Herrington: Grizzlies make a big bet on a big man
With the ninth pick in the NBA Draft the Grizzlies selected, per ESPN draft broadcast analyst Jay Bilas, a “massive, physical force in the paint.” The response has been mixed.
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June 2024
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The Early Word: Grizzlies go big, and 500 students are in school limbo
U of M hires an AD, a new gastropub offers live music outside the loop and we look at how much you’ll pay in city property tax.
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Part sports bar, part music venue and part gastropub opens in Collierville
When restaurateur Kirk Cotham saw the empty restaurant space in The Shops at Carriage Crossing last year, he and his business partner dreamed big and came up with Nashoba.
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Table Talk: Favorites from the Craft Food & Wine Festival
This local artisan food industry is growing, with dozens of new products and small companies being launched each year — and they are delicious.
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Sanford: GOP effort to oust Mulroy is ‘Taylor-made’ political fight
Everywhere Republican state Sen. Brent Taylor has served — with the possible exception of the Shelby County Election Commission — public disputes and rancor have followed.
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Herrington: Could the Grizzlies take Zach Edey at No. 9?
A day before the 2024 NBA Draft, Chris Herrington looks at Zach Edey and the second-tier centers, most likely trade candidates and more scuttle on the center market.
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Bartlett to explore creation of a renewable natural gas facility
Bartlett is looking into a process that could convert its wastewater into natural gas, a benefit currently lost into the atmosphere.
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‘Real from the start’: How QB Antwann Hill was swayed to Memphis
Faith from coach Ryan Silverfield and offensive coordinator Tim Cramsey helped the Tigers win over one of the highest-rated recruits in the modern ranking era.
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Martin: It’s a new day for Memphis football
With quarterback Antwann Hill’s commitment to the Tigers, the impossible has become possible.
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Calkins: Welcome to Memphis, Ed Scott! Now buckle up.
Ed Scott is the new AD at the University of Memphis. All he has to do is direct the largest construction project in program history, raise millions in cash, get Tiger hoops on track and lift the university into the Power 5.
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Herrington: With draft day here, will the Grizzlies deal?
The Grizzlies own the No. 9, No. 39 and No. 57 picks in the 2024 NBA Draft that begins tonight. Herrington looks at what the team might do with each of those picks.
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Inked: United Warehouse buildings for sale, Poplar Towers sold for $10M
The United Warehouse property is for sale, the Poplar Towers office building is being sold and a Dollar General Market is opening on Bellevue Boulevard.
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The Early Word: Property tax is going up, and Fino’s, Buckley’s are down
MSCS board cuts 1,100-plus jobs, FedEx bounces back and Collierville Town Square’s may not be owned by Collierville.
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Brandon Clarke celebrates an offseason where he can do what he wants
Having mostly recovered from an injury that kept him off the court for a majority of last season, the Grizzlies forward helped spruce up Bickford Park in Memphis, gardening, painting, meeting young students and bagging snacks for kids.
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Town Square may bear Collierville name, but Leake says he owns it
Evan Leake said the town has never truly owned the property and claims the Leake and Irby families bought it after the Civil War.
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State testing results: See how your Memphis-area school scored
Using Tennessee Department of Education data, The Daily Memphian created a searchable table of Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) exam scores.
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Interim AD, two others added to Tigers athletic director search
The Memphis Tigers now are expected to interview up to 10 candidates for their vacant athletic director job, including current interim AD Jeff Crane.
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Candidates for U of M athletic director identified
Four candidates are expected to interview for the Memphis Tigers vacant AD position. The winning candidate who’s hired could be announced as soon as the end of the month.
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Vehicular homicide suspect captured, but wounds still open for victims’ loved ones
“I’m glad something’s gonna be done,” said Katina Nuñez, of the arrest of a suspect in her husband’s death. “Because it’s been almost two years. And the system has definitely failed us as a family and failed many other victims here in Memphis.”
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The Early Word: Lose weight with pickleball, and Bartlett gets a Belly
DeSoto fugitive has a lengthy rap sheet, MSCS students have mixed test scores and Ja Morant has something to smile about.
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TCAP scores show mixed results for MSCS
Math and English language arts proficiency varies by race, and MSCS’ scores continue to fall below statewide data.
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Belly Acres coming to Bartlett
The restaurant will open a location in Bartlett as part of a big mixed-use development underway on the former site of the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home.
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Fugitive from three states at large: The criminal career of Joshua Zimmerman
Zimmerman is wanted by authorities in at least three states, including Texas for the 2023 murder of Keyanna Shantall Mercer in Houston.
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Calkins: He lost 100 pounds — playing pickleball
“Adam Clay was always the fat guy. He endured all the humiliations that went along with that. So how did Clay finally lose 100 pounds? With a regular diet of pickleball.”
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Germantown approves budget, makes first purchases for new fiscal year
The budget is one of the most pivotal decisions city leaders make annually. It funds day-to-day operations and outlines elected officials' vision and priorities for the next year.
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