The AM/DM podcast: Burning questions about the state’s MSCS takeover
Who will the new board members be? And is former superintendent Marie Feagins expected to get her job back?
Mary Cashiola
News Editor
Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
She was also the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
There are 761 articles by Mary Cashiola :
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April 2026
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Education The AM/DM podcast: Is MSCS state takeover a land grab?
In part two of our podcast about the takeover, reporter Laura Testino returns to talk about how churn factors in, what we can take from the school system takeover in Houston and what role school closures and land sales might play.
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Elections The AM/DM podcast: The first thing you need to know about the Shelby County primaries
The Shelby County primaries are here, with early voting already ongoing, and election day coming fast and furious on Tuesday, May 5.
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May 2026
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Music The AM/DM podcast: Cue the music
Are you ready to dance? Or just sway slightly back and forth rhythmically?
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Arts & Culture The AM/DM podcast: Fashion, voting and moms
The beginning of May brings us a whole week of Memphis art and fashion, plus an election day and the NBA draft lottery.
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Elections The AM/DM podcast: The future of District 9, plus primary voting
A special session of the Tennessee General Assembly starts today — the same day as the Shelby County primary.
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Business The AM/DM podcast: Peaches and pathogens
Historically, West Tennessee has been known for commodity crops such as soy, corn and especially cotton. But in recent years, an increasing number of area farmers have started growing specialty crops — like peaches — because they’re more profitable per acre.
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Elections The AM/DM podcast: County races set for August
On Tuesday, May 5, Shelby County went to the primary polls, winnowing down wide fields in races for county mayor, county clerk and sheriff.
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Music The AM/DM podcast: A super Saturday
It’s peak spring this Saturday, with events galore scheduled.
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City of Memphis The AM/DM podcast: A week of barbecue, budgets and bikes
The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest returns this week as the only barbecue fest in town.
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State Government The AM/DM podcast: Redistricting Tennessee and what comes next
Metro editor Jane Donahoe says Memphis often makes more national news than it should for a city of its size, and last week was no exception.
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