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SCHD COVID-19 daily update: 5.20.20

Today’s (5.20.20) Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) report shows 4,005 cases and 88 deaths.  There have been 56,543 tests in the County: 7.1% positive,...

SCHD hiring 141 employees to confront COVID-19

An application portal has been launched by the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) for 141 new positions singularly devoted to confronting the pandemic. On Monday...

“You’ll always be a Lakeland Lion”

It was an evening to celebrate, to recognize accomplishments and to share well-wishes.  It was the Virtual Promotion Ceremony last night (5.19.20) from Lakeland...

S.T.O.P. providing street-level outreach this week for recent drug overdoses spikes...

Shelby County is responding to the recent increase in drug overdoses with street-level outreach at multiple locations today (5.19.20) through Saturday through S.T.O.P. (Street...

SCHD, TN COVID-19 update for 5.19.20

There are 3,877 confirmed cases (+116) of COVID-19 in Shelby County, and that number includes 88 deaths (+3), 2,537 recovered (+84) and 1,252 current...

Variance request approved by BOA/SWBOA for pet hospital – Now goes...

A variance request for a Banfield Pet Hospital in Lakeland was approved in a 4-0 vote by the Board of Appeals/Stormwater Board of Appeals...

Second phase of Back-to-Business Plan will last 21 days

In today’s (5.18.20) press briefing, Mayor Lee Harris announced the opening of Phase II will last 21 days instead of the 14-day period for...

Phase II of Back-to-Business Plan begins today in Shelby, Memphis

Based on the four criteria the COVID-19 Joint Task Force has been monitoring, including the growth in new cases, health care systems capacity, public...