A crisis brings out the good in Memphians, from restaurateurs to anonymous donors to business owners and nonprofit organizations.

Shelby County Election Commissioners will meet electronically Wednesday, April 1, to discuss a new voting system for county elections.

The number of 2,218 tested in Shelby County comes with no details unlike state numbers that reveal testing by types of labs and age ranges. And because it's a total over a period of time in which the response and other measure to the virus have changed, it is still difficult to tell what the number means.

Gov. Bill Lee's second year in office morphs into crisis mode, forcing him to make decisions on the fly, many of which he is reversing in a matter of days to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

More than 200 inmates have been released from the county jail and several cases dismissed in an effort to reduce the jail population amid fears over COVID-19.

Tennessee could sidestep a days-long lag time for COVID-19 through new testing equipment expected to be introduced during the coming week, enabling results to be shown in an hour or less.

Lee commented as he moved the state's daily briefing on the pandemic to Memphis and met with local leaders. State officials announced the death toll from the virus in the state has now risen to six.

Across-the-street neighbors Melinda Henson and Laura Allen realized they weren't seeing as much of each other as they should. So they took it upon themselves to connect as only two elementary school teachers could. In the process, they taught a lesson to us all.

Elliot Perry and Justise Winslow make two food distribution events possible for Memphis Athletic Ministries.

The FedEx Express hub in Memphis has added no-touch thermal imaging and forehead temperature testing for workers, vendors and visitors to its precautions to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

I’m worried about everyone. Not just my family, not just my friends, not just the people who work around me. But every single person I see.

Advocates and experts say isolation caused by coronavirus raises concerns about an increase in domestic violence incidents. 

Lloyd Kimble, a 55-year-old Navy veteran, is a detective of an entirely different sort, one most people never think about.

More votes for Trump and Biden and Sanders, the April 2nd filing deadline, no COVID testing numbers and who we are after the unemployment spike.

It's Friday, March 27, and we're talking about grocery store challenges, a record number of layoffs and how vulnerable Memphis is to the effects of COVID-19. 

Folks across Shelby County are making the best of challenging times with generosity and kindness.

The city could close parks if social distancing is not maintained. 

“We’re building an airplane in the air and doing it on a stopwatch. We’ve got a minute to build it.” 

Memphis-area groceries say there’s no shortage of food products, but paper products is another story.

FedEx responded quickly when federal agencies asked for expedited movement of coronavirus test specimens from remote testing sites to labs. The network launched Saturday, March 21.

The team hopes to open May 9 and is exploring ways to get sell vendors' products in the interim. 

Study shows city's financial vulnerability could speed transmission, making it more difficult to recover.

Despite COVID-19 restrictions, the Election Commission remains open to issue and take petitions from contenders on the Aug. 6 ballot of state and federal primaries and nonpartisan school board races.

Gov. Bill Lee is seeking help from Vanderbilt University Medical Center on a “unique” model to project the COVID-19 spread in Tennessee that will enable the state to determine its effect on hospital capacity and personal protective equipment as well as the next hot spots.

Local health and government leaders refuse to say how many people have been tested, how many coronavirus patients are currently in the hospital or how many test kits are available locally.