The Early Word: COVID cases increase in kids; Germantown drops job requirement

Mary Cashiola By , Daily Memphian
Updated: August 06, 2021 6:34 AM CT | Published: August 06, 2021 6:29 AM CT

Area schools are showing off before students show up, a local civil rights activist is remembered and we’re taking solace in sandwiches. 

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Mary Cashiola

Mary Cashiola

Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration. 

Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there. 

She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry. 


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