The money will go toward critical expenses, including technology to support remote learning, summer and after-school programs, mental health services, support for students with special needs, sanitizing buildings and planning for long-term closures.
A memorandum from Melvin Burgess to the elected officials details why he says Shelby County has a budget deficit.
The mayor extended the Memphis' state of emergency through April 21 and said the city is preparing for a second emergency field hospital, also arranging for housing and testing of the homeless population .
The Memphis Police Department said it has handled 118 calls about large crowds gathering, including 41 calls Sunday.
Some FedEx pilots have been pulled out of China and returned to the United States after tests for coronavirus proved inconclusive.
The $349 billion can be free money for Memphis small businesses hurt by COVID-19, but it's first-come, first-serve for the nationwide Paycheck Protection Program.
Memphis nurse practitioner Charlene Bonner, working at New York City's Bellevue Hospital amid the COVID-19 pandemic, endures long days and sleeps short nights amid a "war zone."
The computer model Tennessee and Shelby County are using to predict the surge in COVID-19 cases dramatically changed Monday, April 6, and for the better.
The number of coronavirus cases in Shelby County currently stands at 789, according to the Shelby County Health Department.
It's Monday, April 6, and we're talking about sports more than we have in a month. Plus, get to know the woman behind the masks and a civil rights leader who died April 4, 2020.
There are 132 reported cases of COVID-19 in DeSoto County as of Sunday, April 5, according to the latest numbers from the Mississippi Department of Health.
Dr. Jon McCullers loves sports as much as you do. But he has some bad news.
Hundreds of people in government, health care, academia and business are working around the clock to predict and prepare for the coming COVID-19 surge.
Shelby County elected officials say county Mayor Lee Harris' administration went too far with proposed cuts to the current fiscal 2020 budget.
Considering the slowdown in travel and tourism, it's surprising about 8,000 hotel rooms are still occupied each night in the Memphis area. Hoteliers are seeking their niche in the coronavirus pandemic.
Pivot to COVID-19 screening keeping local high school sports trainers up and running.
There are now 3,633 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Tennessee, up from 3,321 Saturday. There have been 44 deaths in the state, up from 43 Saturday.
Following restrictions set in place by Mayor Jim Strickland, public park-goers appear to be adhering to social distancing standards.
Memphis has always been a religious city. We will rise to the occasion, because we are a city driven by the engine of faith.
Social distancing is creating big challenges for local organizations that provide services and meals to the needy in Memphis.
Some Shelby County Schools educators recorded their lessons from home facing a computer screen, while others recorded from someone else’s classroom facing a TV camera. At Middle College High School, one classroom has been transformed into a makeshift studio.
In the Saturday afternoon address, a Shelby County Health Department official provided context for the importance of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland's "Safer in Place" executive order as well as updates and responses to local cases and national health recommendations.
The Memphis coaching staff is leaning on technology to build relationships during the coronavirus pandemic.
Donald Thomason, dean of the College of Graduate Health Sciences, said the college has received 2,000 masks from Hebei University and Hebei Medical University. Thousands more are en route from elsewhere in China.
On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, SCS board member Kevin Woods says Shelby County Schools face a possible $130 million hole in its budget from the loss of sales tax revenue.