The Early Word: Party lines for MSCS board and a Cooper-Young eatery fire
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Good morning, Mid-South. It’s Tuesday, Sept. 30, and there’s a meeting tonight on what’s next for the long-vacant, blighted Peppertree Apartments in Whitehaven. The federal government ended subsidies for renters there a couple years ago after parts of the building collapsed and injured residents.
Big change is coming to MSCS elections: All nine Memphis-Shelby County Schools board seats will be on 2026 ballot, but that’s not the only change coming to school-board elections.
Cooper-Young restaurant catches fire:Â And one employee was sent to the hospital.
Halbert hits back: The City of Millington said last week that Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert owes $30,000 in unpaid rent for her satellite office there. But Halbert pushed back Monday.
Partial victories: The judge on the Tyré Nichols civil case ruled in favor of both the city and Nichols’ mom in a disagreement over information the city wants released.
Catching up with the Grizz: The Memphis Grizzlies media day was Monday, and we learned how the players spent their summer breaks.Â
From Holiday to Hive: Hive Bagel & Deli is planning a second location in East Memphis.
Not lovin’ it: The owners of a proposed McDonald’s in Collierville want more parking spaces than the town allows.
Girls only: A North Memphis nonprofit plans to open a recording studio for girls in a vacant Uptown home.
Next step for new trauma center: The plan to replace the aging Regional One Health with a totally new hospital moved ahead Monday.
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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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