Countdown to candy: Memphis sweets shops brace for Halloween demand
With Halloween on the horizon, local family-owned businesses Wayne’s Candy Co. and Macklin Candy Co. are working hard to stay stocked with sweet treats for candy shoppers.
Topic: Whitehaven
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October 2024
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Small Biz Saturday spotlights Whitehaven
Greater Memphis Chamber launched the event three years ago, and this was the biggest yet, with vendors including insurance companies, dessert shops and a representative of Whitehaven Plaza Shopping Center.
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This time, Whitehaven STEM lab is really happening
After funding delays and worries that a proposed science, technology, engineering and mathematic lab for Whitehaven High would never happen, officials held a second ceremonial groundbreaking for the $9 million project.
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September 2024
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75 years of helping ‘people be who God wants them to be’
St. Paul Catholic School’s mission of education has evolved as the surrounding Whitehaven area changed. Now supporters are raising money to update the 75-year-old structure.
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August 2024
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Whitehaven schools would have more freedom in proposed MSCS structure
“I think the autonomy should be left down there in the Whitehaven area so we can show y’all ... how to do these kids right,” Shelby County Probate Court Clerk Eddie Jones said.
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Missing funds halt construction on Whitehaven STEM lab
“Let me just call it out. The money’s at South Hollywood,” said Commissioner Miska Clay Bibbs, in an apparent reference to the school board district offices at 160 S. Hollywood St.
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Former Lane College guard, Whitehaven standout Ragi Phillips commits to Memphis
Phillips, a 6-foot-1 guard averaged 5.6 points for Lane College in 2023-24. He is the son of Faragi Phillips, the Tigers adviser to the head coach.
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July 2024
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Memphis muralist helping artists display their ‘artifacts’
Jamond Bullock, known for his many murals around the city, recently hosted a soft opening for a new art gallery in Whitehaven.
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May 2024
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‘No harm meant,’ Graceland foreclosure sale being dropped, company says
Naussany Investments, the company trying to foreclose on and sell Graceland, is dropping its effort.
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Grilled Asparagus restaurant returning — in Whitehaven
The Economic Development Growth Engine approved a loan to Chef Christopher Beavers, who is reopening his restaurant The Grilled Asparagus.
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Two hospitalized after shooting near Whitehaven Kroger
Memphis Police Department said the shooting occurred among several vendors selling Mother’s Day gifts like purses, gift baskets and pillows in the parking lot on Shelby Drive near Elvis Presley Boulevard.
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Calkins: The ‘mayor of Whitehaven’ is closing her beauty shop, but she has a lesson for all of us
Hazel Moore could have styled hair, taken care of her children and decided that was enough. Instead, she looked around, noticed things in the community needed doing — and figured she might as well do them herself.
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March 2024
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Health Dept.'s head has plans for new, expanded and renovated clinics
Dr. Michelle Taylor discussed the Shelby County Health Department’s upcoming projects, which include a new clinic in Whitehaven, an upgraded Hickory Hill clinic and a refurbished Orange Mound center.
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Crime dominates mayor’s ‘One Memphis’ town hall
If Memphis Mayor Paul Young had any doubts that crime is the most prevalent issue with Memphians, those doubts didn’t last long Tuesday, Feb. 27, at his first in a series of “One Memphis” town hall meetings.
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December 2023
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‘We are selling things to help you live your best life’
Viara Viara, owner of a plant-based manufacturing business, is doing her part to make the vegan lifestyle accessible to everyone by opening Wholey Goods in Whitehaven. “I want other people to experience what I’ve experienced..”
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October 2023
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Greater Memphis Chamber will host Small Biz Saturday in Whitehaven
More than 30 local business will participate in Small Biz Saturday at Whitehaven’s Georgette & Cato Johnson YMCA.
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September 2023
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MEMFix spotlights reimagined Southland Mall
Greater Whitehaven Economic Redevelopment Corp. leaders say the mall, that once held 60 stores, can again be an anchor for the Whitehaven community.
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Whitehaven Cold War relic gets historical marker
The underground fall-out shelter in the gated Lion’s Gate community was built in the early 1960s by Memphis radio and television pioneer Hoyt Wooten.
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July 2023
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A Taste of Glenny Restaurant to open in Whitehaven
A new soul-food-based restaurant is coming to Whitehaven in late August that will serve healthy home-cooked meals.
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May 2023
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Public shootings magnify Memphis crime issue
In the last three months, the Memphis area has experienced several shootings in public places, including Beale Street, Live Lounge in Whitehaven, Huey’s in East Memphis and Prive near Hickory Hill.
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March 2023
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Two detained while protesting drag show ban
The protests of proposed state laws that would outlaw drag various forms of drag shows came as Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee attended the Wednesday, March 1, opening of the Whitehaven YMCA.
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Back in the swim of things: $11.5M YMCA opens in Whitehaven
The new facility replaces the Davis YMCA and marks the return of swimming lessons and classes that have seen generations.
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February 2023
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Suspects in the Whitehaven shootings out on bond
Julius Freeman and Ladarius Marion, now both out on bond, are suspects in the shootings at and near Live Lounge on Sunday, Feb. 19.
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Second suspect charged in Whitehaven shootings
Ladarius Marion, 21, is charged with second-degree murder, five counts of attempted second-degree murder, and five counts of employment of a weapon during a dangerous felony.
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10 people injured, one dead in Whitehaven shootings
Eleven people were shot, one who died, at two separate scenes in Whitehaven early Sunday morning, the Memphis Police Department said.
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