Vaccine demand locally continues to struggle, including at the FEMA site in Midtown Memphis Author: Brad Broders Updated: 6:30 PM CDT April 27, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tennessee Tuesday - saying COVID-19 is no longer a public health crisis in Tennessee - Gov. Bill Lee said he wants all counties - including Shelby County - to lift all business restrictions and mask mandates by Memorial Day.
While the state can order that for all non-metro counties, such public health changes could be a tougher sell in the Memphis area and already facing resistance. It s time for government to get out of the business of public health interventions, Gov. Lee said in Nashville Tuesday morning.
Black Lives Matter crosswalk unveiled in Memphis
Black Lives Matter crosswalk By WMC Action News 5 Staff | April 19, 2021 at 3:02 AM CDT - Updated April 19 at 5:42 AM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Black Lives Matter and a rainbow crosswalk were unveiled in Midtown Memphis over the weekend.
The colorful crosswalks are now on display at Cooper St. and Monroe Ave. near the Hattiloo Theatre.
The Memphis Public Art Review committee approved the designs earlier this year.
In 2019, a rainbow crosswalk was unveiled in Cooper Young.
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170 military are staffed at the midtown Memphis site, including out-of-state active duty and Tennessee National Guard. Author: Brad Broders Updated: 6:32 PM CDT April 9, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tennessee The FEMA vaccination site in Midtown Memphis - in day three of operations Friday - is especially significant for two out-of-state military members, back in their hometown to answer the call.
It s a unique mission on U.S. soil, not far from their former schools - putting shots in arms of their former neighbors. I was happy because I knew I was coming back home, HM2 John Walton said, based with the 2nd Marine Air Wing in Cherry Point, NC.
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This is an exciting time for us | New details for Memphis federal vaccination site opening next week
FEMA s community vaccination center next to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium will be able to vaccinate 21,000 a week, which frees up staff to provide doses elsewhere. Author: Brad Broders Updated: 6:30 PM CDT April 1, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tennessee This is an exciting time for us; we have been waiting for a big uptick, City of Memphis Chief Operating Officer Doug McGowen said.
The wait is over in Shelby County, as FEMA sets up shop along Tiger Lane in Midtown Memphis and puts the finishing touches on the state s first federal community vaccination center.