News From Southwest


Shelby County Health Department offers COVID-19 vaccinations beginning Feb. 5; Appointments now open

The Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) and Southwest Tennessee Community College are teaming up to offer COVID-19 vaccinations at Southwest’s Whitehaven Center beginning Friday, Feb. 5. Residents eligible for vaccination as part of Phases 1a1...

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Shelby County Health Department and Southwest to team up to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations at Whitehaven Center Feb. 5 - 27

The Shelby County Health Department and Southwest Tennessee Community College earlier today announced a partnership to administer COVID-19 vaccinations at the Whitehaven Center, 1234 Finley Road, Feb. 5-27, 2021. Vaccinations to be delivered to...

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Renowned author and global speaker Clifton Taulbert to talk on Black Wall Street at Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Men in Black awards

Pulitzer Prize nominee and international business consultant Clifton L. Taulbert will deliver a virtual presentation on Tulsa’s Black Wall Street at Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Project M.O.S.T.’s Men in Black Awards Ceremony Feb....

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Southwest Tennessee Community College Wins Prestigious 2021 Bellwether Award

Peers at virtual Community College Futures Assembly recognize Southwest’s achievements in redesigning the student experience

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Shelby County's heath directive No. 17 eases restrictions

The Shelby County Health Department issued Health Directive No. 17 on Jan. 20, 2021, easing the restrictions put into place under the previous health directive. The decision was made because of the declining rate of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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