The Early Word: Mass shooter’s massive sentence, MSCS’ big job ahead
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What’s up, Memphis? It’s Thursday, Aug. 14, and the Land Use Control Board will consider special permits for a car dealership and a funeral home in South Memphis. Those are two separate businesses to be clear.
Mass shooter sentenced: Ezekiel Kelly, the man who killed three and wounded three others in a citywide shooting spree in 2022, was sentenced to a whole lot of years on Wednesday.
‘No more patching up’: Memphis-Shelby County Schools has some help deciding which schools to close.
Next in the Germantown sexual-solicitation case: The man accused of sexually soliciting minors in Germantown’s Howard McVay Park earlier this month appeared in court Wednesday.
New at the top: The Shelby County Commission has two new leaders.
Beer rules: Microbreweries could soon be allowed in Collierville.
Thank you, next: FedEx looked outside the company to replace former executive Sriram Krishnasamy.
Nothing but net worth: Memphis Grizzlies star Jaren Jackson Jr. is getting into the crypto game.
The new Henigan: The Memphis Tigers have a new starting quarterback who isn’t Seth Henigan.
Another day, new dollar: Memphis’ Evolve Bank & Trust, which has seen its share of troubles lately, has a new CEO, and he’s promising a “reset.”
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Bianca Phillips
Bianca Phillips is a Northeast Arkansas native and longtime Memphian who’s worked in local journalism and PR for more than 20 years. In her days as a reporter, she covered everything from local government and crime to LGBTQ issues and the arts. She’s the author of “Cookin Crunk: Eatin’ Vegan in the Dirty South,” a cookbook of vegan Southern recipes.
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