After six months of the pandemic, health care workers are feeling the effects, the Grizzlies are looking at new members of the team and a Memphis-bred soul singer is big in Japan. 

It’s Friday, Sept. 11, and we’ve got a treat (or trick) from the Health Department, East High school has an award-winning teacher, and coach Mike Miller has expectations on him at Houston.

We're talking about kids and COVID, whether the Sheriff's Office should get tanks or bayonets, and a fresh, new East Memphis cafe. 

Home prices are up, inventory is down and we're watching out for one Heck of a golfer. And summer may be over, but there's still time for a staycation. 

It's Tuesday, Sept. 8, and we've got bars reopening under different rules, scientists pivoting for the public good, and the backstory between MLGW and TVA. We're also talking about the Tigers' first game and where they go from here. 

OK, yes, we're talking about Ja Morant and the Grizzlies winning big, and we've also got the locals who are buying the Germantown Country Club and the artist behind that dreamy sign that popped up on North Parkway. Also, does the Health Department trust us? 

We're talking about a U of M numbers whiz, what happens when life gives you limes and Al Green's tweets. 

What's going on in Memphis? A community orchard is in the works, MLGW is flipping the switch and what's happening at Raffe's Deli? 

To help celebrate 901 Day, we're talking Memphis' murals, a tiny subdivision, and when the Tigers will play again. 

A would-be record breaker smashes our hearts, a dad takes on his sons and we get a real-world epidemiology lesson, courtesy of Collierville. 

City steps in to help MLGW customers, Germantown questions state-mandated testing (and its effect on the district) and there's a development story to love in Midtown.

We're talking about a mixed-use project that could be "as seen on TV," Kanye West on the ballot in Tennessee and how theaters are taking their cues from the coronavirus. 

It's Wednesday, Aug. 26, and we're talking about MLGW's long, long lines, some of our fan favorites from the Tigers and how moms, well, moms talk. 

It's Tuesday, Aug. 25, and we're talking about schools and sports, a new slice and 'Dice' place and how a hiring freeze is affecting the county. But mostly schools and sports. 

Welcome back to The Early Word, where we're talking about a football folly, the pandemic's effect on young people and what the TVA says we stand to lose if we don't choose it for our power. 

It's Friday, Aug. 21, and summer movie season is set to begin, you might be able to get fitted for a new set of golf clubs, and the airport is looking to charge up travelers. 

It's Thursday, Aug. 20, and we're talking about churches on Summer Avenue, late-night coronavirus chats and the MLGW board's power moves. 

It's Wednesday, Aug. 19, and The Walk is redefining mixed-use, the Memphis City Council isn't backing down, and our coronavirus reproductive rate has dropped below one. 

Suburban schools reopen to students, officials want to make sure we're counted and a local firm designs the nation's first Google Operations Center.

How 65,000 followers brought $75K to the Bluff City, some weird ship at the FedEx hub, and we spill the tea on the Grizzlies' time in the bubble. 

While local sports fans are in high spirits, we're looking at saliva testing, two long-time community buildings about to be demolished and a hiring spree. 

It's Thursday, Aug. 13, and college students are beginning to move back into their dorms. We're also thinking about possibilities on Union Avenue and how to become better soccer players. 

It's Wednesday, Aug. 12, and we're talking about a "Swiss Army knife" of a player, a far-flung soul festival and Birds banned — at least for a short while. Also, is this a banner year for mosquitoes? 

It's Tuesday, Aug. 11, and The Walk Downtown is applying for a new tax incentive, some schools are back in session and the U of M is still planning on playing football. 

It's Monday, Aug. 10, and it's going to be hot. The area's coronavirus tripwires are in effect, our hotel pipeline just can't stay the way it is, and a soul-baring show could come with a side of charcuterie.