News of the Day: December 15, 2020

Here’s everything you need to know going on in the Mid-South:

• The City of Memphis has decided to spend $250,000 on a firm that will analyze how Memphis Police are using their time while on the job.

• In the Magnolia State, they’ve just received the first shipment of the coronavirus vaccine. State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs was the first person in the state to receive the vaccine.

• The Memphis Fire Department has responded to two separate residential fired this morning. A house caught fire in Frayser, and an apartment caught fire in Midtown Memphis.

• A toddler was abandoned at a Southaven Goodwill yesterday with a note and a bag of clothes.

• Desoto County Schools is reporting almost 100 new coronavirus cases among their staff and students. Over 500 students are in quarantine.

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