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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The American Academy of Pediatrics announced new recommendations pertaining to students, as districts across the Mid-South gearing up for the upcoming school year. The recommendations include prioritizing getting children back into a physical classroom, and it highlights the physical, mental and emotional toll the pandemic has taken on children. But as students […]

The Tennessee Department of Education has approved 29 new virtual schools for upcoming 2021-22 school year, including two in Shelby County.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The packed parking lot at a Cordova church illustrates just how many of our neighbors refuse to let their past hold them back.      One by one, they filed into Hope Church which has been transformed into a clinic. “When you are sick you need to go to a clinic,” said […]

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has nominated Dr. Michelle Taylor to be the next director of the Shelby County Health Department.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Only about 35% of Shelby County’s population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and health department leaders say that disparity is leading to an increase in cases, especially among younger people ages 18-24. The county reported 183 new cases Thursday. While that’s well below the peak reached early this year, the trend […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County’s health department will continue a comprehensive vaccine program for all ages, the agency’s interim director said, even as Tennessee’s leaders may have decided that vaccinations will no longer be promoted to children in the state. Dr. LaSonya Hall, Interim Health Director for Shelby County, released a statement Wednesday: Public health […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Five of Shelby County’s nine school board members issued a call to action Monday to curb the recent spate of violence.  Last week, at least five children were either shot or stabbed – one of them fatally.   LeBonheur Children’s Hospital reports treating 76 gunshot patients so far in 2021 excluding the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The goal is getting kids back into the classroom safely this upcoming school year. It is a mission from both the CDC and the Shelby County Health Department. This past week, the Centers for Disease Control, released its latest guidance as it relates to children. It’s something many parents may have been […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — WREG sat down with a Memphis doctor to answers questions surrounding the highly transmissible Delta strain of COVID-19. Just as mask mandates and health restrictions are eased, the Delta COVID-19 variant is ramping up across the Mid-South.  Doctors are seeing a disturbing trend. At least 90 percent of the patients being treated […]

Working parents know there’s no summer break for them when it comes to getting their kids ready to go back to school. The Shelby County Health Department wants to help make things easier by opening up for special back-to-school clinics on the next two Saturdays. The department’s interim director, Dr. Lasonya Hall told us more.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police say three people were killed in this crash on Summer Avenue last week, as the number of crashes are increasing across Shelby County. Family members say 17-year-old Andrew Scroggins was one of those victims. Sadly he’s one of 120 people to die in a car crash in Shelby County this […]