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  1. Retweeted
    Jul 28

    Next week’s promises more than just some of the best golf in the world. It offers something we’ve missed over the past year and a half — the chance to gather together around the mission. Hope to see you in Memphis for some great golf and a great cause.

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  2. 22 hours ago

    Dr. Threlkeld, an infectious disease doctor , about the Delta variant: “those of us who are around it and watching it kill increasingly younger people are afraid of it. It is hunting you if you are unvaccinated.”

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  3. Retweeted
    Jul 28

    Excited to see the , , and partner to make the fan experience better every season !

    Fan experience 🆙 We’ve partnered with to add two outdoor social spaces to ! The Outdoor Club includes all of your food and drinks! 📰 |
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  4. Jul 28

    I-40 Bridge Reopening Plan: · Monday, August 2 by 6:00 a.m. CST: All I-40 Eastbound Lanes Open · Friday, August 6 (Time TBA): All I-40 Westbound Lanes Open

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  5. Retweeted
    Jul 28

    We will be opening the EB lanes of the I-40 Hernando DeSoto bridge by Monday morning. Read more here:

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  6. Retweeted
    Jul 27

    It's actually pretty simple math. If you get Covid and you've been vaccinated, you're about 100 times less likely to die.

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  7. Jul 28

    Thanks to ’s for having me share my vision of Memphis during the Mayor’s Spotlight segment on Monday. Click here if you missed it:

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  8. Retweeted
    Jul 27

    Memphis will soon be home to the corporate headquarters of six of the nation's biggest companies.

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  9. Retweeted
    Jul 27

    Folks, it’s Infrastructure O’Clock. Every day this week at 9AM we’ll share a note from leaders across the country calling for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. Here’s a thread from Mayor Jim Strickland of Memphis on what BIF would mean for his city.

    Thankful for bipartisan infrastructure deal, which will help with roads/bridges, public transportation () and water/ power infrastructure (). As said “There’s nothing our nation can’t do when we decide to do it together, do it as one nation.”
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  10. Jul 26

    Happy the Wolf River Greenway (from Shelby Farms to MS River) is almost 1/2 done with 12 of 26 miles completed with 3 more under construction and usage up 50%. Today, we opened the Kirby Pkwy Trailhead with .

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  11. Retweeted
    Jul 26

    COVID-19 vaccination is an important tool to help protect our communities. Make sure you have the facts on the vaccines by tuning in to Instagram Live on July 29 at 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT with Dr Fauci!

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  12. Jul 26

    I missed this story last month, but I agree with — the team is great! Thank you!

    does a good job explaining something that I’ve been trying to tell people: Yes, the boom in golf helps, but we wouldn’t be seeing this resurgence without the hard work puts in. is proud of Ali, Alan and team.
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  13. Jul 26

    “Doctors are pleading with the unvaccinated to do their part to bring the pandemic under control and to save their own lives.” Dr. Strome, dean of : “I just want people to be healthy. That’s all I care about. That’s all we care about.”

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  14. Jul 26

    Our joint rental & utility assistance program will open again for applications on 8/1: We have awarded $11 M of the original $28 M to 3,230 renters and 3,854 rate payers. Another $24 M in aid was just received.

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  15. Retweeted
    Jul 24

    In Orange Mound, Community Meeting and Walk-Through with MPD Chief Cerelyn "CJ" Davis and Vice Chairwoman Jamita Swearengen to promote community policing and engagement.

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  16. Retweeted
    Jul 24

    97% of the hospitalized and 98% of people dying of COVID-19 are not vaccinated, according to Tennessee state data.

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  17. Jul 24

    “You might test positive, but the vast majority of people who are fully vaccinated are not going to get very sick from it or sick from it at all.”

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  18. Jul 23

    Great program for teens to obtain 130 hours of emergency medical awareness and workforce training. Thank you and for the partnership.

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  19. Retweeted
    Jul 22

    . : "I think people are underestimating how bad this variant is, it's really bad if you're unvaccinated."

    38 replies 170 retweets 470 likes
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  20. Retweeted
    Jul 22

    HISTORY. A 3-0 win in Louisville tonight… It’s a franchise-record win streak ‼️

    3 replies 68 retweets 455 likes
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