The AM/DM podcast: Deannexation, superintendents and Lisa Marie

By , Daily Memphian Published: January 26, 2026 6:11 AM CT

This cold week should see two Collierville households looking to be deannexed, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools system considering a search for a new superintendent and the late Lisa Marie Presley’s birthday weekend. 

One note, given the winter weather, some of these events may have been canceled or postponed after press time. The Collierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting, for example, previously scheduled for Tuesday, was moved to Wednesday after this podcast was recorded. 

Join editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips as they discuss what’s happening this week. 

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Mary Cashiola

Mary Cashiola

Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration. 

Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there. 

She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry. 


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