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The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 gives about $160 million to Memphis. The CFO of the City of Memphis says that, unlike other federal funds, ARPA

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has submitted his proposal for the 2021-22 budget. Harris says it focuses on public safety, health, and education. It also looks to replenish Shelby County's rainy day fund that was depleted during the past year.  Harris joins host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries for this week’s WKNO-TV  Behind the Headlines. In addition to discussing the upcoming Shelby County budget, Harris talks about the status of local COVID-19 vaccinations, and possible changes to the local mask mandate.    

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Many local restaurants and retail establishments have been hit hard by COVID-19. Despite the pandemic and its economic casualties, the President and CEO of Downton Memphis Commission (DMC) Paul Young says that no major local projects and developments have ceased; all are looking to advance. Young also says "investment capital is still flowing" and that investors are keeping a keen eye on post-pandemic numbers.    Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries for this week’s WKNO-TV  Behind the Headlines. Young talks about proposed and existing local development projects, such as the Loews Hotel an...

"I’m not doing well," Sadie said. "I lost half my heart, my best friend, my everything." Chase and Sadie married April 29, 2020, just days after he learned the cancer he had been fighting since he was 13 had attacked again, spread throughout his body and was terminal. They were senior high school sweethearts. Chase was a swimmer, Sadie a diver. Inside the hospital when Chase was told he had months to live, he and his dad, Brad Smith, had a heart-wrenching talk. Brad told Chase he would help him get a ring. He knew, he told Chase, that Sadie was the love of his life.