Renee Sims-Wells’ son is in jail at 201 Poplar at a time when multiple local government orders are restricting residents’ movement and encouraging them to practice social distancing to help curb the spread of an invisible viral menace, COVID-19.
On...
Dr. Andrenette Fleming began collecting COVID-19 test kits back in February.
The long-time Memphis physician took heed to the warnings that seniors and those with pre-existing health conditions were at a higher risk of developing serious complications from the virus,...
“This virus will have dire consequences on so many, but specifically African Americans, which suffer from higher rates of chronic illness.”
That was part of the message of Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, conveyed Sunday evening during...
Local utility companies such as Memphis Light, Gas & Water (MLGW) can tap into $1 billion in available credit support that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is offering to offset the effects of COVID-19.
TVA President/CEO Jeff Lyash made that...
I was not exactly surprised last Thursday when I got a text message from my son's daycare saying they'd be closed on Friday. It's not even been a full week, but the avalanche of closings – at that time,...
Health Dept. confirms COVID-19 death
-- The Shelby County Health Department's latest released data records a death related to the novel coronavirus.
By policy, the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) does not release identifiable information about specific cases in order to...
The coronavirus approaches the “Saints” of the Church of God in Christ the same way it does anyone anywhere in the world – it aims to infect and kill. The toll has been heavy, including taking the lives of...
The COVID-19 virus presents unique challenges for people already struggling in recovery from alcohol or drug addiction, according to local counselors and pastors.
In addition to sickness and death, the pandemic has caused many non-essential businesses to shut down. The...
by Charles Elliott --
Even before the pandemic, LeMoyne-Owen College was working on ways to provide instructional options for our students.
When the difficult decision was made to close the campus to keep our LOC family safe, we immediately took action...
“...It was Wednesday, early morning. I sat outside her room at the window in ICU. A wonderful nurse named Emily was there at my mother’s bedside. Emily was playing a song taken from Psalms 23 called ‘Safe in His...