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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Starting Friday, any Shelby County resident age 16 or older can get the COVID-19 vaccine. That means quite a few high school students can finally get the shot. That includes several of Bill Grace’s grandchildren. He says they’re all signing up. “Good. Yeah. Safe,” Grace said. Dr. Sandy Arnold is a pediatric infectious disease […]

One year after the coronavirus first appeared in Shelby County, some middle and high school students head back to the classroom.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One person has been rushed to the hospital following a shooting outside of a health clinic in Orange Mound Wednesday. It happened on the 1000 block of Haynes Street around 10:10 a.m. One man was found suffering from a gunshot wound and taken to Regional One in critical condition. At the scene, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Election Commission is enforcing a rule that says candidates for Memphis mayor must live in the city for five years ahead of the Oct. 5 election, based on a ruling last month. But that ruling could lead to a showdown in court. If it stands, the ruling could affect […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Days after the Shelby County Health Department revealed that 1,315 doses of the Pfizer vaccine had to be thrown out because they had expired, the Tennessee Department of Health has announced that it will be investigating the matter.   Friday, Dr. Alisa Haushalter, who heads the Shelby County Health Department, said that […]

In just the second weeek of in-person learning for some Shelby County students, WREG has learned the district’s virtual learning system crashed for those students still learning at home.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Shelby County Commission discussed a resolution to spend $750,000 on headsets for students, on Wednesday. In this new age of COVID, curriculum, and kids, the challenge these days is making sure all students have access to learning whether at home or in person. Mayor Lee Harris said the priority right now […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As parents continue to pick up digital devices for the upcoming Shelby County School year, there is one item teachers are saying will help their students as they take on virtual learning: headsets. For many, buying the needed items for the school year is nearly unaffordable given the financial challenges the ongoing […]

MEMPHIS — Huge news from the prep hardwood as reigning Mister Basketball and Gatorade Player of the Year and four-star Oregon commit Johnathan Lawson has left Wooddale to play for Mike Miller at Houston. Lawson needing a new place to play with Shelby County schools…still sidelined.  First for football and now basketball because of Covid […]

A big day for teachers across Shelby County as educators can now get vaccinated against Covid-19.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Schools students will start classes on Monday, and over the weekend, many parents waited in long lines to get supplies for their children. Many parents voiced their thoughts about the upcoming school year for Shelby County Schools. Some of them said they are very optimistic for the virtual learning environment. […]