Security is a local ‘growth industry,’ but industry struggles to find footing
Security companies are struggling to find qualified security personnel at the need grows locally.
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December 2023
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Calkins: Mike Norvell got shafted by the system? Memphis knows how he feels.
“Mike Norvell and Florida State got left out? Memphis fans understand how that feels. The entire system of college sports is based on leaving universities out, no matter how deserving. Fairness has nothing to do with it.”
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Quick dive into the Memphis-Iowa State AutoZone Liberty Bowl matchup
Memphis and Iowa State will meet in the postseason for the second time since the 2017 Liberty Bowl. Here’s how they stack up and what the opposing coaches are saying.
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Lettuce help: Community gardeners bring know-how to bridge food gap
A new generation of community gardeners is helping Memphis overcome food insecurity with urban farms and lessons in growth.
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Rhodes College graduate to become Rhodes Scholar
As a Rhodes College student, Mariam Khayata explored questions central to her identity and her experience living in Syria. Last month, she got the opportunity to continue those studies at the University of Oxford in England.
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City Council paid $32K for catering, more on travel over ‘22, ‘23
The council also spent more than $66,000 on travel, staying in hotels in Nashville and Washington, D.C. Taxpayers paid for the travel by picking up the tab for the City Council’s credit card payments.
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Buckley: Memphis punched first. Ole Miss punched back. Knockout, Rebels.
Malcolm Dandridge and the Tigers landed the first blow, but Moussa Cisse and the Rebels enjoyed the last laugh.
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Collierville Schools: A primer on the 2024 rezoning
Collierville Schools elementary school rezoning has been in the works for months
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To Memphis from Mexico: Population gains push restaurant growth
Hispanic and Latino people make up about 7.7% of Memphis’ population. As that number climbs, so does the number of Latin American-inspired restaurants.
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The Wing Guru reopens in Arlington following litigation
After some legal problems with The Wing Guru location in Arlington, the business has reopened under its original owners.
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Bailey: Sewer lines are a key piece of development
Sewer lines are a key piece of development. Subdivisions are built along sewer lines, almost to the point that where the sewer line ends, so do homes and/or businesses.
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Olive Branch Huey’s vehicle break-in part of rising burglaries in the area
So far this year, the Olive Branch Police Department has reported 146 vehicle burglaries.
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What to look for in Memphis’ road game against Ole Miss
The Tigers will look to rebound from the 16-point loss they took to now-No. 18 Villanova last week in the Battle 4 Atlantis.
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Memphis Food Files: Stud Muffins opening third location with acai bar
Stud Muffins expands into Cordova and Crosstown sees the return of Farm Burger and the addition of Vibe Foods Superfood Bar.
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For Harding girls hoops, winning and losing is all relative
Four sets of sisters on this year’s Lions squad provide opportunities — and challenges — for coach Michelle Malone.
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The Early Word: Trenary trial is delayed; Mikey Williams takes a plea
Eric Otten’s double-homicide case heads to a grand jury, more housing is coming to the University of Memphis and Bartlett drivers have a new route.
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Trial for suspect in chamber CEO killing delayed again
The trial delay announcement acted as an anti-climactic conclusion to two days of hearings Wednesday and Thursday about what evidence would be allowed at trial and what experts would be allowed to speak.
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Conaway: AI knows too much
AI already knows too much, and the controlled application of that knowledge is everything.
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November 2023
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Grizzlies Insider: A player-led practice, and the balance of Smart and Bis
Marcus Smart and Bismack Biyombo use intensity and the power of positivity to help get their message across.
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Houston High has one more giant left to slay
Three-time defending state champion Murfreesboro Oakland awaits the Mustangs when they take the field for their first BlueCross Bowl appearance on Saturday.
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Preview: Houston vs. Murfreesboro Oakland in the BlueCross Bowl
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Preview: Houston vs. Murfreesboro Oakland in the BlueCross Bowl
Houston is the first Shelby County team to play in the BlueCross Bowl since 2020, when MUS lost in the Division 2-AAA final. The last local team to win state was ECS in D2-AA in 2019 and no Shelby County public school has won state since 2016.
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The Early Word: Grizz win at home! And big changes take off at the airport.
Tuohys will stop calling Oher their son, Ben Crump is hired by another family and Rachel’s Flower Shop won’t be rooted on Poplar much longer.
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Calkins: Wait, why all the fuss about streamers? On a strangely wonderful night for the Grizz.
The Grizzlies won a home game for the first time in 218 days Wednesday. So when the streamers fell, people scrambled to collect them as if they had never seen them before. On a night of joy and relief at FedExForum. Which will just have to do, for now.
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Longtime Poplar Avenue flower shop is for sale
Rachel’s has been a fixture on Poplar Avenue since 1993 but it will close to walk-ins at the end of the year. The clothes closet, food pantry and storehouse of furniture in the florist’s back building — for people who were hungry, cold or moving into apartments with nothing — will close when the shop does.
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Table Talk: Unsolicited advice for a second barbecue ‘contest’
Chris Herrington writes of the new BBQ festival: “When I saw that this event would take the form of a contest ... and that it would also take place the same week that the Memphis in May barbecue contest is set to happen at Liberty Park … well, I laughed.”
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