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Saturday, May 14, 2022

 
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Today's weather in Memphis:

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Jordan Ware matched last year’s performance while Bartlett’s Kylan Bernard swept both hurdles races. In Class A girls, East’s Alyssa Raymond wins three events.

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The left-hander helped Philadelphia reach the World Series in 1993. He was a 1983 graduate of Craigmont High in Memphis.

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This season the Grizzlies got younger and still got better, but ultimately came up short of their potential. With Ja Morant, Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. in place, the future is bright. It’s also pressing. What’s next?

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The Grizzlies ended their season with a loss to the Warriors Friday. Was it the best season ever? Maybe. It was absolutely the most fun. 

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The pool at the Mike Rose Aquatics Center on the U of M campus will be named in honor of the man who had an “endless belief in people.”

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The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest concludes at Liberty Park as winners are announced, and hope sizzles for a return to Tom Lee Park in 2023.

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Clarene Pinkston Russell, who was often called Collierville’s historian, died Friday afternoon. She served the town for decades and shaped its future.

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Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland went after critics of his backing of the state truth in sentencing law and his description of 201 Poplar as a “revolving door” for criminals during a lively interview on “Behind The Headlines.”

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The problem that delayed the certification was combining tabulations from two different systems into a single statement of votes cast. 

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Cornbread salad is a staple at the Big Bob Gibson family supper during the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, and a great addition to your summer picnics and cookouts.

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It’s getting hot around here. Record heat pounded competitors at the Division 2-AA regional track meet; flames licked meat at the 2022 World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest; a Downtown mural includes sizzling new technology, and it doesn’t get any hotter than FedExForum when the Grizzlies win.

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Stop Poverty with Policy is hosting a community forum and picnic for Memphis Area Transit Authority public transit riders.

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The $70 million skilled nursing facility will benefit the estimated 65,000 to 75,000 veterans living in Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties.

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Douglass’ Juneteenth art auction has been postponed due to COVID-19. However, the festival is still set for Father’s Day weekend.

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Black Seeds Urban Farms’ event will feature music performances from local artists and food from vendors like Sun of a Vegan and Street Kitchen. 

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Arlington Middle School and Arlington High gain recognition from the Tennessee Department of Education and the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network, and teacher Latisha King receives the state’s Excellence in STEM Teaching Award.

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The $150 million Ashmont project continues to face questions.

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“Until our society can see the truth about abortion, we will continue failing the women who need us the most. People like my grandmother.”

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The emphasis on creative thinking, collaboration, problem solving, and engaging with the real world is one of the things that differentiates XTH from other high schools throughout Shelby County and around the country. 

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Two former University of Memphis basketball players prepare for the NBA draft combine in Chicago on May 18-20.

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The Memphis gathering was one of several Planned Parenthood rallies in cities across the United States. The marches were organized after a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion leaked May 2 suggesting the landmark Roe v. Wade law could be restricted or overturned in the future.

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Metro
 
City of Memphis questions legality of its employee unions
 

The city argues that there’s nothing in its charter that gives city employees the right to collectively bargain as a union. 

 
The AM/DM podcast: B.B. King and The Daily Memphian have birthdays
 
 
The Early Word: National Guard is coming, and so are MPD demotions
 
 
National Guard not needed in Memphis, former police director says
 
 
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Business
 
The latest on Google's West Memphis data center? It could add water recycling.
 

Google plans to limit its water usage to “domestic needs” and cover all the energy costs needed to power its West Memphis facility. 

 
Sunday Tops Bar-B-Q fire suspected as arson
 
 
With an incoming Target and Academy Sports, Millington has hit the retail 'bullseye'
 
 
Peabody renovations 'complete departure' from old look
 
 
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Sports
 
Vote for the Daily Memphian high school player of the week, Week 4
 

Standout football players from Briarcrest, Central, Lakeland Prep, Melrose, Munford and St. Benedict are up for consideration. 

 
Memphis game with Arkansas will be televised on ABC
 
 
Memphis defense looks poised for a step up in competition
 
 
Friday prep report: Melrose QB accounts for seven TDs in win over Bolton
 
 
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Food
 
Sunday Tops Bar-B-Q fire suspected as arson
 

The Tops location, which suffered another fire in February, had been within four weeks of reopening after a major reconstruction. 

 
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Suburbs
 
Collierville Schools to improve cell service at high school, hears site purchase updates
 

Collierville Schools is hoping cell service is soon improved in the high school area. District leaders also heard an update on two sites they are purchasing. 

 
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Arts & Culture
 
Photo Gallery: B.B. King's 100th Birthday Celebration electrifies Beale Street
 

Marching bands, drumlines, street flippers and more took to Beale Street to celebrate what would be B.B. King’s 100th birthday.

 
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Opinion
 
Calkins: Why is a cove in Memphis suddenly filled with Cubs flags? It's out of sadness — and respect.
 

Todd Dixon — a nurse, triathlete, Sunday-school teacher, husband and father — died at 54. Now an entire street in East Memphis is flying Chicago Cubs flags in his honor.

 
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Podcasts
 
The AM/DM podcast: B.B. King and The Daily Memphian have birthdays
 

In this episode of The AM/DM, newsletter editor Bianca Phillips and columnist Chris Herrington talk about the week ahead, which includes The Daily Memphian’s upcoming anniversary.

 
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Games
 
Daily WordRow: Kitchen hacks
 

This puzzle follows some of the conventions of Wordle. You get six tries to guess each individual word.

 
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