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  • Coronavirus

    For those with weakened immune systems, precautions can save lives

    Immunocompromised individuals and their families must be extra careful as they are more susceptible to diseases and viruses. However, with limited information about the coronavirus, doctors are asking them to practice guidelines health officials already have in place.

    By Abigail Warren March 25, 2020
  • Guest Columnists

    Quarantine diary: Kicked off campus

    Coronavirus has disrupted some of my friends’ lives far more than it’s unsettled mine. My senior friends won’t get to have graduation. And my international friends have a real dilemma: Should they stay in the States or go home?

    By A J Quinlen March 24, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Shelby County Sheriff’s Office employee tests positive for COVID-19

    A Shelby County Sheriff's employee has tested positive for the coronavirus. 

    By Yolanda Jones March 23, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    A Viewer’s Guide to Watching the Memphis City Council

    Here is everything you need to know to watch Tuesday's meeting of the Memphis City Council -- a rare online-only session of the city's legislative body during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Bill Dries March 23, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Memphis City Council goes online only with Tuesday meeting

    The Tuesday council session includes setting aside $2 million in the city budget for pandemic responses like reducing transit fees and better funding the Mid-South Food Bank.

    By Bill Dries March 24, 2020
  • Suburbs

    Municipalities, health department issuing Safer at Home Orders

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said Monday he and municipal mayors are issuing Safer at Home orders and closing non-essential businesses.

    By Abigail Warren March 23, 2020
  • Elections

    Minor changes mark Super Tuesday certification by Election Commission

    None of the changes in vote totals affect the outcome of the Super Tuesday presidential primaries and countywide primaries for General Sessions Court Clerk in Shelby County. The meeting is one of the last in-person deliberations by a public body as elected bodies move to online or conference call public meetings.

    By Bill Dries March 23, 2020
  • Transportation & Logistics

    FedEx Express works with U.S., retailers to expedite COVID-19 test results across 12 states

    FedEx Express worked over the weekend to set up a priority shipping network to expedite processing of coronavirus test specimens from more than 50 testing sites in 12 states.

     

    By Wayne Risher March 24, 2020
  • Business

    Protective equipment shortage reaches pitch statewide as governor avoids stay-at-home order

    In Memphis, hospitals are searching for new vendors, buying outside their purchasing organization lists.

    By Sam Stockard, Jane Roberts March 24, 2020
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Calkins: Yes, it’s true! They had a (very happy) coronavirus parade!

    The teachers at Bailey Station Elementary missed their students. So they threw a giant (no joking) coronavirus parade!

    By Geoff Calkins March 25, 2020
  • Business

    Memphis Tourism steers visitors to outdoor itineraries

    Memphis Tourism officials are encouraging visitors to take walking or bicycling tours of attractions like Big River Crossing and parks.

    By Wayne Risher March 23, 2020
  • Sports

    Coronavirus could further delay NCAA probe into Tiger basketball

    Coronavirus could pose further delays in the NCAA investigation of the Memphis basketball program.

    By Jonah Jordan March 23, 2020
  • Spirit of Memphis

    YMCA begins food distribution program across Shelby County

    YMCA is running 62 meal-distribution sites across Shelby County from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. 

    By Omer Yusuf March 25, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Strickland issues Stay-at-Home order effective Tuesday evening

    The order by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is the next step in a state of civil emergency he declared last week.

    By Bill Dries March 23, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Memphis kindness blog, March 24: Food for hospital workers, bear hunts and a cake to remember

    As we navigate through this difficult time of dealing with the coronavirus, it is important to capture those instances where Memphians are coming together for each other. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 31, 2020
  • Exclusive Coronavirus

    Exclusive: COVID threat triggers jail bailouts

    As the number of COVID-19 cases in Shelby County continue to rise, Just City, a nonprofit criminal justice reform organization, is armed with $50,000 from the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization and another $25,000 from an anonymous donor with the intention of bailing out several Shelby County Jail inmates this week who are believed to be vulnerable to the virus.

    By Marc Perrusquia March 24, 2020
  • The Early Word

    The Early Word: Testing gets on track; a side of bright for area restaurants?

    Happy Monday, Memphis. It's March 23 and drive-thru testing is expected to begin at Tiger Lane today. We've also got weddings, virtual funerals, gun sales and other things related to this snow day times 10,000. 

    By Mary Cashiola March 23, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    Coronavirus daily blog, March 23: Second St. Jude employee tests positive

    The Tennessee Department of Health releases the latest numbers: 93 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Shelby County and 615 cases in Tennessee.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 30, 2020
  • Chris Herrington

    Herrington: Strickland’s leadership encouraging as coronavirus hits home for Memphis

    Whatever you think of his policy priorities, Strickland prides himself on being a data-driven executive, and his managerial seriousness has served him, and the city, well in this unprecedented moment. 

    By Chris Herrington March 23, 2020
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Waters: Lenten preparations in a pandemic

    Typical Sunday attendance is about 70 at Trinity United Methodist Church, about 40 at Shiloh United Methodist in Fayette County. Their virtual worship service had 400 views on Trinity’s page and 322 on Shiloh’s page.

    By David Waters March 25, 2020
  • Guest Columnists

    Virus throws a wrench in MIFA’s senior meal delivery system

    We will soon stop daily deliveries to protect both our clients and our volunteers and staff. That’s why we’re working now to get as many frozen and shelf-stable meals into seniors’ homes as we can, in case a day comes when we can’t deliver at all.

    By Sally Jones Heinz March 23, 2020
  • Elections

    U.S. Senate and Congressional primary races grow

    More than three dozen citizens have pulled qualifying petitions for the Senate seat now held by Lamar Alexander. That includes four Memphians. A week and a half from the filing deadline, 16 have filed.

    By Bill Dries March 23, 2020
  • Real Estate

    Real estate work goes on despite distancing

    Realtors say they intend to tell potential homebuyers to remain in their cars if too many of them show up to open houses at the same time.

    By Tom Bailey March 23, 2020
  • Spirit of Memphis

    County’s first drive-thru COVID-19 testing raises awareness

    Dr. Andrenette Fleming hoped to give a boost to local COVID-19 testing when she offered a limited number of tests last week at her Lakeland clinic. 

    By Michael Waddell March 25, 2020
  • Coronavirus

    U of M instructor dies in Milwaukee of apparent COVID-19 complications

    Lenard Wells, a University of Memphis criminal justice professor, has died in Milwaukee of apparent COVID-19 complications. 

    By Abigail Warren March 22, 2020

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