• TSSAA addresses COVID-19 concerns
• Impact of flight reductions on Memphis unclear
• Dow enters bear market on Wednesday

It's Wednesday, March 11, and we've got two restaurants trying to rise and ride again, a new plan to fund MATA and continued coronavirus coverage. 

The city's Office of Youth Services has 9,200 children and young adults who have signed up for the Youth Summer Experience Program. But the program now has 2,000 funded slots. The goal is to raise private money to expand, and it is proving difficult.

Lawmakers made a move Tuesday toward pay for student-athletes, an effort designed to avert situations like the James Wiseman case at the University of Memphis.

Participants at the Shelby County Commission's public transportation ad hoc committee meetings have whittled down options in search of ways to raise $9 million for MATA.

The state reversed course Tuesday amid criticism and said it would begin identifying the home county of those with confirmed cases of coronavirus.

Collierville police arrested an armed trespasser at Collierville High School Tuesday, March 10, the school district said in a statement.

Lori Gilbert, the president of Treadwell Elementary’s parent group, said some Spanish-speaking parents did not get the district’s robocall about a quarantined employee in Spanish until after school started.

Mayor Jim Strickland is endorsing former Vice President Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential race.

Germantown aldermen approved an amended outline plan that increased the number of hotel rooms and reduced the number of multi-family units at Thornwood, a mixed-use development.

CBU faculty member, student under self-quarantine; Le Bonheur updates visitor policy; stocks rebound. 

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It's Tuesday, March 10, and we've got continued coronavirus coverage. We're also talking about a Shelby County proposal to be carved out from state law, a controversial water request withdrawn and how you like your newsletters. 

Shelby County Commission wants to be "carved out" of Tennessee's proposed permitless carry law.

The new policy launches July 1 and gives six weeks pay for county employees who have a baby or adopt.

Edmund Studdard was killed by two Shelby County sheriff's deputies in 2016.

With Democrats criticizing the state’s response to the coronavirus, Republican Gov. Bill Lee is considering declaring a state of emergency after Tennessee confirmed its fourth case, Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey said Monday.

Details on how the county defines residency and what employees need to prove it passed in an ordinance on first reading.

A resolution that asks Shelby County government to enforce the rules laid out in the employee handbook on sexual harassment regardless of who is accused was passed by the County Commission Monday, March 9.

Shelby County Commission will reconsider John Porter's Quinn Ridge proposal in April. The commission previously denied the project.

A bill filed Monday authorized the governor to start negotiating immediately with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and President Donald Trump to provide primary care “relative to the prevention and treatment of coronavirus” to all Tennesseans.

Treadwell parents began signing the children out of school after learning that an employee was in contact with the first person diagnosed in Shelby County with the novel coronavirus. 

If you go to your doctor's office, call before you arrive to let the staff know you are concerned you may have COVID-19. 

An assistant U.S. attorney in Memphis resigned her post and will serve a year on probation after pleading guilty to theft in U.S. District Court, stemming from falsified time sheets.

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It's Monday, March 9, a day when the Shelby County Commission will be looking at paid parental leave. We're also talking about a new benefit for FedEx employees, two leading scientists here in Memphis and the questions surrounding a new high school in Shelby County.