Calkins: Hey, look, I’ve got mail (on race, realignment and the Big 12)
I wrote a column last week pondering whether race was a factor in Memphis being perpetually overlooked in realignment. As you can imagine, this went over well.
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September 2021
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Olive Branch company using agricultural waste product to clean water
Riceland Foods Inc. is selling its rice hulls to Glanris, which approached the farmer-owned agriculture marketing cooperative with a business deal.
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Consolidation proponents try to convince suburbs of benefits for them
The world has changed drastically in the past 11 years, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic surfaced nationally in March 2020. That does not mean minds have changed on consolidation or that people are necessarily more open to even exploring the idea.
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Calkins: Seth Henigan looked ‘fantastic,’ for openers
Seth Henigan on Saturday became the first true freshman quarterback to start an opener for the Memphis Tigers. And the best part? He didn’t look anything like a true freshman.
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Calkins: In a time of trial, Memphis football (and tailgating!) endures
The pandemic continues and conference realignment does not appear to be going well for the Memphis Tigers. But amid the gloom, there is reason to celebrate. Tiger tailgating is back!
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11 developers vying for iconic tower
Proposals include known names like Chance Carlisle and Tom Intrator, as well as ones new to Memphis like Aaron Mesner of Block Real Estate Services.
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Why doesn’t Memphis get realignment respect? What four insiders say
The answers might surprise you.
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Conaway: People taught, people touched, people who will remember
If you have friends like that, you’re fortunate. If you have friends like that, especially in the time we’ve lived through and the people we’ve lost, let them know what they mean to you.
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Judge: Staffing shortage, lax COVID vaccine program put jail population ‘in deep peril’
In an order denying the county’s request to end a consent decree to monitor pandemic conditions in the jail, federal judge Sheryl H. Lipman wrote that the county has resorted to “box checking” rather than living up to its responsibility to keep people safe inside the jail.
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Rubble from Forrest exhumation mars Health Sciences Park
The Forrests’ reburial ceremony on Sept. 18 in Middle Tennessee may come sooner than restoration of Health Sciences Park.
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Sanford: COVID-19 has highlighted our many differences, but we can overcome them
So yes, COVID has laid bare our social inequities and made our divisiveness seem irreparable. It is not.
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Here’s how the Tigers landed Emoni Bates and Jalen Duren
Penny Hardaway talks about the common denominator in landing two top prospects.
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Exclusive: Motley’s death reveals 10,000 unlicensed security guards in Shelby County alone
There are 3,886 licensed armed security officers operating in Shelby County, meaning there are more armed guards than Memphis Police Department officers and Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies combined.
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College football is back — and so is tailgating
Tailgating and socializing among Tigers fans like Shawn Massey can feel just as important as the game itself.
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August 2021
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Calkins: Yes, Penny Hardaway still wants all the smoke
The last time Penny Hardaway asked for all the smoke, it didn’t go so well. So is he taking a different approach this year? Not a chance.
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Mystery grocery chain scouting Lakeland location for new store
City Attorney Will Patterson says an anchor store is interested in a parcel on the north side of U.S. 64 at Berryhill Road.
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Top observations from the Memphis football depth chart
The running back appears to be set, but a number of spots on defense remain undecided.
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Calkins: Ryan Silverfield not losing sleep over QBs — but you can!
Ryan Silverfield declined to name a starting QB heading into Saturday’s opener against Nicholls State. It’s not the first time that has happened at Memphis — but it’s not great.
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Collierville restaurant owners’ dream vacation turns into COVID nightmare
A Caribbean paradise turned bad for Angela and Tony Sarwar when they found out they had COVID just before they were to return home.
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With Emoni Bates and Jalen Duren, what are reasonable expectations for the Tigers?
Is it Final Four or bust for Penny Hardaway and the Tigers this year?
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New owners investing $12M to make Clark Tower ‘relevant’ again
Buying a 675,000-square-foot office tower for just $55 a square foot in a prime, East Memphis location gives the new owners latitude to spend a lot more money improving the building and adding tenant amenities.
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Conaway: Looking back, moving forward
A lot of us forget that memory is selective and if we actually could go back to times we fondly remember, we would probably run from the reality we find.
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Opening for ‘new’ Overton Park golf course now set for spring
The newly planted greens of MiniVerde Bermudagrass are 99% ready. But the Bermuda Certified 419 fairways and tees still have bare spots, and the tall fescue for the natural areas and habitats must be reseeded this fall, the city’s top golf official says.
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Calkins: Jalen Rose says Memphis will play for the national title. (I say enjoy the ride.)
The key to Penny Hardaway’s success? It’s optimism. And if he really believes Memphis can win a national title, y’all should believe it, too.
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Analysis: What is Memphis getting with Emoni Bates?
He’s a gifted scorer and a wing, but he also might be a potential answer at point guard.
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