From Mayor Jim Strickland: Friends, After nearly two weeks into Phase I of our Back-to-Business plan, I’ve heard from many of you asking when we…
View More Mayor’s Office: Testing, Back-to-Business, Child Care and Drag Racing, Week in Review May 11-15
From Mayor Jim Strickland: As we move into the end of our first week of Phase 1 of our Back-to-Business plan, I want to remind…
View More Mayor’s Office: Back-to-Business, Nurses Day and 2021 Budget Presentation among highlights of this first full week of May
MEMPHIS, TN (May 1, 2020) – With schoolchildren at home for the rest of the semester, and summer looming, parents can be forgiven for feeling…
View More Literacy Mid-South Announces COVID-19 Book Drive
Memphis—After careful study of the data, and on the advice of our medical experts including the Shelby County Health Department, the mayors of Memphis, Shelby…
View More Monday, May 4th: Memphis & Shelby County to Enter Phase 1 of Back-to-Business Plan
From Mayor Jim Strickland: For our business owners—as we look to slowly reopen our economy, it is very important that you familiarize yourself with our…
View More Back-to-Business: Mayor outlines plan and COVID-19 Compliant Protocols
Memphis 3.0, the City of Memphis’s first comprehensive plan for growth since 1981, has been selected by the American Planning Association for the prestigious Daniel…
View More Memphis 3.0 Comprehensive Plan honored by American Planning Association as nation’s best for 2020
Memphis—The City of Memphis, Shelby County Government, and the six suburban municipalities today announced a plan to get Shelby County residents safely back-to- business. “I’ve…
View More City & County Release A Back-to-Business Framework for Memphis & Shelby County
From Division Director Dorcas Young Griffin: On April 15, 2020, the Division of Community Services was designated $500,000 to establish the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund…
View More Division of Community Services Establishes COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund
From Mayor Jim Strickland: As you may have seen yesterday, I extended our Safer at Home Executive Order for an additional two weeks through May…
View More COVID-19: Mayor extends Safer at Home through May 5th, with conditions
On Tuesday, April 28, 2020, join Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Greater Memphis Chamber CEO Beverly Robertson for the New Normal: Conducting Business in the Shadow of COVID-19.…
View More New Normal Virtual Summit: Conducting Business in the Shadow of COVID-19