Eli Morris is feeling better after testing positive for COVID-19. Now he and the rest of the clergy at Hope Church are focusing on those in the community who are facing the same challenges he faced — usually with fewer resources.

As a Tennessee labor leader says Gov. Bill Lee’s Economic Recovery Group leaves out labor and working people, a push is on for Congress to approve tens of billions more to help small businesses survive the COVID-19 crisis.

The Links at Whitehaven city golf course will reopen Saturday, April 18, in the first loosening of restrictions in the city’s state of civil emergency.

Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said five inmates at 201 Poplar and 31 of his employees have tested positive for COVID-19. He said everyone who comes into the facilities has to wear a mask. 

This is the third time Shelby County has reported more than 100 new cases in a single day since the first coronavirus case was confirmed in the county in early March. 

As Congress debates adding more funds to the Paycheck Protection Program, many small businesses try to hang on.

The money will cover short-term needs as schools address students’ learning loss and anticipated trauma from this year’s shutdown, as well as uncertain future revenues due to a likely recession.

Twenty Downtown businesses severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic have now received forgivable loans totaling $135,000.

It's Friday, April 17, and we're drinking to friendship, Mike Conley and MIFA's Meals on Wheels program. Plus, we're pouring one out for would-be Tiger Jalen Green. 

The author of the book “Beale Street Dynasty” joined the civic discussion about parallels between the current pandemic and the city’s worst health crisis that nearly destroyed the city. Instead the result was a comeback on different terms. Some are questioning whether the current pandemic and the city's measures could point to similar permanent changes for Memphis.

Elective surgery bans — in place in Tennessee since March 19 — have left big holes in hospital budgets. Outpatient procedures account for about 45% of hospital revenue in Memphis.

The fund will be divided into three focus areas: education, food insecurity and support for small businesses and people in the local gig economy.

Remember Scott Briggs from Laid Off Lawn Care? He had his tools stolen on Thursday, but Memphis came to the rescue. 

The 81-page memorandum opinion accompanied a court order denying the Trump associate's legal motion for a new trial based on what he claimed was bias by the former Memphis City Schools board member. Judge Amy Berman Jackson called the request a "tower of indignation" with "little of substance holding it up."

Districts across Tennessee are grappling with graduation celebrations as Gov. Bill Lee recommended schools close for the remainder of the year. Shelby County's suburban schools are looking for ways to honor senior accomplishments.

Tennessee’s gradual reopening of the economy could mirror President Donald Trump’s plan, Gov. Bill Lee said Thursday, April 16.

Countywide coalition of animal welfare agencies has set up a food pantry to help feed pets in times of COVID-19.

Money from the philanthropic foundation will help Memphis-area nonprofits provide relief for economic stress caused by COVID-19, and provide support to Memphis musicians and artists who have lost income because of the pandemic.

The disparate impact of COVID-19 infection on the African American community is becoming more obvious as information becomes increasingly available, Shelby County Health Department chief epidemiologist David Sweat said Thursday, April 16.

Local experts have pinpointed isolation as a foil to alcohol addiction treatment. During social distancing and a paused economy, fighting alcohol dependency can be an uphill battle.

Las Americas and the Mid-South Food Bank will continue the food distribution events each Friday for the next several weeks. 

Host Eric Barnes and The Daily Memphian's Bill Dries talk to Mayor Jim Strickland about how Memphis is meeting citizens' needs during the coronavirus pandemic.

Listen as a Memphis infectious disease expert answers readers' questions about the coronavirus pandemic.

The Memphis area’s COVID-19 transmission rate is starting to slow down matching a statewide trend, according to a Vanderbilt University report, but researchers warn the progress is “fragile."

Shelby County has the kits and lab space to test 5,000 people a day for COVID-19, but declining demand and other issues have kept daily tests below 1,000 just as the need for testing grows.