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Strong to severe storms may occur the evening of Thursday, March 19, especially along and west of the Mississippi River, according to the National Weather Service. -
Coronavirus
Cases more than double in Shelby County, now at 10
Health department says uptick may be sign transmission is happening in Memphis.
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Education
Joris Ray: School shutdown shows urgent need for take-home technology
So far, the Shelby County Schools district only has 30,000 to 40,000 take-home devices for 95,000 students. Students living in poverty are less likely to have a computer at home, Ray said.
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Metro Chicago-based company acquires assests of HMP
The deal was completed between the two companies in early March.
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The Early Word
The Early Word: Burning questions, answered; Harris has his say; and we’re all homeschoolers now
It's Thursday, March 19, and we're seeing economic and political fallout from the coronavirus. Plus, ways we can help our favorite restaurants and their workers.
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Business
Coronavirus presents daunting digital challenge for SCS
Strapped SCS, with some of the lowest test scores in the state, in matter of weeks must offer classes online.
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Geoff Calkins
Calkins: Taylor Berger shutters Railgarten and Rec Room — and already misses Memphis spring
Taylor Berger and his partners made the hard decision to close Railgarten, Rec Room and Highland Axe & Rec. What does that mean for his 100 employees? And what does that mean for the rest of us?
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Coronavirus
Coronavirus daily blog, March 19: Tipton County records first COVID-19 case
Mayor Jim Strickland announces churches, dine-in restaurants and gyms must close.
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Public Safety
Sheriff says he has ‘no authority’ to release inmates due to COVID-19
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said it would take the courts to order the release of inmates because of the coronavirus threat.
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Otis Sanford
Sanford: Take the CDC’s advice: ‘Don’t be nervous to work with the media!’
A Tennessee legislator's tweet that "the national media is promoting fear and sheer panic" earns well-deserved criticism.
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Exclusive Shelby County
Lee Harris says he would never have made Ghana trip had he known what awaited
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says in an exclusive interview with The Daily Memphian that he would not have gone with a Memphis In May delegation to Ghana had he had any idea of how quickly the coronavirus pandemic would explode.
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Coronavirus
Our coronavirus stories are free – and how you can help
While The Daily Memphian’s COVID-19 coverage is available to everyone for free, it is not free to produce.
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Guest Columnists
Infectious disease expert takes COVID-19 questions
'One piece of good news is that the other coronaviruses that continue to circulate among humans typically cause very mild illness like a common cold.'
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Business
Governor makes small business disaster declaration amid expected rise in COVID-19 cases
Gov. Bill Lee issued a disaster declaration Wednesday, enabling small businesses to seek federal loans as coronavirus cases are expected to rise amid increased testing.
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Food
All Andrew Michael restaurants have closed because of COVID-19
The popular restaurants in the Enjoy A|M group have closed because of fears of coronavirus and dwindling diners.
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Shelby County
Commission committee supports buying Core Civic Shelby Training Center
The county plans to renovate the facility to house about 146 young people.
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PHOTO GALLERY Coronavirus
COVID-19 in Memphis & Shelby County: March
Daily Memphian photographers Jim Weber, Mark Weber and Patrick Lantrip, along with a number of regular contributors, document the impact as citizens, businesses and government deal with the novel coronavirus in Memphis and Shelby County. To view our full coverage, check out The Daily Memphian’s coronavirus landing page.
For more images, view the April gallery here.
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Coronavirus
Memphis needs answers
We are doing our best to tell readers what is happening with the virus, especially regarding testing in Memphis.
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Education
Shelby County Schools distributing lunches across city
Shelby County Schools will begin distributing meals to students who need them Monday, March 23. The program will start with lunch but could be extended to breakfast depending on response.
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Shelby County
Commissioners hear COVID-19 update, praise Harris trip to Ghana
Even with fourth coronavirus patient, Shelby County Health Department director said there is still no need for mass testing.
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Coronavirus
Commission’s in-person meeting likely last one for a while
Changes to state law approved in subcommittee Wednesday will allow bodies like the Shelby County Commission and Memphis City Council to meet and take votes by conference calls.
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State Government
Governor proposes ‘no-growth’ budget plan for fiscal 2021 amid emergency
Gov. Bill Lee introduced a “no-growth” budget for the next fiscal year, reducing a 3.1% revenue growth projection to zero and eliminating dozens of spending proposals while spending hundreds of millions to respond to the COVID-19 emergency.
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Education
Sweeping Tennessee legislation filed to drop TNReady tests, allow fewer school days
The proposal aims to lift the burden of testing and other state mandates from public schools disrupted by the ongoing spread of COVID-19, as well as deadly twisters that shredded parts of Middle Tennessee this month.
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The Early Word
The Early Word: Adjusting to our new remote reality; who COVID-19 is helping
It's Wednesday, March 18, and we're hunkered down, though not because the city's State of Emergency tells us we have to be. Look for how FedEx and UPS are taking care of couriers as more packages are being shipped directly to homes and, sorry, more closures and cancellations.
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Guest Columnists
Morris: The faith community and COVID-19
A Facebook page will be the home base for this unified faith effort. You can find the page by searching for Memphis Clergy COVID-19 Response. Anyone can access the page and offer to work on a project.
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