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A popular Memphis restaurant owner agrees with recent calls to pump the brakes or add some additional rules to the current Phase 2 regulations, based on increasing COVID-19 cases.

The coronavirus quarantine put the squeeze on county tax revenue, and the county commission decided Monday night it was time to dig into the rainy day fund.

A Shelby County Commissioner requested county leadership to go back to Phase I of the Back to Business plan or make adjustments to Phase II as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase.

The Shelby County government said they’ve completed coronavirus testing at the Division of Corrections.

A nursing home where nearly 20 people have died and dozens more infected by COVID-19 faced recent citations, including one pertaining to infection prevention.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County will remain in Phase II of the ‘Back to Business’ plan following the recommendation from the county health department. The recommendation comes after health officials examined daily COVID-19 data since Shelby County entered Phase II back on May 19, 2020. In a press release from the Shelby County Health Department, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and community leaders are holding a memorial ceremony for George Floyd on Monday morning. Floyd was killed while being detained by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It will also honor other people who have been impacted by racial injustice. In a press release, Harris announced a list of […]

SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. — Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has ordered all flags bearing the county government logo to fly at half-staff next week. “The murder of George Floyd, captured on video, tears back the veil on racial injustice, an issue that seems to worsen by the day,” said Harris in a released statement. “African […]

A Shelby County Commission committee voted Wednesday to move forward with a plan allowing convicted felons a fair chance at a new start.

The Shelby County Health Department said they will begin coronavirus testing staff and inmates at the Shelby County Division of Corrections facility starting Tuesday.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mayor Jim Strickland announced the city of Memphis will implementing a 10 p.m. curfew beginning Monday night. The announcement follows a peaceful protest Sunday night that later turned into a standoff with law enforcement downtown, and some acts of vandalism in the city. The curfew will be from 10 p.m. to 6 […]