The Early Word: High school science center opens, a Cracker Barrel closes
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Hope your Wednesday is off to a swell start, Memphis. It’s Wednesday, Oct. 8, and the Memphis Grizzlies will play the Boston Celtics in another preseason home game. The Grizz looked a little rusty in their preseason opening loss Monday, but hopefully, they’re all warmed up now.
Rethinking Regional One? The Memphis City Council urges the county to consider an alternative to building a new hospital.
Trump’s task force update: Here’s how many federal law-enforcement personnel are here and when the National Guard will arrive.
Last ex-cop goes free: The last remaining former officer behind bars for Tyré Nichols’ death is being released today.
Smuggling at 201: A county employee is allegedly involved in a scheme at the jail.
Lee weighs in: Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris flexed a mayoral power move on an Memphis-Shelby County Schools matter.
Science of philanthropy: Whitehaven High School’s new STEM center was a decade in the making.
End of the Barrel: If you’re craving an Old Timer’s Breakfast platter or in need of a wooden peg game, the Cracker Barrel on Shelby Oaks Drive can’t help.
Gold-medal grandpa: There’s a new face on the sidelines at Memphis Grizzlies games.
Royal dreams? Remember when developer Tom Intrator was going to turn Downtown’s Royal Furniture building into a Dream Hotel? There’s an update.
It’s a bird, it’s a plane: No, it’s “Roofman,” starring Channing Tatum.
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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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