The "last seven days" mark long-standing issues in Memphis and a renewed public interest in them as a global pandemic and nationwide protests intertwine. 

The fallout from COVID-19 means some young Shelby County residents will miss out on summer jobs programs.

The county's $1.4 billion budget is a work in progress, but officials say they're close.

The County Commission approved CARES Act spending, including a hazard pay stipend for some workers and money for the municipal cities.

The County Commission has until June 30 to approve a balanced operating budget for the county.

Memorial Day Weekend is normally one of the busiest times of the year at the 153-year-old Memphis National Cemetery off Jackson Avenue, and 28-year-old West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery on Forest Hill-Irene Road. But like most aspects of current American life, the COVID-19 pandemic made other plans. 

The director of the Shelby County Health Department started her career with a two-year nursing degree. Now she has initiated a partnership with Southwest Tennessee Community College to provide paid Health Department residencies for associate-degree nurses.

The County Commission isn't likely to approve another contract with the health care provider.

The commission calculated cuts and additions to the $1.4 billion budget, which must be approved by June 30.

The resolution urges Health Department officials to require Shelby County residents and visitors to wear masks when out and about.

The Shelby County Election Commission picked new voting machines earlier this month without the public knowing the name of the company or the price. But it has done little to settle the ongoing debate about changes to how Memphis voters exercise their right.

Deer and social distancing are no discouragement for toilers at the Shelby County Community Gardens. The distances don’t impact the sense of community, either.

Budget committee Chairman Eddie Jones and Vice Chairman Edmund Ford Jr. presented the proposal. Work on the budget resumes in a special committee meeting Monday before the full Shelby County Commission session.

County commissioners discussed, but didn’t vote, on extending the contract with the county's contracted inmate health care provider.

Weekly trash collection services for Northaven residents could begin as early as July 1.

Health Department officials said Shelby County has had a total of 391 suspected overdoses and 58 fatalities between April 7 and May 7, but they don't know why.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris' administration officials answered questions as county commissioners prepare for another review of the fiscal 2021 budget.

Now that Mayor Lee Harris' budget has been rejected, County Commission must craft another one.

Many county commissioners said their constituents don't like the wheel tax, don't know how it's used and thought it was going away.

Differences from years ago between Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. and County Mayor Lee Harris have carried over into the county's 2021 budget talks.

Rolling out businesses again gradually is important so health and government officials can monitor the impact of openings in case adjustments need to be made, officials say. 

The state comptroller's office says any authorization to modify property assessments must come from the Tennessee General Assembly.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris talks about his $1.4 billion COVID pandemic county budget on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast.

The county order covers unincorporated Shelby County and follows an extension of the Memphis emergency order earlier in the week with some first steps toward an economic reopening.

Assessor Melvin Burgess needs the authorization of the state to move forward with initiatives to ease the tax burden for home and business owners impacted by the coronavirus.