Olive Branch will ‘cease communications’ with Daily Memphian
“If we cannot fact check what is printed about our city we have no obligation to provide the DM information to help sell your Memphis-centric newspaper,” Olive Branch Mayor Ken Adams said. (Brad Vest/The Daily Memphian file)
After being denied a free subscription to The Daily Memphian, the Olive Branch mayor says his city will no longer speak to anyone from the news site.
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Jody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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