The Early Word: Judge rules on MSCS elections; Grizzlies race to the bottom
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Good morning, Memphis! It’s Tuesday, Feb. 10, and Memphis Mayor Paul Young will deliver his annual State of the City address tonight. It’s free and open to the public.
Musical chairs: Only four Memphis-Shelby County Schools board seats will appear on the 2026 ballot.
Information gap: A new crime-data dashboard was approved without an agreement from the Memphis Police Department.
Raising the roof: Germantown raised its debt ceiling, in part to help get Houston High School out of the 1980s.Â
Head in the books: The city may soon have a new library leader.Â
Race to the bottom? If the Memphis Grizzlies’ goal is to tank the season, well, they’re winning — because they’re losing.
Slutty Vegan in Memphis? National vegan fast-food chain Slutty Vegan is looking for a Memphis franchisee.
Church home: Want to make a former house of worship your actual house?Â
For the arts: Three international Black theater companies will perform in Memphis this fall.Â
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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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