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Child Care Center on the Macon Cove Campus CLOSED for sanitation; Reopens Monday, Jan. 25
Southwest Tennessee Community College has closed the Child Care Center on the Macon Cove Campus for sanitation following a reported case of Covid-19. The center was identified as visited by an individual who submitted a report of a positive Covid-19...
COVID-19 vaccines roll out in Shelby County
The Shelby County Health Department began vaccinating for COVID-19 on Jan. 1, 2021. The vaccines will be distributed in three phases beginning with those who are either at the greatest risk of contracting the coronavirus or those who are at the highest...
Southwest extends Back to Campus Plan - Phase II for Spring Semester
Southwest has extended Phase II of its Back to Campus Plan to encompass the Spring Semester which begins Jan. 19, 2021. College officials made the decision in response to the escalating surge of COVID-19 positive cases and deaths in Memphis and the...
SCHD Health Officer discusses COVID-19 vaccines, testing and safety during live community chat
Shelby County Health Department Health Officer Bruce Randolph, M.D., shared the latest pandemic data, news and safety recommendations with about 80 Southwest Tennessee Community College students, faculty and staff Tuesday, Dec. 22 during a live,...
Tennessee’s Safe at Home program stark reminder of pandemic’s impact on victims of abuse
Tennessee’s Secretary of State Tre Hargett recently released information to stakeholders across the state about Tennessee’s Safe at Home Address Confidentiality Program. The program was enacted by the Tennessee General Assembly in 2018 to aid...
Shelby County issues new health restrictions amid soaring COVID-19 cases
Due to the recent accelerated rate of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Shelby County and its strain on area hospitals, Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter issued “Safer at Home” Directive No. 16 and Face Mask Order No. 4 on...