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Topic: South Memphis
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November 2024
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September 2024
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Summit will address pain management disparities in Black patients
“We want to empower our community to advocate for themselves, know the right questions to ask and get the right treatment,” said the chief of staff at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock.
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Air-monitoring station headed to South Memphis
After weeks of questions, Shelby County Health Department leaders confirmed that the EPA has approved an air monitoring station for xAI’s Memphis Supercomputer ZIP code.
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August 2024
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Getting to the heart and soul of health
Experts will convene at the Stax Museum for a special two-day summit to fight Tennessee’s rising heart health conditions.
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June 2024
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Pine Hill clubhouse named for Black golf pioneers
Cleophus Hudson, who learned the game while working as a caddie at Memphis Country Club, helped integrate Pine Hill. His son Charles founded the Mid-South Junior Golf Association.
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May 2024
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‘One down, and more to go’ as polluter closes in South Memphis
South Memphis residents were celebrating Tuesday as Sterilization Services of Tennessee left its home of nearly 50 years.
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August 2023
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$10 Deal: Stuffed pitas at ZamZamz
Joshua Carlucci reports he’s found a good reason to drive from his house all the way to southeast Memphis besides Costco, and that reason is ZamZamz Mediterranean Grill.
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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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Sculpture to honor history of South Memphis park
“Given its prominence at the intersection of two busy thoroughfares (and) the neighborhood that it serves, it is an important park with a lot of amenities.”
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July 2023
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American Deli has a new location on Lamar Avenue
The new location joins more than 200 American Deli locations across eight states. In Tennessee, this will bring the number of American Deli locations to 11.
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June 2023
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Drive-In cleanup: Westwood dreams of new future for the Southwest Twin
Volunteers rolled up their sleeves and got to work cleaning, weeding and painting Westwoods’ abandoned drive-in, with sights set on a new community area.
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March 2023
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TBI investigating Whitehaven shooting that hospitalized two officers
At the request of Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking at the Whitehaven shooting where two officers and a suspect were injured.
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February 2023
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Driver in crash that killed Galen Young receives judicial diversion
Miracle Rutherford, 20, appeared in Shelby County Criminal Court Division 9 Judge Melissa Boyd’s courtroom Monday, Feb. 27, and Tuesday, Feb. 28.
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January 2023
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Social media: ‘Is there a serial killer loose in Westwood?’ Cops: ‘No.’
A TikTok user has drawn attention to a possible connection between six murders in the Westwood area. Raines Station police addressed each one.
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Herrington: Where does Midtown end? A defining question for modern Memphis
Defining Midtown is perhaps the key question of Memphis geography, in part because it helps define the rest of the core city. If Midtown is encased by Downtown, South Memphis, East Memphis and North Memphis — and maybe that’s debatable, too — then defining Midtown partly defines the rest.
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December 2022
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EDGE board approves Parkside extension, three inner-city loans
The 60-acre Parkside at Shelby Farms mixed-use development received a development agreement extension until Dec. 31, 2023.
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October 2022
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Health Department launches first specific cancer-cluster study
Residents who live near the Sterilization Services of Tennessee facility in South Memphis have a lifetime cancer risk of 100 in a million from EtO exposure, according to the EPA.
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September 2022
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The ‘Raw Extractions’ of Lukah: a South Memphis emcee
In a city that is mostly recognized for its gritty rap scene, Timothy “Lukah” Love is restoring balance.
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On Bullington Avenue, nurse’s aide struggles with rental housing market
In what has been called “America’s fastest-growing rental market,” a South Memphis neighborhood is a microcosm of change as homes that were once owner-occupied are purchased by investment firms and renters find themselves seeking stability.
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August 2022
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EPA is monitoring possible cancer-causing emissions in Southwest Memphis
A recent assessment of a local commercial sterilization facility shows elevated risk of long-term exposure to ethylene oxide, a chemical that is carcinogenic to humans through inhalation.
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Panel highlights Memphis’ impact on national civil rights movement
Community leaders and officials highlighted the legacy of Stax, the record label and museum, with a musical performance and panel in celebration of its addition to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail.
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July 2022
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Distribution company plans $58M, 2.3 million-square-foot distribution center in South Memphis
Distribution Realty Group plans to build three-warehouse, 2.3 million-square-foot distribution center at 5420 Tulane Road in South Memphis.
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June 2022
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Local developer to build 12 homes, increase area value by $1 million
Developer Dwayne A. Jones is primarily known for building tiny homes.
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May 2022
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Gaston Community Center undergoing $3.4 million renovation
The oldest community center in the city is closing for about 10 months as crews renovate the South Memphis structure to provide services to that neighborhood.
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New LeMoyne-Owen College President Vernell Bennett-Fairs finally inaugurated
Delayed by the pandemic, LeMoyne-Owen College’s new president Vernell Bennett-Fairs was finally inaugurated this week, highlighting the college’s history while highlighting her vision to carry it into the future.
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