Three-time spelling champ is heading back to D.C. bee
Sixty Memphis area students competed Saturday in the 2026 Shelby County Regional Spelling Bee at the Michael D. Rose Theatre at the University of Memphis. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Sixty children competed Saturday for the right to represent Shelby County in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The victor was a Farmington Elementary student. Again.
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Scripps National Spelling Bee spelling bee University of Memphis michael d. rose theatreJody 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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