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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April 2025
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The Early Word: Clayborn Temple may ‘rise again,’ but Oak Court Mall will not
Tyre Nichols’ mom takes the stand, some MSCS buildings are in bad shape, and you can leave your Halloween skeletons up all year in Germantown.
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The Early Word: Where is Mongo now? And do where the Grizz go from here?
Gun violence is plaguing Memphis, an xAI meeting gets heated and Lakeland used to be a lot more fun.
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The Early Word: Ja’s fall takes us all down; plus, expert says xAI isn’t so bad
MPD has eyes on Downtown, late-night Chinese food is coming and we meet the man behind Bartlett’s social media.
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The Early Word: Grizzlies need us to believe, and Redbirds just need money
MSCS board members could have terms cut in half, new jail may cost big bucks and MAS is bouncing back.
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The Early Word: MSCS takeover is dead for now, and some want xAI dead, too
The Zoo wants more money, the Grizzlies lost again and “Sunday supper” comes to Cooper-Young.
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The Early Word: Spiked drink probe ends, and JJJ needs to slay today
Lawmakers pause an anti-immigrant education bill, state Constitutional amendments will go to voters and the Overton Park Shell drops its summer line-up.
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The Early Word: Grizz get caught in a storm; Liberty concert mystery solved
Five people were shot in the Medical District, the MPD is being sued over an arrest and we’ve got tips on what to order at Felicia Suzanne’s.
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The Early Word: CBU students forced to leave; Haggerty may leave Tigers
MSCS may tear down old buildings, the state budget slashes Memphis programs and Ja Morant is a maybe tonight.
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The Early Word: ICE targets U of M students; would a Grizz loss be good?
Baron Von Opperbean gets big bucks, a school takeover compromise is coming and a Midtown bar owner brings “fun times” to Millington.
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The Early Word: High stakes for the Grizz and new steak at Barksdale’s
A property-tax hike may be the “only option” for a new jail, a Wolfchase hotel could be yours and something new is brewing in Germantown.
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The Early Word: xAI may get lower tax bill; Houston High is stuck in the ’90s
Charges were dropped for a codefendant in a Rhodes student’s killing, the AG’s office goes after a Memphis charity and all the Grizzlies have to do is win.
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The Early Word: Bronze lions, a tiger and what’s next for the Grizzly bears
Houston High needs a lot of money, the Tigers get a family reunion and a long-vacant hotel is coming down.
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The Early Word: A ‘most horrific’ neglect case and a tight spot for Grizz
A missing boy is found dead, an anti-immigrant education bill moves ahead and soul food is coming back to Ms. Girlee’s.
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The Early Word: Jennifer Chandler says bye, and Felicia Suzanne says hi
Six people were shot at an anti-gun violence meeting, MSCS is losing funds it needs for school repairs and xAI may be breaking the law.
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The Early Word: No new property tax, but hotel tax is up and Wells is out
Local measles case was a false alarm, the Hilton hotel is up for sale and we remember inventor/businessman Dan Oppenheimer.
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The Early Word: Why Midtown is anti-Memphis 3.0; plus, a pollen primer
The flood waters have parted, pedestrian deaths are on the rise and xAI wants to go nuclear.
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The Early Word: Campus School is full, and the Grizzlies can’t afford to slip up
A man pleads guilty in the death of a Rhodes student, a whooping cough case is confirmed and suburban trails are still underwater.
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The Early Word: Bad weather ain’t over yet, and Iisalo is just getting started
Panel floats ways to prevent another Ford Jr. situation, a Broad Avenue gift shop closes and an Overton Square bakery changes hands.
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The Early Word: Michelin stars align, and 201 Poplar is a taxing problem
We look into the MSCS interim super’s contract; plus, a state school takeover bill moves ahead and the AAC tourney considers Memphis.
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The Early Word: xAI may have colossal impact, but another Grizz loss may not
FedEx lays off 200-plus near Nashville, new Frayser High breaks ground and SmokeSlam’s gone country.
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The Early Word: Richmond plans to revamp MSCS, and a Guru goes to jail
County takes public comment over xAI’s permit, rural DeSoto residents finally have good internet and the Grizzlies keep losing.
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March 2025
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The Early Word: Three firings and a Shelby Farms buffalo origin story
The city spends big on contracts, the Showboats are off to a slow start and we look at why it takes so long to open a restaurant.
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The Early Word: Measles is here, and the Malco Drive-in can be yours
Trump could let xAI off the hook for air pollution, the state takeover bill could snare other school districts and JoJo’s has a latte more space.
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The Early Word: Are you safe from measles? Plus, school takeover news
Young says he doesn’t want to raise taxes, police search for a Downtown shooting suspect and a Midtown outdoor bar is closed for good.
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