Frayser church volunteers its property to become needed testing site in the neighborhood. 

Up to 30 people who have been tested for COVID-19 at Christ Community Health Services have seen their results delayed, including County Commissioner Tami Sawyer. 

Community development corporations in Memphis are having to adjust strategies on the fly to continue serving the communities they serve in often economically distressed areas. 

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

Pursuit of God Church and KIPP Memphis Elementary Prep held food drives Friday afternoon and served more than 350 families in North and South Memphis during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Local planners will consider applications for a new cemetery in Raleigh and a new funeral home in South Memphis next month.  

In the path of the proposed Byhalia Connection oil pipeline,  residents, environmentalists and government officials are anxious about potential effects on the environment and property values.

The owner of 26 Little Caesars is buying more property in Whitehaven as commercial development there continues to grow.

Jim Herbert's beginnings can be traced back to a former dairy farm in Whitehaven. 

Work with the city of Memphis' SARP10 program, which aims to reduce sanitary sewer overflows, has helped the contracting company grow to about 50 employees.

Details are still being worked out about programming and specific uses for the arts space, but one component will be like a museum of Orange Mound's history. 

Spencer Shadrach plans to sell the home for $230,000 to $250,000, while the average home sale price in the neighborhood the last two years is $50,278.

In May 2018, iQor announced it would expand its Memphis operation, which at that time had more than 800 employees.

While the possibility of a Highland Row-style, mixed-use development is generating excitement, small businesses' growth also is contributing to more activity and optimism in Whitehaven.

There are now Memphis Heritage Trail markers on display in Orange Mound showcasing the community's history. 

The projects just east of Downtown in Annesdale-Snowden and in the Alcy Ball area of South Memphis would activate vacant buildings. 

The selected organizations work in areas of the city ranging from Frayser to Hickory Hill.

Bendy Beast Fitness currently operates in a home studio in Downtown Memphis. 

Marci Clark establishes a storefront location for her food trailer in the Whitehaven community where she grew up.

Sometimes you want to go to a place where everybody knows your name. Regulars say the old Rogers store was that kind of place.

MAAR's president-elect says the 2019 data reflects a “competitive” housing market citywide. 

Landowners affected by the pipeline could expect an offer that is above fair market value, would still own the property and would have few restrictions, but could not build a permanent structure on the land.

The Orange Mound Initiative task force continued to define its plan to improve economic conditions in the neighborhood, and the transfer of Land Bank properties is seen an important early step. 

Participating students will visit eight colleges in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. 

Food at participating restaurants ranges from West African to smoothies and wraps.