Buckley: The night Redbirds manager Ben Johnson answered a special call
Germantown High graduate Ben Johnson had family in mind on a big night for the Memphis Redbirds.
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May 2025
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Spring Fling: Briarcrest, CBHS fall in Division 2-AA baseball
The defending champion Saints managed only three hits against Lipscomb Academy, setting up a Thursday elimination game against rival CBHS.
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The Early Word: Clayborn fire was intentional; DOJ drops MPD probe
Patel calls Memphis the ‘homicide capital,’ cops bring the Thunder in crime crackdown and the new Regional One is a few steps closer.
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Lausanne boys win fourth straight team title; girls snag their second
Lockard Richardson secured a victory for the boys with a three-set victory.
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Redbirds recap: Memphis manager hits milestone with win over Jacksonville
The Redbirds jumped ahead of the Jumbo Shrimp early on manager Ben Johnson’s big day, and stayed there.
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Shaping Frayser’s future: Libertas breaks ground on middle school campus
Construction begins on the public Montessori school’s $7.5 million expansion, revamping Southwest Tennessee Community College’s former Gill Campus building into a middle school with a kitchen and workshop for students.
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D.C. Scorecard: FBI director’s 43 words about murders in Memphis
“I didn’t know this until my confirmation process, but Memphis, Tennessee, is the homicide capital of America per capita, didn’t know that,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday.”
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Redbirds recap: Memphis keeps close, but can’t catch Jacksonville
Memphis ultimately stranded the tying run on base in the sixth and was unable to score with the tying run at the plate in the seventh.
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Ask the Memphian: Why is the Memphis NBA team named the Grizzlies? (There’s more to it than you think.)
You know the Memphis NBA team is named the Grizzlies because they moved from Vancouver. But why did the Vancouver team have that name?
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Brick-and-mortar Cafe Noir to blend literature and coffee
The bookstore and coffee shop will open this summer at 635 Madison Ave. in the 1,960-square-foot front space within The Ugly Art Co. gallery.
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Inked: ‘Adult playground’ coming, St. Jude demolishing buildings, more
Playground Memphis will offer adults a space to play, ALSAC will demolish more than 12,000 square feet of buildings, senior housing is coming to the Medical District and a Midtown apartment building was sold.
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After two years on sidelines, Germantown’s Madison Rhodes primed for state meet
A mystery injury kept her from competing. Now the senior has qualified in three events for Thursday’s Class AAA state championship track and field meet.
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The Early Word: City Council OKs raises, wants Downtown bathrooms
FedEx Freight has its first leader, St. Jude is tearing down buildings and some Bartlett residents say a developer is putting profits over kids.
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Next GPAC director must understand ‘the Germantown way’
Germantown will likely hire its next executive director from within. The opening comes as Paul Chandler takes the top position at Memphis River Parks Partnership.
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Memphis, Louisville basketball series includes two Nashville games
Contract reveals details of a six-game series between the Tigers and Cardinals.
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MUS launching $200M campus improvement plan
The first phase of the project — which includes a new science building consisting of 14 labs — will begin with the demolition of the library in June.
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Lakeland Prep soccer team falls in Class A quarterfinals
In just their second varsity season, the Lions end the year with a record of 19-3-2 — and much promise for the future.
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FedEx chooses insider to lead Freight spinoff
John A. Smith is considered one of FedEx’s best operators. One analyst said, “What do you do? Put in a jockey that’s never won the derby on a horse, or do you put in a jockey that won a dozen derbies?”
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Spring Fling 2025: CBHS track eyes third title in four years
Generational thrower Ashton Hearn will grab the headlines, but several players on a well-rounded team will contribute as the Brothers look to break their tie with Chattanooga McCallie.
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Spring Fling 2025: St. George’s standout looks to finish strong
Kimbriel Winfield is aiming for four first-place finishes at Wednesday’s Division 2-A track and field championship meet.
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Bartlett opens new $12M emergency dispatch center
The new center should serve the community for at least the next decade, while replacing a facility the Bartlett Police Department had outgrown.
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Germantown increasing teacher pay as part of state mandate
Teachers with a bachelor’s degree will start with a salary of $51,000 annually and can top out at $76,296.
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Will MSCS cut staff this year? Here’s what the proposed budget says.
What the Memphis-Shelby County Schools budget says about job cuts, additions.
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The Early Word: Liquor stores fight in the east, and Google’s heading west
MSCS wants more security, Ford says the budget fix is in and the Hard Times Deli guys are at it again.
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Google plans data center in West Memphis
Site plans submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis office describe a 920-acre site with five large-scale data center buildings, office buildings, parking areas, internal access roads, a utility substation, stormwater management facilities, utilities and associated infrastructure.
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