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Every four years all properties in Shelby County are reappraised by the Assessor's office. The recently completed 2021 assessments brought an average 20 percent increase across all Shelby County properties, according to Chief Administrative Officer Javier Bailey. That came in spite of major flooding in many Germantown residences (2019) and the COVID-19 pandemic (2020).    Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries for this week’s WKNO-TV Behind the Headlines. Guests discuss the impact of property appraisals during the COVID-19 pandemic.   In addition, guests talk about a proposal for a change...

More than 250,000 people have received a COVID-19 vaccine in the City of Memphis (equalling about 400,000 doses), says Doug McGowen the city’s chief operating officer. But the the numbers still are not where they need to be at this point. In addition to pop up pods in various communities, walk up vaccinations, starting after 5 p.m. daily at the Pipkin building, are a new addition to expediting shots in arms.  

Tax breaks, grants and assistance programs are among the enticements cities use to lure companies to relocate. The City of Memphis has for years debated the need for corporate incentives and how they should be doled out. Reid Dulberger, President and CEO of Economic Development Growth Engine, says it’s crucial to keep incentives because it makes financial sense for businesses that would otherwise settle in other communities, some adjacent to Memphis.  Dulberger joins Memphis City Council member Worth Morgan for this week’s WKNO-TV Behind the Headlines with host Eric Barnes and Daily Me...

This story has been clarified to reflect protective steps taken at a Pacers game at the start of the Coronavirus outbreak.  Eric Barnes took March 10, 2020 off from work and went to the same place he always goes to around the middle of March: Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Specifically, the gift shop. He grabbed some shirts and magnets as a present for his sister. It had become a tradition. As he headed home, he called her with the good news. “What the hell are you thinking?” his sister, Angie Holt, said over the phone. Barnes and Holt both have birthday’s mid-March, Barnes’ on the 11t...

As more people get vaccinated and light can be seen at the end of the pandemic tunnel, tourism is slowly returning to Memphis. Kevin Kane, President and