The Early Word: Trump tariffs worry FedEx founder, and Max’s maxes out
Nichols suit will go on despite DOJ dismissal, MSCS forensic audit is coming and tight tops don’t sell chicken wings these days.
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June 2025
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The Early Word: Old Temple Israel will go, and so will Tigers basketball exec
Germantown church will expand, U of M will cost more and The Daily Memphian gets a new restaurant reporter.
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The Early Word: Midtown church goes big, and ninjas are coming to Wolfchase
Collierville won’t stop the party, FedEx pilots are “fed up,” and one man made a difference at Barksdale.
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The Early Word: A $30M county mistake? Plus, a party foul in the ’burbs
The city has hired a Sherton hotel consultant, and it wants to shield DOJ records from the Tyré Nichols lawsuit. Plus, we’ve got a look at what to eat at the Germantown horse show.
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May 2025
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The Early Word: Rape-kit suit ends, and so do some Grind City beer sales
Retired judge will focus on thinning the jail population, the Central High Jazz Band gets their own day and Bahama Mamas aren’t coming back.
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The Early Word: Comebacks planned for Clayborn Temple and Ashlar Hall
County trustee calls Harris’ budget a “fantasy,” MSCS is powerless over PowerSchool and Calkins remembers Reggie Barnes.
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The Early Word: MSCS won’t deny immigrants; hurricanes are coming
More affordable homes are on the way, Tigers track stars are heading to Florida and you could be Incredible Pizza’s landlord.
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The Early Word: Jes Shea loves her new skin, and PJ Haggerty has a new home
Burying power lines would cost billions, private-school vouchers are big in Memphis and a Midtown fan store is spinning its last rotation.
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The Early Word: University hotel closes, and fire follows Clayborn leader
City Council wants to slash MATA funding, Riverside Drive is going on a diet and we’ve got the tea, er, juice on a new shop at Crosstown.
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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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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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The Early Word: xAI’s water plant is coming; Pontotoc gets back to its roots
An old drive-in gets a new life, Fawn serves upscale comfort food and there’s more to the Memphis Grizzlies’ name than you might think.
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The Early Word: xAI is making power moves, and Second Line says ‘aloha’
MEM works on better parking, Collierville leaders worry about fluoride and Nike gives us a reason to say “Ohhh, Yeah!”
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The Early Word: FedEx makes up with Amazon, but can we forgive Coach Cal?
ATF is looking into Clayborn fire, Summer Drive-in is driving off and the WCBCC is still smokin’.
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The Early Word: State dismantled DEI; city wants sanctions in Nichols case
Ford’s trial date is coming soon, but TJ Shorts may not be coming to the Memphis Grizzlies.
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The Early Word: Youth Villages case dropped; GPAC head steps down
MSCS sues over a hacking incident, Bartlett’s Union Depot may get bigger and the NBA Draft Lottery wasn’t great for the Grizzlies.
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The Early Word: Local band kids win big, and Trader Joe’s is not coming yet
Riverbeat beat last year’s numbers, Union Avenue’s blue dogs are mostly gone and we try to determine who invented barbecue nachos.
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The Early Word: An Irish goodbye for ‘safety,’ and a call for ‘Justice for Tyre’
Chamber claims xAI is “demobilizing turbines,” Tops Bar-B-Q is smoking again on Summer and we meet Jaylen Wells’ mom.
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The Early Word: A not-guilty verdict and a look into the city’s budget hole
Humes Middle could be an arts school, Oak Court could house a car dealership and Bar Limina wants to be the “space between.”
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The Early Word: xAI is power hungry; Yelp says Memphis ’cue is not No. 1
Trump cuts Health Department funds, Growler’s is going local and the new roundabout “will take some getting used to.”
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The Early Word: More AI is coming, and Ford actually brings the Raid
County Commission will vote to sync MSCS elections, Tom Lee’s legacy resurfaced in a time capsule and Darren Musselwhite has a famous cousin.
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The Early Word: Tom Lee’s rescue and Memphis’ drive-out tag ‘epidemic’
WKNO may face Trump cuts, the Real ID deadline is this week and we take a look inside the “River of Time.”
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The Early Word: Halbert mistake cost millions; Feagins wants to ‘take seats’
Clayborn Temple suffers more loss, Republicans want partisan school-board elections and the Grand Carousel at CMOM is a time machine.
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The Early Word: What’s left of Clayborn; plus, a shoe store steps out
Acquittal is denied in the Nichols trial, an autism program counters RFK’s comments and more shake-ups may be coming to MSCS.
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April 2025
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The Early Word: Bed, bath, booze and an old golf course with too much green
Clayborn Temple fire probe is underway, college students get visas back (for now) and the Ostrander show will go on.
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