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    The Early Word: Report alleges abuse at Head Starts; plus, Marmalade left a legacy

    Illinois will soon be the closest state with abortion access, Carrefour at the Gateway could revive Germantown’s west end and Ole Miss baseball brings home a big win. 

    By Bianca Phillips June 27, 2022
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    The Early Word: Kennedy Chandler is a Grizzly, and Overton Park 9 reopens

    Some Tigers are going pro, a new green space was designed with the homeless in mind and the Memphis Sandwich Clique co-founder makes a miraculous recovery.

    By Bianca Phillips June 24, 2022
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    The Early Word: Memphis is getting a new skyline, and Ja moves to Utah

    We remember Memphis entrepreneur Pete Aviotti, DeSoto County prepares for pot sales and Magnolia & May is open for lunch.

    By Bianca Phillips June 23, 2022
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    The Early Word: Camping in a park is a felony, and the TVA wants you to turn down the A/C

    Free football tickets are changing lives, the Memphis City Council tables city primaries and the Railroad & Trolley Museum is leaving the Station.

    By Bianca Phillips June 22, 2022
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    The Early Word: Elvis’ potential comeback special and some must-try Summer eats

    We remember “mayor of Midtown” Mark Flanagan, our Grizzlies writers offer takes on the NBA draft and two Memphians are heading to Harvard.

    By Bianca Phillips June 21, 2022
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    The Early Word: Your home could be stolen without you knowing; plus, we got Akot

    We look at alternatives to arming teachers and see what’s quacking in Cordova. Plus, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has a new way to recruit students who want to live on-campus.

    By Bianca Phillips June 20, 2022
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    The Early Word: Memphis in May loses big, and fans will get more (by par) at FedEx Cup

    There are new findings in the Bellevue Baptist sexual abuse case, retail spots are going fast in Germantown’s Thornwood and we offer ideas on how to celebrate Juneteenth in Memphis.

    By Bianca Phillips June 17, 2022
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    The Early Word: Love lives in Laurelwood, and First Horizon merger faces challenge

    We have some tee-rific news about Topgolf, Memphis-Shelby County Superintendent Joris Ray defends the district and gelato is coming to Central Station. 

    By Bianca Phillips June 16, 2022
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    The Early Word: Tiny-ish homes will replace blight, and we should all be like Elliot Perry

    The first bidder for MLGW’s contract is revealed, statewide TCAP results show we still have work to do and we consider some possible Grizzlies trades. 

    By Bianca Phillips June 15, 2022
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    The Early Word: Some say nay to Joris Ray; plus, Tigers and Grizzlies are coaching up

    MoSH exhibit shares local LGBTQ history, a new podcast features Memphis civil rights veterans and Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. breaks into the fashion business.

    By Bianca Phillips June 14, 2022
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    The Early Word: Presleys give thumbs-up to ‘Elvis,’ and a Downtown building is getting ‘Lit’

    Suburban mayors are left in the dark on MLGW matters, a former Hickory Hill movie theater will become a school and an emergency response team ‘CARES’ about mental health. 

    By Bianca Phillips June 13, 2022
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    The Early Word: TVA break-up won’t see ‘huge’ savings, but The Reigning Sound is breaking up

    A Bartlett summer camp caters to kids with ‘diverse abilities,’ Eads is getting a 108-foot-tall statue and there’s a new Mexican restaurant in the old Pancho’s.

    By Bianca Phillips June 10, 2022
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    The Early Word: U of M hires first Black baseball coach, and historic Cotton Row buildings see new life

    Gov. Bill Lee says “we’re not looking at gun laws” in plan to improve school security, Olive Branch has a new top cop (and even he was surprised) and a Bartlett blues woman is remembered.

    By Bianca Phillips June 09, 2022
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    The Early Word: Remembering ‘The Bloody on the Muddy,’ and the monorail might get moving

    The Carrefour plan moves ahead, Memphis Starbucks workers vote to unionize and the kid who famously touched Barack Obama’s hair has plans to attend the University of Memphis.

    By Bianca Phillips June 08, 2022
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    The Early Word: New trail is made from trash, and there will be 273 wing and beer pairings at Ghost River

    The Shelby County Commission stayed up late to pass budgets, a statewide school safety order fails to address guns and Penny Hardaway dishes on recruiting.

    By Bianca Phillips June 07, 2022
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    The Early Word: BlueOval City is now hiring, and ‘Peggy’ is smoking at Bain Barbecue

    New owners of 119 Madison Ave. have big plans for a small space, a soon-to-open hotel bar will be Instagram-ready and former Memphis Grizzly Mike Miller is seeing success in his new business.

    By Bianca Phillips June 06, 2022
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    The Early Word: A look at the price tag for a new stadium and some mock NBA draft fun

    Crime is both up and down in Shelby County, University of Memphis custodial workers demand changes and we get a sneak peek at Penny’s Nitty Gritty menu.

    By Bianca Phillips June 03, 2022
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    The Early Word: Tigers lose Lester, and Penny will serve grits at the Westin

    There’s bad news for out-of-state University of Memphis students, a Shelby County Commissioner learns that she does actually live in Shelby County and a long-awaited community center renovation is complete.

    By Bianca Phillips June 02, 2022
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    The Early Word: Critics say TVA’s secrecy is an issue, and Hershey’s gives Memphis music a break

    Art is coming back to Rust Hall, a Memphis builder invests in North Parkway and there’s new leadership at three hospitals.

    By Bianca Phillips June 01, 2022
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    The Early Word: One Memphis Place gets a modern look; plus, what to buy at the farmers markets

    We remember the unofficial dog of Crosstown Concourse, inflation is giving DeSoto County a run for its money and you might want to slow down in Germantown. 

    By Bianca Phillips May 31, 2022
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    The Early Word: Gun was found at White Station, and Southern Baptists name names

    A Parkway Village apartment building sees new life, Collierville prepares for active shooters and the Memphis Tigers may get a coveted transfer.

    By Bianca Phillips May 27, 2022
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    The Early Word: Some ‘majestic’ news for Harbor Town, and the ‘purple church’ is back

    Germantown is one step closer to owning its namesake schools, Mayor Jim Strickland considers a third round and FedEx tests self-driving delivery trucks.

    By Bianca Phillips May 26, 2022
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    The Early Word: Southern Baptists plan to tell secrets, and Overton Park Shell tells its story

    Memphis voters will decide on term limits (again), the top cop proposes some big changes and Ja Morant follows in Z-Bo’s footsteps. 

    By Bianca Phillips May 25, 2022
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    The Early Word: WLOK gets second look, commission talks some cents

    County looks to chop nine, a movement revisits Memphis on the way to D.C. and the Grizzlies get going. 

    By Mary Cashiola May 24, 2022
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    The Early Word: Who really pays for the Grizzlies lease; plus, a creepy tour of 100 N. Main

    The Memphis Police Department deals with a staffing shortage, Crosstown High holds its first-ever graduation and we have a tip on where to find some very spicy soup. 

    By Bianca Phillips May 24, 2022

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