Calkins: It’s the most important election in years, Memphis. Time to study up!
Here’s what we learned about those who showed up Tuesday for the Memphis mayoral debate.
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August 2023
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Calkins: Meet the most interesting woman in Memphis. (She’s 94 years old and has 19 kids.)
Annie Ruth Taylor, 94, has 19 kids, 54 grandkids and 124 great-grandkids. OK, that’s just a rough count. But take a moment to meet the most interesting woman in Memphis — who lives in a most interesting house.
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Calkins: Think Memphis is down for good? You don’t know Jack.
You know Clarence, the angel in “It’s a Wonderful Life?” Jack Sammons is nothing like him. But in this challenging time for Memphis, Sammons shares a story about Clarence. And Memphians should take it to heart.
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May 2023
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Moms Demand Action pushes for tighter gun laws at Collierville rally
A group of around three dozen waved signs for more than an hour and a half near Poplar Avenue and Byhalia Road, urging people to contact their state lawmakers about stricter gun laws.
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April 2023
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Bartlett plans new sewer line to spur development
Bartlett continues to work on its sewage flow and release of it to the Memphis system with holding tanks designed to deliver the sewage during off-peak times.
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National Civil Rights Museum is expanding its legacy — Legacy Building, that is
The National Civil Rights Museum will break ground May 16 on the expansion of the museum’s Legacy Building.
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Echols: ‘This is our chance to love our sister city’
“Memphis — tough, strong, seasoned Memphis — this is our chance to be soft. This is our chance to love our sister city — to be the ones who understand. This is our chance to be with.”
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March 2023
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Tara Stringfellow on her novel, her love of Italy and her book signing
Tara M. Stringfellow talks about the new paperback edition of her book, “Memphis,” which she’ll be signing at Novel Tuesday, March 7, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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January 2023
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MSCS superintendent search advisory committee calls for more community input
Committee members asked that additional input surveys be created once the district’s board of education picks a search firm that will help MSCS find superintendent candidates.
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December 2022
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MLGW urges office workers to work from home because of water system issues
MLGW is asking that office employees work from home on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week in order to reduce water use in office buildings and continues to ask that “non-essential” water use be curtailed.
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Why not Nashville? A goal from Memphis helps do in the U.S.
Memphis Depay led the Netherlands team in their win over the United States at the World Cup.
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September 2022
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Conaway: The Lucca Model — a proposal
“Let’s make Memphis an independent city-state.”
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Calkins: Friday morning, a throng of women in Memphis will ‘finish Liza’s run.’
Danielle Heineman, a runner, knew she had to do something in response to the abduction and murder of Eliza Fletcher. So she is inviting women to join her at 4:20 a.m. Friday to finish Eliza’s run.
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June 2022
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Calkins: 20 years ago, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis — and the world — came to Memphis
Twenty years ago, Mike Tyson fought Lennox Lewis at The Pyramid. It was a defining moment for sports in Memphis. And it was a hell of a lot of fun.
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April 2022
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‘Memphis’ novelist celebrates fiction debut — and Black women
On Tuesday, Memphian Tara M. Stringfellow will celebrate the launch of her first novel in style.
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January 2022
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Calkins: Merry Christmas, Memphis. Here’s to all who persevere.
It is hard not to think about loss this Christmas. Here’s to those who help us find joy in the midst of it all.
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November 2021
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Young Dolph’s holiday giveaway continues despite rapper’s death
“None of us are doing well, but Dolph would have wanted us out here, so we out here giving back to the people just like he would have wanted.”
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April 2021
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Collierville High students land artwork at airport
A majority of the finalists from the annual art competition are Collierville High students. The works are part of a display that will hang in the Memphis International Airport for the next year.
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Former Memphis lawyer found guilty in $250K fraud scheme
Former Memphis lawyer George Skouteris Jr. faces a maximum sentence of 30 years and a fine of $1 million and five years supervised release.
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March 2021
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Memphis gets bad rap on Twitter
The social media company apologized that accounts tweeting the word “Memphis” were limited for a while on Sunday.
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Melrose School to be ‘reimagined and repurposed’
After planning and construction, the project to reimagine the historic school is expected to be completed in 2023.
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February 2021
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Mid-South prepares for incoming icy weather
Temperatures will drop to 33 degrees, bringing rain Wednesday evening and later 31 degrees overnight.
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November 2020
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Angel Tree program for children of inmates needs sponsors
Prison Fellowship asks Shelby County residents to make Christmas brighter for the children of inmates through its Angel Tree program.
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Community leaders seek solutions as child homicides increase
Homicides involving children are on the rise, and community leaders are looking for answers.
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Opinion: Gun violence is a public health issue
“The Shelby County Health Department is participating in the Unity Walk Against Gun Violence on Nov. 14, 2020. As public health director, I will be joining the walk to demonstrate my personal commitment to working with others to address the gun violence epidemic in our community.”
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