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The State of Tennessee is signaling to residents that they might oughta tamp down their excitement when it comes to when theyll get the COVID vaccine.A set of revisions to the Tennessee Department of Healths official COVID-19 Vaccination Plan pushes back its expectations for when vaccines will be available for most of the age-based phases of eligibility.Under the revised plan, published Jan. 22, Tennessee residents who are 65 and over could get vaccinations beginning in March. There are no

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On Sunday, February 7th, four local competitors will line up on one of the grandest stages to compete for one of the biggest prizes of them all. Thats right Memphis will be represented by some talented and furry friends aiming to emerge victorious in this years Puppy Bowl XVII. Jiffy, Vinnie, Pluto, and Tank of Charlies Crusaders Pet Rescue will go paw-to-paw with other dogs from animal shelters around the nation for a chance to lift the CHEWY Lombarky trophy. Charlies Crusaders Pet Rescue squad will see its representatives lining up for two separate Puppy Bowl teams. Jiffy will suit up for Team Fluff, while Vinnie, Pluto, and Tank will compete for Team Ruff. Tank will also be repping Memphis in the PUP-ularity contest, and is counting on some Bluff City support to do his hometown proud. Every year, the Puppy Bowl brings together canine competitors to celebrate adoptable pups and showcase rescues, shelters, and the staffers who dedicate their lives to helping animals find homes. So far, the Bowl has a winning record in its previous 16 iterations, with 100 percent of featured puppies and halftime show kittens having been adopted. This years three-hour event will air on the Discovery streaming service, and Animal Planet, at 1 p.m. Central. Puppy Bowl XVII will see some changes to the format with the inclusion of special Adoptable Pup segments hosted by rufferee Dan Schachner, overseeing his 10th consecutive Bowl, spotlighting available pups from 11 shelters around the country. More information about participating shelters, rescues, and organizations can be found on the Puppy Bowl website. Charlies Crusaders Pet Rescue has been operating out of Germantown and North Mississippi for a little over four years, and so far has placed more than 1,000 dogs into forever homes.

The formal vocabulary of Shelby County Commission meetings is slowly gravitating from the antique and ornamental to current and ordinary forms of speech. Until recently, as an example, meetings used to be opened by invocations by the sergeant-at-arms of the venerable Anglo-Norman phrase oyez, oyez, except that the uniformed county officer serving in that role would pronounce the phrase Oh yes, oh yes. These days, the officer says instead, Hear ye, hear ye, which happens to be what the archaic phrase oyez, oyez, still used in the U.S. Supreme Court and by numerous other tribunals, actually means. A parallel phenomenon has been the attrition undergone by the archaic term aye as the traditional signifier of an affirmative vote. At some point in the early days of the Commission that was elected and installed in 2018, new Commissioner David Bradford, who represents Collierville and other suburban areas in east Shelby County, began saying simply yes when, in a roll call of Commissioners vote, he gave his okay to this or that measure. The other members voting on his side of the issue would continue saying aye, an Anglo-Scottich term dating from the 16th century which has got itself lodged in parliamentary idiom ever since. Slowly, though, Bradfords usage began catching on with other commissioners fellow Republicans Mark Billingsley and Mick Wright, especially who are now apt to say yes as often as aye when they vote in favor. Though its dominion of the traditional term is slipping on the Commission, the ayes still have it, for the most part, as the word continues its general prevalence in roll calls. Oddly, the symmetrical equivalent to it, nay, goes totally unspoken in normal circumstances, except in the occasional summing up of a negative vote outcome, as in the nays have it.

New virus case numbers rose by 417 over the last 24 hours. The new cases put the total of all positive cases in Shelby County since March at 80,770. Total current active cases of the virus the number of people known to have COVID-19 in the county fell again to 4,991, the first time the figure has been below 5,000 in many weeks. The number reached a record high of more than 8,000 three weeks ago. The figure had been as low as 1,299 in September androse above 2,000 only in October. The new active case count represents 6.2 percent of all cases of the virus reported here since March. In Shelby County, 33,687 COVID-19 vaccines have been given,according to the latest data issued Wednesday.As of that day, 6,999 have been given two doses for full vaccination and 26,688 have been given a single dose. The Shelby County Health Department reported that 929,363 tests have been given here since March. This figure includes multiple tests given to some people. As of Sunday, acute care beds were 86 percent full in area hospitals with 323 beds available. Of the 2,027 patients in acute care beds now, 282 of them were COVID-19-positive.Intensive Care Unit ICU beds were 89 percent full with 46 beds available. Of the 365 patients in ICU beds now, 115 were COVID-19-positive. The latest weekly positivity rate fell again for the second week in a row, down now more than five percentage points from the record-high 17.5 percent two weeks ago. The average positive of test results for the week of January 10th was 12 percent. That figure is down more than two percentage points from the 14.1 percent recorded for the week of January 3rd. Seven new deaths were reported over the last 24 hours. Though, those deaths may not have all occurred within the last day. Reports come form many agencies and arent all reported on the day of the death. The total death tollnow stands at 1,194.The average age of those who have died in Shelby County is 74, according to the health department. The age of the youngest COVID-19 death was 13. The oldest person to die from the virus was 101.Shelby County vaccine information: COVID-19 vaccinations for 1a1 groups, health care workers and individuals age 75 started last week at the Pipkin Building at the Mid-South Fairgrounds. All appointments are now filled for January. The health department will continue to provide daily updates, announce when more appointments are available and provide another signup opportunity. For information on vaccines and more, visit the countys COVID-19 website at shelby.community. COVID-19 Testing Availability Shelby County has plenty of testing capacity available, according to the health department, and anyone who thinks they need a test should get one. Two of the community drive-through testing sites are now available to anyone, and no appointment is needed during their regular testing hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday Friday. Those sites are: 2355 Appling City Cove 1720 RKS Commercial Cove off Lamar AvenueA new health directive that loosened some restrictions took effect Saturday. Check out the health departments information right here:

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. A judge on Monday filed an order dismissing Pervis Paynes DNA petition. On July 22, attorneys for the Tennessee death row inmate filed a petition for DNA testing to be performed on several key pieces evidence. The court granted the request in September. READ: Pervis Payne DNA Final Order The results from ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Memphis Police are investigating after human bones were found on Mud Island Saturday afternoon. Police said a landscaping crew discovered the bones at around 4 p.m. Authorities were able to identify the bones as humans. Memphis Police say investigators returned to the scene to gather additional evidence. This is a developing story.

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