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Metro
Memphis attorney Jocelyn Dan Wurzburg will be honored with the prestigious William M. Leech Jr. Public Service Award, which will be presented by the Tennessee Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division Fellows, on June 18. -
Metro
U of M offers prep course for those considering online degrees
When finished, the class may be converted to an experiential learning credit-bearing course.
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Podcast Coronavirus
Where Memphis stands in the fight against COVID-19
Dr. Jon McCullers, Pediatrician in Chief at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, discusses where Memphis and Shelby County stand in the fight against COVID-19.
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Public Safety
Civic memorial for George Floyd includes police and mothers
The chief of staff to Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris talks about her son's coming transition as a young black man and worries about what will happen when he encounters police. The city's police director says his officers are not the enemy.
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State Government
Despite crisis, state leaving plenty in $4B reserves
The Lee Administration will take about $600 million from its $4 billion in reserves to bolster the budget this year and next, but it won't go deep into those funds, instead opting to add more to the rainy day fund.
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Coronavirus
Shelby County reports 19 new coronavirus cases, two new deaths
The Shelby County Health Department reported 5,927 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday and two new deaths.
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City of Memphis
Strickland lifts curfew
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland has lifted the citywide curfew.
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The Early Word
The Early Word: The long view on protests; new help for COVID work casualties
It's Monday, June 8, and we've got wind and flash flood advisories in effect for the Mid-South today. We're also talking about police reform, life after death at Elmwood and exciting changes at Acre.
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Metro
Protest blog, Day 12: Individuals’ stories add meaning to rally
A grieving mother's account, and a man who says he participated in the 1968 I Am A Man march add poignancy to Sunday evening demonstrations.
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Spirit of Memphis
Memphis woman fights COVID-19 in Navajo Nation
Janice Ballard follows her faith in God and public health onto the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Metro
Shelby County daily COVID-19 cases rise by 115
Across Tennessee, 400 new cases were confirmed the past 24 hours.
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Elections
State likely to challenge chancellor’s decision allowing expanded absentee voting
The state is planning to challenge a court ruling requiring expanded absentee voting during the COVID-19 pandemic and could be violating a chancellor's order to immediately send applications to any voter who requests one.
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City of Memphis
‘It’s not enough': The move to change oversight of police actions
Bobby White says oversight of police by the police director isn't enough, no matter how good or well-intentioned the director is.
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Premium Public Safety
Calkins: A turning-point of a week — but what happens next is what matters
Apologies are necessary. Especially now. But it's what happens after the apology that matters. A story of two Memphis ministers and one simple request.
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Metro Memphis curfew extended
The curfew, renewed on a daily basis by executive order, has been in effect since Monday.
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City of Memphis
Questions, comments reflect complexity of MLGW cutting ties with TVA
The leader of the consulting team that drafted a plan for MLGW potentially getting power from providers other than TVA said even the “worst outcome” in the report shows savings for MLGW.
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State Government
Lee: ESA funds will be removed from fiscal 2021 budget
Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher program is out for the 2020-21 school year that begins this fall.
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Business
More Memphis businesses get coronavirus relief
EDGE has approved $304,000 in NEED grants for 54 businesses, many of them minority and women-owned enterprises.
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Coronavirus
Coronavirus cases: Area sees almost 90 more cases, two deaths
With these new figures, the area’s positivity rate stays at 6.8%.
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The Early Word
The Early Word: Absentee ballots approved; protesters train for more marches
It's Friday, June 5, and the courts have dealt the state two blows with the last two days; the first coronavirus patient treated with an experimental drug is released; and the Rendezvous is returning — with lunch.
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Spirit of Memphis
First patient treated with remdesivir discharged with tears, applause
Patricia Myles, 49, was breathing on her own after being treated with the experimental drug, remdesivir. She was discharged from Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, 21 days after the intravenous therapy started.
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Metro
Floyd protests Day 9: Spontaneous demonstration breaks out
No protest was planned for the evening of Thursday, June 4, 2020, but one occurred anyway after a civil disobedience class at the National Civil Rights Museum. The Daily Memphian followed events with photos, videos and stories.
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Elections
Court rules Tenn. must expand absentee voting
The judge ruled in favor of two groups, including Memphis and Nashville residents who said their health could be jeopardized if they were forced to vote in person.
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Transportation & Logistics
FedEx Logistics funnels Medline PPE to Latin America
FedEx Logistics, Medline have distributed 900,000 face masks to hospitals in Central America and Caribbean, and more are on the way.
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City of Memphis
Protests and pandemic may be something Memphis COVID rates can weather
The dean of clinical affairs at UTHSC says the local pandemic is "under reasonable control" and a week of protests gathering hundreds of Memphians together was important enough to risk what might lead to a rise in confirmed cases.
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