Before Zoom, there were letters. My Mom was the best letter-writer I've ever known. 

The Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen is reviewing the first step to place a water tower on the east side of the city.

The plan includes at least 140 full-time employees working on the COVID-19 virus efforts locally over a long period of time. Harris also wants to fund "wrap-around" services for those isolated or quarantined, including financial support for those who can't work and some place to stay if they are isolated from those with whom they are living.

Government officials try to get a handle on outbreaks with ramped up coronavirus tests.

EDGE has approved $121,500 in NEED grants for 21 neighborhood businesses to date, 19 of those being minority and women-owned businesses.

Shelby County reported 3,113 coronavirus cases with 66 deaths and 1,803 recoveries from the virus as of Friday, according to the health department.

Altogether, the budget proposal cuts 220 full-time positions and adds 199 part-time positions. It also sets aside $6 million for the 1% salary increase for teachers and licensed staff such as school counselors and psychologists.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said there is “solid progress” on indicators of success, including testing capacity with an “upward trajectory."

It's Friday, May 8, and today we're talking about what seems like the distant future: what schools and colleges will do in the fall. We've also got how coronavirus is affecting kids and a key member of the area's COVID-19 task force briefings. 

Many restaurants are open and others are opening; use common sense when you’re out to keep public areas safe for everyone. And wear a mask!

The second round of the Paycheck Protection Program's forgivable-loan funds is running out. Banks are scrambling to help small businesses before the money is gone.

Rhodes College, University of Memphis and Christian Brothers University leaders hope life returns to normal when the fall semester should begin, but they are making contingency plans.

Children may face immediate and long-term consequences of COVID-19 – from delays in seeking medical attention for current illnesses, to chronic toxic stress, to the threat of communicable diseases due to delayed vaccinations.

Shelby County election commissioners approved a new voting system for Shelby County Thursday night, May 7, that will include machines with a paper audit trail.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee says the goals of preserving lives and livelihoods has been a difficult balance at times. And Tennessee Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey says testing statewide is moving toward focusing on clusters and outbreaks of the virus just as local health officials are making the same shift.

TBI report shows U of M has lowest crime rate of campuses with more than 5,000 students.

Davidson County Chancellor Anne C. Martin also scolded the state education department for its “mixed messaging” in continuing to take applications for the voucher program without alerting parents about the status of the legal case.

City and Beale Street management officials announced a limited reopening of Beale Street restaurants and shops under a plan that bars outdoor drinking and music.

Yes, Memphis and Shelby County are trying to figure out how to do business in in the midst of a pandemic. That's not irrational. It's the only path there is.

Whether it's a medical face mask, a cloth mask or a face covering via scarf or something that wraps around your face, here are the basic rules of how to use them properly in the COVID-19 pandemic.

The mayor says it’s time for residents in his community to “come out of our bunker and fight for our way of life again.”

Interim CEO Naren Gursahaney voluntarily reduces salary 25% and is optimistic the company is well-positioned to endure the pandemic. 

Shelby County has reported 3,040 coronavirus cases with 64 deaths and 1,739 recoveries, as of Thursday, according to the health department. The number of tests administered in Shelby County is 36,878.

On football this fall, Dr. Jon McCullers says he is hearing college conferences will make decisions whether to play, but having spectators in Neyland Stadium is "just not going to happen."

In today's COVID-19 task force briefing, Jennifer Randle, laboratory supervisor for the Health Department, did a face mask/face covering demonstration.