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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The debate over masks in schools continues. Some school districts in Shelby County say they’re optional while the health department says otherwise. Despite an order from two federal judges and this memo from the Shelby County Health Department to all school officials enforcing its current mask mandate, several municipal school districts say […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Masks are still required for students and staff in Shelby County, according to the county’s health director, despite a new Tennessee law banning health departments and schools from requiring masks. That includes both SCS, the state’s largest district, and the smaller municipal school districts in Shelby County. Dr. Bruce Randolph sent a […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A hearing is being scheduled Monday to determine if a court order blocking a new state law will stay in place. A federal judge blocked that law yesterday. The law was signed Friday by Governor Lee, and there has been some criticism ever since. This latest order is the result of a […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The debate over masks in schools takes another twist on Sunday when a federal judge blocked Tennessee’s law, which bans mask mandates in schools. That law just went into effect on Friday. Several school districts across the area have issued new mask policies in light of the statewide law that took effect last week. But those plans could change after […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Lee has signed a controversial mask mandate ban into law, but students in Shelby County Schools will still have to mask up. Shelby County filed an emergency motion Thursday for clarification of its authority under the new legislation. The crux of that motion states because of this legislation “it is […]

UPDATE: Gov. Bill Lee signed this bill on Friday. However, students in Shelby County Schools still will have to mask up because of an injunction in a lawsuit filed by SCS parents. Get details on the local impact here. UPDATE: Shelby County filed an emergency motion for clarification Thursday, seeking information on what obligations Shelby […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Health officials are sounding the alarm as Tennessee Governor Bill Lee prepares to sign new COVID bills into law. Sweeping new coronavirus legislation is expected to be signed into law. The changes in Tennessee include banning governments and schools from requiring masks. That action worries doctors. “Going too quickly on lifting all […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Health Department has been in its new building on Jefferson Avenue for just a few months. The bigger space has more floors and plenty of glass. But after a recent shooting, some who work there say that glass is the problem. Shortly after the building opened in July, WREG […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Imagine if your boss would give you a 34% pay raise. That’s what is being proposed by a county commissioner for the Shelby County mayor and the sheriff, but some are saying not so fast. At a time when many workers have only seen small to modest pay raises in recent years, a […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis and Shelby County leaders are begging members of the community to join them in their efforts to stop gun violence and are planning events that will give them the tools to do it. Fresh off a deadly few days in Memphis — where police say at least four people have been […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s the Governor versus local health agencies Wednesday as Tennessee Governor Bill Lee said he is preparing to sign legislation that could mean an end to most mask mandates in schools, but the Shelby County Health Director is firing back and pleading with parents to get their children vaccinated. The massive COVID-19 […]