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Hill: Through cancer and heartbreak, she keeps showing up for St. Jude. Will the PGA Tour do the same?

Every year, 1,500 volunteers show up to the FedEx St. Jude Championship. But you may never find a volunteer who exemplifies what it means to give time this week than Tina Rogers.

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Lowery looking inside and outside county government to assemble cabinet

Shelby County Mayor-elect Mickell Lowery said that while he doesn’t think 25 days is enough time to assemble a team, he will be deliberate on appointments. 

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    By Mary Cashiola August 12, 2026
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    By Michael Waddell August 11, 2026
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    Tribute artists, singers and panelists electrified fans of all ages with live performances and memories of Elvis, proving that nearly 50 years after his death, Presleymania shows no sign of slowing down.

    By Noah McLane August 12, 2026
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    By Steve Bohnel August 12, 2026
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    Prince Mongo dies after fall at his East Memphis home

    Prince Mongo, the local eccentric who sported goggles and a silver wig and ran for mayor repeatedly, has died. 

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    Commissioner Erika Sugarmon charged with vandalism

    Shelby County Commissioner Erika Sugarmon made a brief appearance Tuesday, Aug. 11, in General Sessions Court on at least four charges of vandalism under $1,000.

    By Bill Dries August 11, 2026
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    Christian Brothers University has received a $6.2 million gift from Bob and Paula McEniry to strengthen the business school.

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    The Early Word: Boozer breaks out the golf clubs; Task Force raids a nightclub

    Commissioners makes a last-ditch jail effort, a new coffee shop is sprouting in Southaven and four Memphis authors have the write stuff.

    By Bianca Phillips August 11, 2026
  • The AM/DM

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    Two and a half years after a Poplar Avenue gas station caught fire, the site hasn’t been redeveloped. 

    By Mary Cashiola August 11, 2026
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  • Public Safety

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    A Saturday night party at a nightclub ended with arrests after the Memphis Safe Task Force, alongside Memphis law enforcement, locked down the venue. 

    By Wallis Rogin August 10, 2026
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    Four Memphis writers are finalists for Tennessee Book Award

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    By Michael Waddell August 10, 2026
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    In this week’s Ask the Memphian, we take a look at the costly, controversial, but ultimately successful effort to bring a trolley system to Memphis. 

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