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Graham Winchester - at Home
In place of parties and gatherings, We Saw You will focus on what people are doing at home. This week: singer-songwriter-musician Graham Winchester. Graham Winchester didn’t know he was going to be...
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Shelby County Now Has 30 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, SCS Suspends Meal...
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Shelby County has tripled to 30 as of Friday afternoon, according to the Shelby County Health Department. Alisa Haushalter, director of the Shelby County...
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Emergency Rule Allows Restaurants to Sell Beer for Takeout, Delivery
A temporary rule will allow restaurants and bars to sell beer for takeout and delivery thanks to quick moves by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland and the Memphis Alcohol Commission (MAC). The news comes...
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Coronavirus Cases Rise to 66
The number of coronavirus cases in Shelby County rose to 66 by Sunday afternoon, a rise that health officials here said was "not unexpected." As has been the case throughout the coronavirus pandemic...
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Governor Lee Signs Order for Businesses During Coronavirus
Governor Bill Lee signed an executive order Sunday mandating companies across the state to use alternative business models to help stop the spread of coronavirus. Here's the governor's statement in...
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Coronavirus Cases Rise to 84 in Shelby County
The number of COVID-19 cases in Shelby County has risen to 84 as of Monday morning, according to the Shelby County Health Department. Officials say this increase is not unexpected, as commercial labs...
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Music Video Monday: Mark Edgar Stuart With Garrison Starr
Music Video Monday finds joy in togetherness. When Memphis singer/songwriter Mark Edgar Stuart was stuck in a creative rut, he needed collaboration to help him out of it. "I’d been spinning my wheels...
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MATA Implements Social Distancing Rules on Board, Considers Service Cuts
As the number of COVID-19 cases continue to increase in the county, the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) rolled out social distancing measures on all of its buses and facilities, while...
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Strickland Orders Memphians to Stay Home
Starting tomorrow at 6 p.m, Memphians will be ordered to stay at home. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland announced the Safer at Home Initiative Monday at Memphis City Hall. Under the order, Memphians will...
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U.S. Attorney's Office Urges Public to Report COVID-19 Fraud
The U.S. Attorney's office for the Western District of Tennessee is urging the public to report fraud schemes related to the coronavirus. Examples of these schemes include: • Individuals and...
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Mayor Harris: Seven Municipal Mayors to Issue Stay-at-Home Orders
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said mayors of each of the county’s seven municipalities are expected to deliver Stay at Home orders by the end of Tuesday similar to the one Memphis Mayor Jim...
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"Virtual Music Festival" To Raise Funds For Memphis Musicians
With social distancing as the new normal, countless musicians have taken to the internet, staging live video concerts of all kinds on multiple social media platforms. How did players manage a century...
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MATA Tightens Social Distancing Guidelines for Riders
The Memphis Area Transit Authority is rolling out an updated set of guidelines Tuesday evening as the city’s Stay at Home order goes into effect. MATA will continue its normal services, but with a few...
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COVID-19 Cases Rise to 170 in Shelby County
Shelby County currently has 170 confirmed COVID-19 cases. All out-of-county residents have been transferred to their local health department jurisdictions. Going forward, Shelby County Health...
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Roving Singers Face Reality of Stay-Home Edict
Late last week, Opera Memphis sent a message to the public that offered to send singers around town for drive-by serenades. It encouraged people to send an email and it would dispatch a van and...
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Best Bets: Steelhead Trout Fish Tacos to go at Elwood's Shack
With social distancing, it’s great to get close to an old friend at my dining room table. I’m talking about Steelhead Trout Fish Tacos takeout from Elwood’s Shack. This, to me, is one of the most...
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Downtown Church Opens Temporary Homeless Shelter for Women
One of the few shelters for homeless women in Memphis had to shut its doors last week due to the spread of COVID-19 in the community. Room In The Inn, which places homeless individuals at churches...
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MEMernet: Coronavirus and the Case of the Sparkly Phone Case
We're news junkies, obviously. Heck, it's our job! Sometimes when you've been on the beat long enough, you start to pick up on details happening courtside, not just on the court. If you're like us and...
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Stax Online Archive Goes Live With "Deep Cuts" Project
If you've binge-watched too many movies and television series during this stay-at-home time, and have done every jigsaw puzzle in the house, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music might just have the...
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