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Feature Story Agape Child & Family Services High GroundKids and Education

The school year has started, but Memphis-area parents can still register their kids for preschool

Cole BradleyThursday, September 24, 2020
Feature Story Downtown High GroundCommunity Development

Community land trusts could help heal segregated cities

Thursday, September 24, 2020
Feature Story maskscovid High GroundHealthy Communities

The world is drowning in used face masks. Should we turn them into fuel?

Thursday, September 24, 2020
Feature Story Sami Harvey is the founder of Out of the Woods Wildlife Rescue and Rehab. The center is located on Harvey's property in Shelby Forest and gives native woodland critters like raccoons, skunks, opossums, and squirrels a second chance. (Submitted) High Ground

To the Rescue: New Mid-South wildlife rehab will treat squirrels, foxes, and more

Jim ColemanThursday, September 17, 2020
Feature Story Derotha Payne-Obie mounts a recently completed puzzle at her dining room table. Prior to the pandemic, she attended the Lewis Senior Center. It closed in March under local and state mandates. (Tamara Cunningham) High GroundHealthy Communities

For senior citizens, the virus isn't the only pandemic danger. Isolation can be deadly.

Tamara CunninghamWednesday, September 16, 2020
Feature Story (frankieleon, Wikicommons) High GroundHealthy Communities

Sobriety is going digital as substance abuse increases in the pandemic

Deborah Gaddy-RobertsonWednesday, September 16, 2020
Feature Story South Memphis house boat High GroundCommunity Development

Memphis' eviction crisis isn't new. Podcast discusses how we got here and what we can do.

Cole BradleyFriday, September 4, 2020
Feature Story Memphis jooker Ryan Haskett dances for onlookers High GroundArts and Culture

In Photos: The Last of Our Neighborhoods Revisited

Cole BradleyFriday, September 4, 2020
Feature Story Madison Avenue High Ground

As small businesses pivot in the pandemic, Epicenter and MMDC work to move with them

Jim ColemanWednesday, September 2, 2020
Feature Story Calls to LINC 2-1-1 centers have more than doubled during the pandemic. (Office of Jim Strickland) High Ground

In the pandemic and utility crisis, Memphis' librarians are the hidden heroes

Ashley DavisThursday, August 27, 2020
Feature Story Nonprofit JUICE Orange Mound recently received their largest single donation. ADT Securities donated $10,000 towards its community improvement efforts. (Submitted) High GroundCommunity Development

The Orange Mound Street Assembly uses the neighborhood grapevine for community improvement

Alexandria MooreThursday, August 27, 2020
Feature Story Alandria Ivory, a campaign worker for Memphis for All, takes a break during an early voting event at Glenview Community Center. (Andrea Morales) High GroundCommunity Development

Food giveaway and voter registration drive coming to North Memphis August 28

Cole BradleyWednesday, August 26, 2020
Feature Story School nurse Patricia McCraw prepares medication for a student at A.B. Hill Elementary. McCraw is part of a school nurse pilot program facilitated by Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Shelby County Schools, and Urban Child Institute. (Cat Evans) High GroundHealthy Communities

Money can't buy happiness but it can buy good health. Experts discuss health inequity in Memphis.

Cole BradleyFriday, August 21, 2020
Feature Story Soulsville USA High GroundArts and Culture

Walking in Memphis: Put on your tennis shoes and discover South Memphis history

Ramona SpringfieldThursday, August 20, 2020
Feature Story High Ground News Community Correspondent Tamara Cunningham. (Cole Bradley) High GroundArts and Culture

Memphis' Newest Reporters: Meet Community Correspondent Tamara Cunningham

Cole BradleyThursday, August 20, 2020
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