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After declining steeply for six months, coronavirus cases are once again on the rise, thanks to the delta variant. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday, July 16, 2021, that new cases are up by nearly 70% in just a week. Hospitalizations are up by nearly 36%. Surges are most pronounced in areas where vaccination rates are low, but there are also increases in places such as Los Angeles and New York City. Should I go back to wearing a mask in public? Many health experts say that may be a smart move, especially when you're going to be indoors with people who may be unvaccinated and unmasked. https://www.instagram.com/p/CRd6xjQFbmjpMeI9HJgt0lDBBUKOrFduT7Dx2Y0/?utm_medium=tumblr

Meet & Greet Police Chief Nominee Cerelyn CJ Davis (at The Links @ Whitehaven) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN6YkCGFl3ADti5q75WcyVQGCXEIr98CoKKhnE0/?igshid=1c3t758dh4dsj

Meet Mayor Jim Strickland’s Police Chief Nominee Cerelyn C.J. Davis. She is a Link and a Delta. https://www.instagram.com/p/CN4_OSylKaxr3M9bdk14GBzafICUL6GLTyhyQQ0/?igshid=134ek6rpopirv

According to TVA, all community partners should have the water by 6 p.m. https://www.instagram.com/p/CLmxeSSlkztYVEkSGrnEIFtL0jYbhE-VrhQm6M0/?igshid=1jw23t7zk76ec

MLGW Crews are Restoring Power Following Ice Storm 95% restoration is expected by midnight Friday (February 11, 2021, 1:30 p.m.) –Over 10,000 Memphis Light, Gas and Water customers in Memphis and Shelby County were impacted by outages as a result of an overnight ice storm. There are currently just over 5,500 customers without power. Ninety-five percent restoration is expected by midnight on Friday for those who can take power. There are quite a few customers who have damage to their weatherheads. The weatherhead is the homeowner's property and therefore is not maintained by MLGW. Customers must have the weatherhead replaced or repaired by a licensed electrician and inspected by Code Enforcement before MLGW can restore power. The weatherhead is usually located above the roofline or attached to the gable or side of the house where the customer's wiring connects to MLGW's electric lines. Forty-two MLGW utility crews will work as quickly and safely as possible to restore power to everyone affected. One outside crew is currently assisting MLGW with restoration efforts. Ten more are expected tomorrow morning. Important MLGW contact information for customers: • Outage Reporting: 544-6500 • Emergency: 528-4465 (This number should be treated like 911. Use it to report gas leaks and downed electrical lines.) • Customer Care Center: 544-6549 • Online Outage Center: mlgw.com/home/outage center https://www.instagram.com/p/CLK4rVUlNPWRgB0SvGS0HI0h7MlvmeI38gK-Fk0/?igshid=lxjfm9erq7l8

If you would like to attend and/or serve on the Fundraising Host Committee To Support TNDP Chair Henrell Remus Click on Link Below: https://secure.ngpvan.com/VTfUdSak8kSUonaENjWHcA2 Final TNDP Funderaiser Flyer Fundraiser Supporting TNDP Chair Hendrell Remus Tuesday, February 9, 2021 (6 p.m.) Hosted By: Gale Jones Carson, Past SCDP Chair, TNDP Officer, DNC Executive Committee Darrick Dee Harris, TNDP Executive Committee, District 29 Host Committee Congressman Steve Cohen Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, Past SCDP Chair Sheriff Floyd Bonner SCDP Chair Michael Harris and SCDP Dr. Keith Norman, Past SCDP Chair Matt Kuhn, Past SCDP Chair Sidney Chism, Past SCDP Chair & County Commissioner Comm. Van Turner Jr., Past SCDP Chair Sen. Raumesh Akbari Sen. Sara Kyle Rep. Antonio Parkinson Rep. G.A. Hardaway Rep. Karen Camper Rep. Larry Miller Rep. Dwayne Thompson Rep. Jesse Chism City Court Clerk Myron Lowery Councilman Martavius Jones Councilwoman Patrice Robinson Councilwoman Michalyn Easter-Thomas Councilman JB Smiley Councilwoman Cheyenne Johnson Comm. Tami Sawyer Comm. Mickell Lowery Comm. Reginald Milton Comm. Willie Brooks Comm. Eddie Jones School Board Comm. Miska Bibbs School Board Comm. Shante Avante Deidre Malone, Former County Commissioner Norma Lester, Past Chair Democratic Women of Shelby County Lexi Reed Carter, Past Chair SCDP Primary Board Dr. Karen Streeter Kristy Sullivan Aaron Harris Jane Abraham Nathan Lubin Bryan McBride Frank Gianotti Sanjeev Memula Harold Collins, Past Councilman PAID FOR BY THE TENNESSEE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, CAROL V. ABNEY, TREASURER NOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE'S COMMITTEE https://www.instagram.com/p/CLCTHNElt3v-8HL8CK0F_TvUDLeJlq9vRKKDE00/?igshid=87ochyz8hqsw

