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City of Memphis and Shelby County municipalities announce date for businesses to reopen
Mayor Jim Strickland, along with Shelby County’s suburban mayors, announced earlier this week that Phase 1 of their three-phase Back-to-Business plan begins May 4. He stressed that the approach “will be data-driven and not date driven” and...
Follett Bookstore operations remain online
Due to COVID-19 and out of an abundance of caution for students, the physical locations of Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Follett Bookstore, located on the Union and Macon campuses, continue to be temporarily closed.
Southwest awarded CARES Act funding
The U.S. Department of Education has selected Southwest to receive funding under the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act approved by Congress recently. The funds are intended to help college students cover expenses related to...
CDC reports new Coronavirus symptoms
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published a new list of symptoms related to COVID-19. With the spread of Coronavirus across the nation and among different populations, health care professionals are reporting a wide range of symptoms,...
Trump signs additional $484 billion in Coronavirus stimulus funding
President Donald A. Trump signed into law an additional $484 billion in coronavirus stimulus funding under the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act on April 24. This fourth round of stimulus relief includes $310 billion in...
Memphis Mayor extends safer at home order to May 5
This week City of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland extended the city’s safer at home order to May 5. In addition, Memphis continues to operate under a state of emergency that requires Memphis residents to stay at home and only venture out to engage...