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Welcome to Monday, Memphis. It’s Sept. 29, and some personnel from the 13 federal agencies being sent here as part of the Memphis Safe Task Force could arrive today. That’s the plan that involves the National Guard deployment.
Also, Richard Smith, son of late FedEx founder Fred Smith, should be seated on FedEx’s board of directors. The move should help Smith protect his family’s interest in the Memphis-based shipping giant.
For more on what’s to come, check out This Week in Memphis.
Myron Lowery dies: The former Memphis City Council member and pro tem mayor who famously fist-bumped the Dalai Lama in 2009 has died.
Guard won’t make arrests: Gov. Bill Lee said on Friday that the National Guard won’t make arrests, but other law-enforcement agents that he’s sending here will.
Texas murder case tied to Memphis rape: DNA tests that helped solve the 1991 killing of four teens in Texas also uncovered the suspect in a 1997 Memphis rape.
Cops kill man in Parkway Village: Memphis police officers shot a 34-year-old man Saturday.
Great Ja-ll of China: Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant may have the best “how I spent my summer vacation” story.
Lust for power: Here’s why your neighbor’s lights are on after your power goes off.
Late-game surge: The Memphis Tigers football team turned it up to 11 in the fourth quarter Saturday against Florida Atlantic.
It’s the GOAT: You’ll need a snack while you sip at The Dame.
Delta Groove’s savasana: An Overton Square yoga studio said its last “namaste” on Sunday.
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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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