Editor’s note: Due to the serious public health implications associated with COVID-19, The Daily Memphian is making our coronavirus coverage accessible to all readers — no subscription needed.

It's Thursday, March 12, and coronavirus is affecting everything. But a Memphian is headed to "The Voice" and Precious Achiuwa has gotten more accolades. 

With three weeks to the filing deadline, some incumbent state legislators still haven't pulled their petitions to seek new terms in Nashville and a few of those races are filling up with potential challengers.

House Speaker Cameron Sexton is turning down a Nashville lawmaker’s request for temporary adjournment of the House and passage of a short-term budget until state and federal health officials get a handle on the coronavirus pandemic.

The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance cut state Rep. Joe Towns some slack Wednesday, March 11, even though he was 166 penalty days late on mid-year supplemental filing for 2019.

The governor set aside $68 million in next year’s proposed budget to overhaul reading instruction. 

“We were told there was going to be some thorough cleaning,” said Jake Pritchard, a fourth-grade teacher at Treadwell Elementary. “That does not appear to have happened.” 

• TSSAA addresses COVID-19 concerns
• Impact of flight reductions on Memphis unclear
• Dow enters bear market on Wednesday

It's Wednesday, March 11, and we've got two restaurants trying to rise and ride again, a new plan to fund MATA and continued coronavirus coverage. 

The city's Office of Youth Services has 9,200 children and young adults who have signed up for the Youth Summer Experience Program. But the program now has 2,000 funded slots. The goal is to raise private money to expand, and it is proving difficult.

Lawmakers made a move Tuesday toward pay for student-athletes, an effort designed to avert situations like the James Wiseman case at the University of Memphis.

Participants at the Shelby County Commission's public transportation ad hoc committee meetings have whittled down options in search of ways to raise $9 million for MATA.

The state reversed course Tuesday amid criticism and said it would begin identifying the home county of those with confirmed cases of coronavirus.

Collierville police arrested an armed trespasser at Collierville High School Tuesday, March 10, the school district said in a statement.

Lori Gilbert, the president of Treadwell Elementary’s parent group, said some Spanish-speaking parents did not get the district’s robocall about a quarantined employee in Spanish until after school started.

Mayor Jim Strickland is endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential race.

Germantown aldermen approved an amended outline plan that increased the number of hotel rooms and reduced the number of multi-family units at Thornwood, a mixed-use development.

CBU faculty member, student under self-quarantine; Le Bonheur updates visitor policy; stocks rebound. 

Editor's note: Due to the serious public health implications associated with COVID-19, The Daily Memphian is making our coronavirus coverage accessible to all readers.

It's Tuesday, March 10, and we've got continued coronavirus coverage. We're also talking about a Shelby County proposal to be carved out from state law, a controversial water request withdrawn and how you like your newsletters. 

Shelby County Commission wants to be "carved out" of Tennessee's proposed permitless carry law.

The new policy launches July 1 and gives six weeks pay for county employees who have a baby or adopt.

Edmund Studdard was killed by two Shelby County sheriff's deputies in 2016.

With Democrats criticizing the state’s response to the coronavirus, Republican Gov. Bill Lee is considering declaring a state of emergency after Tennessee confirmed its fourth case, Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey said Monday.

Details on how the county defines residency and what employees need to prove it passed in an ordinance on first reading.

A resolution that asks Shelby County government to enforce the rules laid out in the employee handbook on sexual harassment regardless of who is accused was passed by the County Commission Monday, March 9.