Robert Howard is being remembered as someone devoted to those he loved. Author: Caitlin McCarthy Updated: 10:15 PM CST January 10, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. The family of Robert Howard is still in disbelief after he was kidnapped and fatally shot by an on-duty MPD officer in the back of a squad car. Howard was reported missing before investigators found out that he had been killed by Officer Patric Ferguson.
Sunday afternoon, investigators believe they recovered Howard s body near the Wolf River Bridge and Second Street.
Ferguson has admitted to the crime and said he used his personal handgun to shoot Howard.
Jennifer Robinson, Howard s cousin, said she will always remember his devotion to those he loved.
Nursing homes are among the first that will receive the Covid-19 vaccine in Tennessee Author: Caitlin McCarthy Updated: 10:45 PM CST December 29, 2020
BARTLETT, Tenn. Knowing the Covid-19 vaccine is being distributed to nursing homes now is giving people hope they ll be back with their loved ones soon.
Within the first phase of the distribution, all staff and residents in Tennessee nursing homes will be some of the first to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. These facilities will have to wait for further guidance from the Tennessee Department of Health about when in-person visits can safely resume.
Dr. Jeff Warren, a member of the Shelby County Covid-19 Task Force, advised it ll be the safest to visit your loved one once both of you are vaccinated.
Should Tennessee teachers be bumped up to the top of the list for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine?
The State s House Education Chairman is proposing teachers be a part of the first phase of vaccine distributions. Author: Caitlin McCarthy Updated: 10:19 PM CST December 16, 2020
COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. Under a proposal from Tennessee s House Education Chairman Mark White, teachers would be included in phase one of the vaccine distribution. This would place them in the same phase as healthcare workers and other first responders.
White believes teachers and students need to get back to in-person learning as soon as it s safe considering the learning loss many students have faced.