The Early Word: A $30M county mistake? Plus, a party foul in the ’burbs
Hay, Shelby County. And yes, I do mean “hay,” because it’s Tuesday, June 3, and the Germantown Charity Horse Show kicks off today and runs through Saturday. Riders and their horses will compete in walks, trots, jumps and other tricks, and you can watch all the action with a corndog in hand.
Local author Robert Busby will sign copies of his new book, “Bodock: Stories,” which features short stories inspired by the 1994 ice storm, at Novel this evening.
Could Methodist be the new Regional One? Dr. Jeff Warren thinks so. The Memphis City Council member and physician has been giving tours of floor after floor of empty rooms at Methodist University Hospital in Midtown. He thinks Methodist could be used to replace the aging Regional One Health. But the Shelby County Commission has already spent nearly $30 million to acquire the Commercial Appeal building, where it plans to build a new Regional One. “They’ve made a $30 million mistake,” Warren said. Not everyone agrees.
Eight people were arrested over the weekend at a Collierville house party on various drug, alcohol and gun charges. The party drew the attention of neighbors, who claimed some cars were parked in their yards. Cops smelled weed when they showed up to shut down the party, and several people were arrested on pot charges. But two people were busted with harder drugs. (Moral to the story: Don’t park in other peoples’ yards.)
Plus, the city has hired a Sherton hotel consultant, and it wants to shield DOJ records from the Tyré Nichols lawsuit. Plus, we’ve got a look at what to eat at the Germantown horse show.
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Bianca Phillips
Bianca Phillips is a Northeast Arkansas native and longtime Memphian who’s worked in local journalism and PR for more than 20 years. In her days as a reporter, she covered everything from local government and crime to LGBTQ issues and the arts. She’s the author of “Cookin Crunk: Eatin’ Vegan in the Dirty South,” a cookbook of vegan Southern recipes.
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