The Early Word: Memphis gets carved up, and the Grizz need lottery luck
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Opa! It’s Friday, May 7, and the 67th Memphis Greek Festival starts today. Every year, they make about 7,000 kebabs and 5,400 servings of baklava, so there’s plenty to go around.
Memphis in pieces: Shelby County will officially be split into three U.S. House districts, but legal fights are coming.
Ripple effects: The new U.S. House district lines may also impact local voices on state boards.
Fugitive arrested for police shooting: A man who’d been on the run since late February was captured on Thursday.
To the test: Memphis-Shelby County Schools third-graders will have one final challenge before pool time and popsicles.
A ‘giant’ in the legal community: Friends and colleagues remember the late Judge Paula Skahan.
Luck of the draw: The Memphis Grizzlies are gonna need some luck in this Sunday’s NBA Draft lottery. Here’s where they might find it.
High tea meets par-tee: In a maybe brilliant marketing move, HighTee virtual golf lounge has added, um, high tea.
Bartlett big empties: Now is the time to open a business in Bartlett.
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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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