If approved, the one-time $1,000 checks would come from Shelby County s rainy day reserve fund. Author: Brad Broders Updated: 6:24 PM CST January 6, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tennessee A new plan outlined Wednesday by the Shelby County Mayor s office would provide a one-time infusion of cash for thousands of people in Shelby County s restaurant industry impacted by COVID-19.
Taylor Pfohl, a server and bartender at Bayou Bar & Grill in Midtown Memphis, would be eligible. We try the best we can to make it work but it s tough. It s tough, because everyone is mentally already trying to stay positive, Pfohl said.
With COVID-19 capacity limits for indoors dining, Pfohl, his coworkers, and others in Shelby County s restaurant industry struggle to make ends meet or work one of fewer available shifts.