The Early Word: Old bridge will be new again, and Junior makes room for Ja
DA’s office has a new crime-fighting plan, a Germantown house has a “party on the side” and Memphis 901 FC goes west.
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December 2023
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The Early Word: About that armed Midtown man; Ja-lly Xmas countdown
Jim Holt says goodbye to Memphis in May, the DOJ sends help and Fancy’s Fish House was a passing fancy.
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Herrington: With Ja Morant’s return, Grizzlies’ long road back starts with fun
“Ja Morant will return to the Grizzlies and with that, a new project begins: Restoration, both of his place among the brightest young stars in the NBA constellation and his team’s place as a young contender.”
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What to look for in Memphis’ game against No. 22 Virginia
The Tigers’ meeting with Virginia on Tuesday will be the program’s first ranked-versus-ranked home matchup since 2014.
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DeAndre Williams still impacts the Tigers — even at a distance
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Tigers Basketball Insider: DeAndre Williams still impacts the Tigers — even at a distance
Williams was denied the opportunity to join the 2023-24 Tigers. His influence, however, is as strong as it’s ever been.
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‘He’s a winner’: What Memphis is getting in Nae’Qwan Tomlin
Kansas State transfer Nae’Qwan Tomlin’s former junior college coach, Donnie Tyndall, describes the journey that’s brought Tomlin to Memphis.
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Hardaway says Tigers’ non-conference slate has been ‘nothing but pressure’
Memphis has played the 10th toughest schedule in the country so far, according to KenPom.
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Tennessee prison officials grilled after another alarming audit
The Tennessee Department of Correction “housed potential aggressors in the same cells as potential victims of sexual abuse” and officials weren’t disciplined after substantiated cases of sexual misconduct.
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Grizzlies Insider: Can Memphis win like Memphis of old?
If the Grizzlies want any chance to make the play-in when Ja Morant returns, they will need to win at a 60% clip like the last two seasons.
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In post-Roe world, about 25% fewer Tennessee women getting abortions
Researchers suggest births in Tennessee could be up 3.3% this year, likely a direct result of the total abortion ban that became law in the state in August 2022.
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Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s latest AP Top 25 ballot
Where did Parth Upadhyaya rank the Tigers after their win over previously undefeated Clemson?
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The Early Word: Prisons need more staff; Tigers games need more fans
Abortions are down and births are up, another ex-cop is ID’d in the Tyre Nichols case and alley-oops may be coming back to the Grizzlies.
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Meet the UrbanArt Commission’s new director
A University of Memphis graduate and former gallery manager is the latest to take the helm at Memphis’ UrbanArt Commission.
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Another former MPD officer identified in Tyre Nichols’ case
Memphis Police Department Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis told the Memphis City Council in February 13 additional officers were facing internal police charges related to Nichols’ death, but she did not identify them.
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Buckley: The noise was loud. The crowd was big. There’s room for more.
Jahvon Quinerly loved what he heard when the Tigers beat No. 13 Clemson on Saturday. He wants to hear it against when No. 22 Virginia visits Tuesday. But can Memphis deliver?
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Bismack Biyombo will realize a dream just by looking at the sideline
Young Oscar Tshiebwe was selling bricks to provide for his family when he was discovered at Bismack Biyombo’s basketball camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Next week, they’ll share the court together.
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Northside Square represents new life for an old school — and so much more
The $78 million redevelopment of the old Northside High School comes with an ambitious plan to bring back the surrounding Klondike subdivision from decades of blight.
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Children’s therapy clinic founder now serves the community she grew up in
LaTeasha Gaither-Davis founded Therapeutic Focus, which has a new 2,500-square-foot clinic in West Memphis, in 2011. As a child, she and her family struggled to find the services she now helps to provide.
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Buckley: Time to take notice of the Tigers. Clemson’s coach sure did.
Brad Brownell has plenty of praise for Memphis after a win could get coach Penny Hardaway’s team nationally ranked.
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Herrington: Brooks returned in peak ‘villain’ and maybe passed torch
He face-guarded Bane. He hounded Jaren Jackson Jr. into a miss and then sank a 3-pointer over Ziaire Williams. He drove and finished over center Bismack Biyombo. He scored on baseline cuts and pull-up jumpers. And praised a young Grizzly.
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Collierville interviews 5 familiar names for school superintendent
Superintendent Gary Lilly is leaving, so Collierville Schools carried out interviews for a new superintendent Friday.
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Recipe Exchange: Seessel’s Chess Pie
The chess pie is another favorite from Art Seessel’s and Jennifer Biggs’ initial list of the recipes they knew you wanted.
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Bailey: Bartlett may finally cut ties with Memphis library system
Long after the other Shelby County suburbs broke away from the overall Memphis library system, Bartlett could soon follow the same path.
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Conaway: Mumpower power is JB Smiley’s model
“JB Smiley Jr., or any local elected official, has no business in the board rooms of the University of Memphis. If the city council ran the university, chaos would be the only curriculum, and a BS degree would not stand for Bachelor of Science.”
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What to look for in Memphis’ game against No. 13 Clemson
Memphis has the chance to knock off one of just seven undefeated teams remaining when Clemson visits FedExForum on Saturday.
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