Collierville grad will be front and center in UT’s College Football Playoff
The University of Tennessee's Pride of the Southland marching band drum major for 2024 is Christian Carroll, of Collierville. (Credit: Pride of the Southland photographer Betty Myers)
University of Tennessee drum major Christian Carroll, of Collierville, is only the third Black drum major in the school’s history.
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Elle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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