Fundraiser Supporting TNDP Chair Hendrell Remus Tuesday, February 9, 2021 (6 p.m.) Hosted By: Gale Jones Carson, Past SCDP Chair, TNDP Officer, DNC Executive Committee Darrick Dee Harris, TNDP Executive Committee, District 29 Host Committee Congressman Steve Cohen Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, Past SCDP Chair Sheriff Floyd Bonner SCDP Chair Michael Harris and SCDP Dr. Keith Norman, Past SCDP Chair Matt Kuhn, Past SCDP Chair Sidney Chism, Past SCDP Chair & County Commissioner Comm. Van Turner Jr., Past SCDP Chair Sen. Raumesh Akbari Sen. Sara Kyle Rep. Antonio Parkinson Rep. G.A. Hardaway Rep. Karen Camper Rep. Larry Miller Rep. Dwayne Thompson Rep. Jesse Chism City Court Clerk Myron Lowery Councilman Martavius Jones Councilwoman Patrice Robinson Councilwoman Michalyn Easter-Thomas Councilman JB Smiley Councilwoman Cheyenne Johnson Comm. Tami Sawyer Comm. Mickell Lowery Comm. Reginald Milton Comm. Willie Brooks Comm. Eddie Jones School Board Comm. Miska Bibbs School Board Comm. Shante Avante Deidre Malone, Former County Commissioner Norma Lester, Past Chair Democratic Women of Shelby County Lexi Reed Carter, Past Chair SCDP Primary Board Dr. Karen Streeter Kristy Sullivan Aaron Harris Jane Abraham Nathan Lubin Bryan McBride Frank Gianotti Sanjeev Memula serve on the Fundraising Host Committee To Support TNDP Chair Henrell Remus Click on Link Below: https://secure.ngpvan.com/VTfUdSak8kSUonaENjWHcA2 PAID FOR BY THE TENNESSEE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, CAROL V. ABNEY, TREASURER NOT AUTHORIZED BY ANY CANDIDATE OR CANDIDATE'S COMMITTEE https://www.instagram.com/p/CK9_1S2llOl37Aw018yeUPao3UXbBeq1TkLRpc0/?igshid=1w84seu8n14kv

Congratulations, Deidre Malone for being nominated by the Memphis Business Journal for their Small Business Award’s “Executive of the Year.” https://www.instagram.com/p/CK5UAqTlIr4V8olq3raVKZsP_Tm30DidtAXa4Q0/?igshid=1c5g13k2fasad

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEMPHIS, TN. (February 2, 2021) Councilman JB Smiley Jr. will host a Black History Month student speech contest. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many outlets for creative expression have been reduced or eliminated, and the speech contest is designed to give students the opportunity to express themselves through an original piece while honoring Black history. Students in grades 6-12 in Memphis and Shelby County are eligible to participate. Contest entrants will be required to submit a 30-60 second clip of an original Black History Month-themed speech including the student’s name and age via an online application. The top 5 entries in each age category (middle and high) will advance to the next round of the contest. There will be cash prizes for the winners of the contest. Councilman Smiley is passionate about the students in the Memphis community being engaged during the pandemic. Students, don’t forget to submit your application online. The deadline for contest entries is February 12, 2021 at 12pm CST. https://memphiscity.seamlessdocs.com/f/Celebrating_black_History_Speech_Competition/ ### https://www.instagram.com/p/CK1R3KAFcPND_Rf32EgUr-cT2D3GtaHahIcR6Q0/?igshid=vi01k7k2vuu7

MLGW’s Power Pivot’s small business webinar - hear from business owners Cheryl Pesce and Cynthia Daniels about how to start, maintain and grow a business in a pandemic. To tune in, go to https://www.facebook.com/MLGW1/videos/862421174541903 https://www.instagram.com/p/CKoS0SflW0MRSguGqtQvRY7gjly3014RWhBNsY0/?igshid=3gfcylct03ic

Barack Obama When Cicely Tyson was born, doctors predicted she wouldn’t make it three months because of a murmur in her heart. What they didn’t know, what they couldn’t know, was that Cicely had a heart unlike any other — the kind that would not only beat for 96 more years but leave a mark on the world that few could match. In her extraordinary career, Cicely Tyson was one of the rare award-winning actors whose work on the screen was surpassed only by what she was able to accomplish off of it. Cicely wasn’t exactly destined for Hollywood. When she was a child, her mother — a hardworking and religious woman who cleaned houses — didn’t even let her go to the movies. But once Cicely got her education, she made a conscious decision not just to say her lines but to speak her truth. At a time when parts for actors who looked like her weren’t easy to come by, she refused to take on roles that reduced Black women to their gender or their race. Sometimes, that meant she would go years without work. But she took pride in knowing that whenever her face was on camera, she would be playing a character who was a human being — flawed but resilient; perfect not despite but because of their imperfections. Across all of her performances, in legendary productions ranging from “Sounder” to “The Trip to Bountiful” to “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” she helped us see the dignity within all who made up our miraculous — and, yes, messy — American family. Michelle and I were honored when Cicely came to the White House to accept the Medal of Freedom, knowing she was one of the many giants upon whose shoulders we stood — a trailblazer whose legacy couldn’t be measured by her Emmys and Tony and Oscar alone, but by the barriers she broke and the dreams she made possible. We are sending our thoughts and prayers to every member of Cicely’s family and to all of those who loved her. And while we are saddened that her heart finally came to a rest today, there is comfort in knowing that she will always live on in ours. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKoQ1XDldVx2s3q2zBvVJ_KLUzS07bQWcnlz9M0/?igshid=w6bz5njte05z

More mask wearing in 2021. #maskupamerica #maskupmemphis #socialdistancing https://www.instagram.com/p/CJjAybZlgpcj7JSx_khnJ_VLAuj_Q1hFh2Grt40/?igshid=vhn87coq0m0p