Department director Alisa Haushalter says the jump in cases may be due to outbreaks in nursing homes or related to Mother's Day gatherings, which would be in the two-week incubation period.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 26, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    UT students can expect ‘a new normal’ on campus

    "We will not return to campus life just as it was before,” Dr. Jon McCullers said. "... We will do many things differently, with the primary goal of keeping our students and faculty safe while delivering an outstanding educational experience.” 

    By Sam Stockard May 20, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: A new trove of coronavirus data, plus former U of M track star jumps to TV

    All the numbers you never knew you needed but do, plus a possible light switch, sports fans face the future, and "new" restaurants for breakfast, lunch and dinner. 

    By Mary Cashiola May 20, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    UTHSC gives public access to daily COVID statistics

    Graphs show infection rates across the nine-county metropolitan area, including bordering counties in Mississippi and Arkansas.

    By Jane Roberts May 20, 2020
  • Business

    Business owners ease into phase 2 reopenings

    Nordstrom Rack among the local businesses ready to reopen doors this week.

    By Michael Waddell May 20, 2020
  • Memphis Grizzlies

    For Memphis fans, returning to games amid pandemic will be a calculated risk

    Sports are returning and, eventually, fans too. But will fears of contracting the coronavirus keep Grizzlies and Memphis Tigers fans home? That depends – on a lot of things. 

    By Don Wade May 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Recommend or require: Dividing line in mask debate

    Wearing a mask or facial covering, and whether it should be mandated or suggested, is one of the ongoing debates as people emerge into the public arena as part of the COVID-19 recovery.

    By Bill Dries, Jane Roberts, Abigail Warren May 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Council joins call to lift absentee ballot restrictions

    The call for an executive order by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is the latest, including three lawsuits pending in Nashville. Lee has said he will not issue an executive order dropping state law's present restrictions on the mail-in ballots.

    By Bill Dries May 19, 2020
  • State Government

    Appeals Court declines voucher program work during appeal

    The Tennessee Court of Appeals rejected the state's efforts to keep working on the Education Savings Account program while it's under appeal and set an Aug. 5 hearing for arguments, which could make it difficult for the program to get the go-ahead in time to start offering vouchers this year.

    By Sam Stockard May 19, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Inmates at 201 Poplar pepper-sprayed over move after COVID quarantine

    Detainees at 201 Poplar who had tested positive for COVID-19, upset they were being returned to their original housing, were pepper-sprayed Tuesday, May 19, after staging a sit-in, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.

    By Yolanda Jones May 19, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Council approves tentative first step into MLGW-TVA question

    The city council approved a resolution that asks the mayor to seek specific information on what it would take for MLGW to break ties with TVA and pursue another electric power supplier. But the effort will wait at least until a first draft of a comprehensive report commissioned by MLGW is released May 29.

    By Bill Dries May 20, 2020
  • Public Safety

    Drug dealers warned, help offered for those fighting addiction as overdoses spike

    Alisa Haushalter, Amy Weirich, Michael Dunavant and other local officials continue to raise concerns over Shelby County's latest surge in drug overdoses.

    By Linda A. Moore May 19, 2020
  • Metro

    Collierville Schools names new chief academic officer

    Leigh Anne Rainey, a former Collierville High School science teacher, is returning to the district as chief academic officer.

    By Abigail Warren May 21, 2020
  • Metro

    GMSD 5K Stampede and Color Run going virtual

    Germantown Municipal School District 5K Stampede and Color Run will not happen in its normal format next month.

    By Abigail Warren May 19, 2020
  • State Government

    DeVos directive on CARES Act funding splits Shelby lawmakers

    Tennessee House Education Committee Chairman Mark White agrees with federal guidelines diverting a great share of CARES Act funds to private schools, but Memphis Democrats say the decision creates a wider gap in education resources.

    By Sam Stockard May 21, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Health Department outlines steps toward Phase 3

    Alisa Haushalter provided guidelines for residents to follow that will help move the county toward Phase 3. Additionally, she addressed Shelby County Commission's decision to provide additional funding for hiring 141 new positions.

    By Abigail Warren June 15, 2020
  • Business

    Memphis in May to remain at Tom Lee Park in 2021

    Memphis in May will remain at Tom Lee Park in 2021, MIM organizers announced Tuesday, May 19.

    By Wayne Risher May 20, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Strickland proposes $12 million in city funding for COVID testing expansion

    The testing money would come from the city's $113.6 million allocation of federal CARES Act funding. Strickland's proposal, presented Tuesday to the Memphis City Council, also includes an immediate $2.7 million to beef up health department contact tracing and long-term city funding of the health department beyond that.

    By Bill Dries May 19, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Shelby County reports record number of tests

    Shelby County surpassed its testing goal Monday and performed more than 2,600 tests. The county also reported an additional 116 cases and three new deaths.

    By Abigail Warren May 19, 2020

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