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Restaurant Inspection Scores, May 21 – 27
Newest Restaurant Report Card | If you want the latest Shelby County restaurant scores sent directly to your inbox, sign up for it today on WREG’s Newsletter here. Each week WREG is rounding up the highest and lowest scores from Shelby County restaurant inspections. Find more restaurant scores from Shelby County and other Tennessee counties here. Lowest Scores: American Deli6668 […]
There's an HIV outbreak in Memphis; public health officials are silent on the numbers
There is an "alarming" increase in the number of new positive HIV tests in Shelby County; that's all the public knows. The extent of the outbreak has not been quantified for the public. The Shelby County Health Department posted a notice of the increase in cases online on May 13,...
'Alarming' increase in positive HIV tests seen in Shelby County
Good morning, Memphis! This is Metro Editor Corinne Kennedy, and you're reading the Daily Briefing, our one-stop digital shop for the best Memphis stories from our award-winning Commercial Appeal team. And, as always, we're here to curate some of the best stories from some of the area's best journalists. There is an "alarming" increase in the number of new positive...
Honoring Our Heroes: Germantown Memorial Day Events and Parade Schedule
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Lakeland Update: Key Municipal Developments and Upcoming Fiscal Decisions
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Entity seeking to sell Graceland didn’t file any required documents with the county
The company being investigated for attempting to sell Graceland did not file a single required document with the local deeds office to show that it has any rights to Elvis Presley's Memphis estate — but it was still able to proceed with its foreclosure sale plan because of a system that leaves such battles up to the courts to decide, according to county officials and a foreclosure lawyer.
New Downtown Memphis hotel planned by FedExForum: What we know about Blues Note Hotel project
FedExForum might have some new neighbors soon. On Thursday, development group Blues Note Hotel Development LLC submitted a planned development permit for a 15-story, 191-room hotel and mixed-use development with the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development. The development, which is called Blues Note Hotel, is located at 0 Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. and 0 Fourth Street, according to the permit application.
MSCS superintendent, MPD chief, sheriff emphasize teachers won't be carrying guns in schools
In April, Tennessee passed a law that would allow some teachers to carry concealed guns in public K-12 schools. But the law doesn’t immediately guarantee teachers the right to have a firearm in the classroom. To carry a gun in school, a teacher must, among other things, get approval from their local law enforcement agency, their principal, and their school district.
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