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    The Early Word: Rittenhouse gets run off, and smart meters are still dumb

    Biden taps Kevin Ritz for a judgeship, the Terrace at the River Inn has a new menu and Coach Taylor Jenkins got knocked down (but he got up again).

    By Bianca Phillips March 21, 2024
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    The Early Word: Beale preps for Big Dance, and Ursula can finally get paid

    Grizzlies are making roster moves, truck drivers can park it in Southeast Memphis and we’ve got your Memphis visitor guide ahead of the NCAA games.

    By Bianca Phillips March 20, 2024
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    The Early Word: CBU is on the come up, and sports venue renos move ahead

    MPD has to rethink its structure, a tree upcycling facility is paused and a local restaurateur got his start in a mariachi band. 

    By Bianca Phillips March 21, 2024
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    The Early Word: Tigers won’t go to NIT, but the Big Dance is coming here

    A judge tests positive for drugs, questions remain around DeSoto County Jane Doe’s death and Black-owned eateries offer dining deals this week. 

    By Bianca Phillips March 18, 2024
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    The Early Word: Tigers are out, and Judge Melissa Boyd may be, too

    Senate passes ban on traffic stop bans, Belltower Coffee is opening a third spot and something big is coming to Huey’s in East Memphis.

    By Bianca Phillips March 15, 2024
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    The Early Word: New school costs rise, and Overton Park preps new trails

    Steve Cohen’s garage burns down, SmokeSlam selects barbecue teams and a fancy new hotel is coming to 100 N. Main.

    By Bianca Phillips March 14, 2024
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    The Early Word: Methodist surgeries are up in the air; Publix is a ‘guarantee’

    Rittenhouse speech causes uproar, Kee’s bond is raised and Halbert’s new numbers project a deficit for Regional One plans.

    By Bianca Phillips March 13, 2024
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    The Early Word: Taxes may fund FedExForum reno; Penny defends job

    Memphis police union questions “low bond,” the Metal Museum is one step closer to renovating Rust Hall and a Mississippi coffee shop owner does it all. 

    By Bianca Phillips March 12, 2024
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    The Early Word: Tigers’ chance to Dance is slim; One Empty Place is full

    Uncle Lou’s is taking over an old Wendy’s, six council members are late on filing finance forms and Southaven is getting a skate park.

    By Bianca Phillips March 11, 2024
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    The Early Word: Traffic stop ban may be stopped; remembering John Stokes

    Good Groceries makes a good move, the city and the DOJ enter an MOU and a Lakeland eyesore will soon be gone.

    By Bianca Phillips March 08, 2024
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    The Early Word: Young is the man with the plan, and Halbert is a no-show

    Michalyn Easter-Thomas may be violating the city’s ethics code, JJJ has a great day and a Vatican ministry lends a hand to Memphis (or, well, an arm).

    By Bianca Phillips March 07, 2024
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    The Early Word: Tuesday gave 2020 vibes, and this Tiger is your new X pic

    Longtime “mayor of Downtown” has died, a DeSoto County “Jane Doe” is identified and the City Council wants more say over MLGW’s money.

    By Bianca Phillips March 06, 2024
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    The Early Word: How to vote on this Super day, where to get a fancy PB&J

    New Chamber Chairman’s Circle leader has ideas for curbing crime, Binghampton may get a city pool and Jenkins gets 200th win.

    By Bianca Phillips March 05, 2024
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    The Early Word: Mayor borrows new crime plan, Tigers rise to burn Blazers

    The iconic Clark Tower gets a major renovation, videos show violence at Shelby County Jail and the Tigers made a comeback in their last home game of the season.

    By Holly Whitfield March 04, 2024
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    The Early Word: Tigers deal another win, and pickleball is still a big dill

    Court filings claim false confession in Lester Street Murders, Brittney Jackson gets $1M bail and a beefy sports bar looks to Memphis.

    By Bianca Phillips March 01, 2024
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    The Early Word: Bartlett’s about to be cooler, and Muddy’s turns four (or 16)

    Third time’s not a charm for Wanda Halbert’s revenue reports, DeSoto County DA wants to “stop Memphis” and we’ve got an update on FedExForum renovations.

    By Bianca Phillips February 29, 2024
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    The Early Word: Young gets an earful on crime, and BOLO for a Bigfoot

    State comptroller is sending an audit team to Halbert’s office, MLGW looks to the future and an indoor amusement park is coming soon. 

    By Bianca Phillips February 28, 2024
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    The Early Word: Wanda isn’t on the money; Orpheum brings the ’90s back

    The Lake District developer’s last-ditch plan is denied, the Grizzlies get booed and the broken escalators at the Central Library may finally get fixed.

    By Bianca Phillips February 27, 2024
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    The Early Word: Tigers serve revenge; East Memphis brothers gin up business

    Hospital homeless discharge policies can leave patients in the cold, MLGW has its hands full with lead pipes and the Grizzlies waive Gilly.

    By Bianca Phillips February 26, 2024
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    The Early Word: River cruise line calls it quits, and critics debate bail bills

    Memphis is one step closer to better internet, a North Memphis breakfast/lunch spot is closing and victims of a recent shooting spree speak out.

    By Bianca Phillips February 23, 2024
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    The Early Word: Bill targets Tennessee Three, and Tigers don’t quit

    MSCS wants its own “peace force,” the Memphis Zoo wants solar panels and Tom Lee’s home could be a museum.

    By Bianca Phillips February 22, 2024
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    The Early Word: Local judge catches flak; Little Rock is in High Cotton

    City Council votes down health benefits, a bill goes after Memphis’ bridge protests and somebody is wrong about the murder-solve rate.

    By Bianca Phillips February 21, 2024
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    The Early Word: New life for empty Crosstown lot and a Tourism tax prob

    Report finds Black drivers receive more traffic tickets, Hardaway says he’s been a target and a Memphis piano man brings home a big award.

    By Bianca Phillips February 20, 2024
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    The Early Word: Memphis Tourism money piles up, as do the Tigers’ losses

    The gun-reform movement has more money than ever, the cicadas are coming (but not here) and we have cute baby pics of Jaren Jackson Jr. 

    By Bianca Phillips February 19, 2024
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    The Early Word: Surgeries are held up at Methodist, and the Tigers fall hard

    Young Dolph suspect fails to appear, winter weather cost MEM big bucks and we tell you where to get sauced in Raleigh.

    By Bianca Phillips February 19, 2024

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