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  • State Government

    Watch live: Gov. Bill Lee’s latest briefing

    Gov. Bill Lee’s media briefing is scheduled for 4 p.m. today.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 18, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus: New guidance says children don’t need to be screened

    For people who have moderate to severe coronavirus symptoms, the isolation period may extend to 20 days, Alisa Haushalter said. She said it’s important for employers and schools to be prepared for this. 

    By Jane Roberts August 18, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Watch the Aug. 18 Shelby County COVID-19 Task Force Briefing

    The Shelby County Health Department reported 89 new coronavirus cases and six new related deaths on Tuesday, Aug. 18.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 18, 2020
  • High School Sports

    High school goes virtual after COVID outbreak

    All of the school's athletics have been suspended, as well. 

    By Elle Perry, Jane Roberts August 18, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus: Fewer than 100 new cases reported but testing down, too

    The Shelby County Health Department reported 89 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, Aug. 18.

    By Elle Perry August 19, 2020
  • Metro

    Pickler Law Firm offers free basic estate plans for heroes

    Established in 2008, The Pickler Law Firm specializes in estate planning.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 18, 2020
  • The Early Word

    A plan to help restaurants rise and big things in Olive Branch

    Suburban schools reopen to students, officials want to make sure we're counted and a local firm designs the nation's first Google Operations Center.

    By Mary Cashiola August 18, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    New and returning police reform discussions dominate council discussions, agenda

    Meanwhile, Mayor Jim Strickland says public sentiment will probably have to resolve the differing views on what police reform in Memphis means two week after the council took a residency referendum off the November ballot. The proposed amendment was part of a push to increase the size of the police force. 

    By Bill Dries August 18, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    City council reviews new financing plan for The Walk on Union

    Finances for The Walk, a vote on a controversial plan to convert a vacant Whitehaven school into a manufacturing plant and vocational school are candidates for Tuesday's council agenda.

    By Bill Dries August 18, 2020
  • Business

    Bank of Bartlett assists 1,500 businesses through Payroll Protection Program

    With most businesses struggling this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bank of Bartlett has served as a lifeline for more than 1,500 businesses and 10,600 employees.

    By Michael Waddell August 18, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW board to get recommendation Wednesday on TVA ties

    The board heard Monday from a coalition of groups pushing for cutting ties to TVA and other electric power suppliers that could replace TVA.

    By Bill Dries August 18, 2020
  • Metro

    Vigil for Post Office set Thursday in Memphis

    A "Vigil to Save the Post Office" is scheduled Thursday overnight in Navy Park in Downtown Memphis.

    By Wayne Risher August 17, 2020
  • Shelby County

    Census effort draws election comparison as September deadline nears

    Mayors Strickland and Harris and U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen were quick Monday to draw parallels to the national debate about various forms of voting and problems with the U.S. Postal Service when it comes to mailing in votes or Census forms.

    By Bill Dries August 17, 2020
  • Education

    Bulk of suburban districts step into the uncertainty of a new school year

    Four suburban school districts opened for a new academic year Monday morning like none they have ever encountered.

    By Abigail Warren, Omer Yusuf August 18, 2020
  • State Government

    State sued over vote to remove Nathan Bedford Forrest bust

    The lawsuit asks the Davidson County Chancery Court to declare the Capitol Commission’s recent vote to remove the Forrest bust “null and void.”

    By Sam Stockard August 17, 2020
  • State Government

    Hamilton County state representative hospitalized with COVID-19

    State Rep. Mike Carter, who missed last week's legislative special session, has been hospitalized with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit at a Chattanooga hospital.

    By Sam Stockard August 17, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    7-day case average, COVID hospitalizations fall

    The Shelby County Health Department reported 229 new cases and four new related deaths on Monday, Aug. 17.

    By Elle Perry August 17, 2020
  • State Government

    Akbari to give keynote speech at Democratic National Convention

    State Sen. Raumesh Akbari will give a keynote speech Tuesday, Aug. 18, with 16 other “rising stars” at the Democratic National Convention.

    By Sam Stockard August 17, 2020
  • The Early Word

    Is the Sundance Kid buried in Memphis? Plus, Baptist gets creative with PPE

    How 65,000 followers brought $75K to the Bluff City, some weird ship at the FedEx hub, and we spill the tea on the Grizzlies' time in the bubble. 

    By Mary Cashiola August 17, 2020
  • Elections

    Momentum Nonprofit Partners pushes for Election Day holiday

    A mailing sent to nearly 600 Memphis area nonprofit agencies encourages giving employees time off on Election Day so they can vote.

    By Jane Roberts August 17, 2020
  • Health Care

    Baptist will burn through 400K gowns in less than month

    Baptist needs 15,000 gowns a day; to get them, it chartered a plane through FedEx, straight from China.

    By Jane Roberts August 17, 2020
  • Analysis Coronavirus

    Six months in, we’re all living in ‘COVID World’

    The Yellow Fever epidemic of 1878 in Memphis spawned new words, such as "Stranger Fever," and changed people's thoughts and actions. The COVID-19 pandemic, with its "social distancing" and "new normal" is not so different. History has provided an echo. 

    By Don Wade August 18, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Lawsuit alleges ‘Sundance Kid’ remains rest at Elmwood

    The claim by a Missouri "photo historian" is being opposed by Elmwood Cemetery, which counters that the relative of J. Sam Morton included as a plaintiff is too distant to exhume the body to get a DNA sample. The case is built on alleged resemblances in old photos and the legend of Etta Place, the outlaw's companion.

    By Bill Dries August 17, 2020
  • Metro

    Coronavirus cases in Shelby County top 25,000

    The number of coronavirus cases in Shelby County has topped 25,000. Nearly 15.3 % of the reported cases were positive Sunday.

    By Abigail Warren August 16, 2020
  • Premium State Government

    Analysis: Special session displays growing rift among legislators

    While some Republicans shied away from the notion they were targeting protesters with legislation toughening penalties for rowdiness, Democrats said the GOP-controlled Legislature put a "knee on their neck" during the 111th General Assembly second extraordinary special session.

    By Sam Stockard August 16, 2020

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