The YMCA’s community meal plan is now running seven days a week. A week ago Friday, it fed 18,000 people in one day.

The Memphis Clergy COVID-19 Response group remains cautious about resuming in-person worship despite receiving qualified permission from the state.

Apparel retailers see a desire to dress up from customers returning to stores, but athleisure trend won't be going away any time soon. 

When your late mother was a passionate Kansas Jayhawks basketball fan, and you watched the title game vs. Memphis with her, you look at April 7, 2008, through a different lens. 

A class of 50 graduates were honored through a prerecorded program of remarks and awards during a Facebook Live ceremony, the final graduation of Memphis College of Art's 84-year history.

Though Shelby County returned only 616 new tests, the rate of positivity for those screened for COVID-19 remained well under the current average of 8%.

Two Memphis CRE executives talk on "Behind The Headlines" discuss the challenges, opportunities and changes behind the pandemic.

Taylor Berger's new company, founded to provide handyman-type work to jobless restaurant workers, has grown and is moving into a new headquarters. 

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris' administration officials answered questions as county commissioners prepare for another review of the fiscal 2021 budget.

With a $700 million budget shortfall looming, House Minority Leader Karen Camper said the state needs make the Education Savings Account program its first cut.

Darrell Cobbins and Kemp Conrad join host Eric Barnes to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic in Memphis, including the impact it has had on businesses and future developments.

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.