The Early Word: Takeover compromise brewing; Muddy’s ownership changes pans
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Takeover legislation: The Memphis-Shelby County Schools state takeover is closer to being finalized as state Sen. Brent Taylor chairs a compromise committee.
Man pleads guilty to killing ex-girlfriend: Jackson Hopper pleaded guilty to the 2024 murder of his ex-girlfriend at Shelby Farms Park.
Senior skip day victim identified: The 17-year-old victim of the senior skip day shooting at Shelby Farms has been identified.
Passing the whisk: After almost two decades, Kat Gordon is selling Muddy’s Bake Shop.
Longshot space is Spoken For: At Arrive Hotel, where one cocktail bar ends, another begins.
Only going up from here: Construction began on the escalators at Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library.
Talk about pick-up basketball!: The Memphis Tigers are picking up newbies left and right, with Parker Pounds and Brandin “BeeBah” Cummings.
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Kelsey Bowen
Kelsey Bowen is a born-and-bred Memphian with publications in Creative Nonfiction magazine and at the Library of Congress, who occasionally moonlights as a writing teacher. You can usually find her digging around a Summer Avenue antique mall or seated at a Malco movie theater.
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