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    The Early Word: New law may retain third-graders; plus, Mike Miller lets one fly in Silo Square

    Downtown’s Fire Station No. 5 will be demolished in 60 days, Methodist North went on lockdown Tuesday and you can join Penny Hardaway’s team today.

    By Bianca Phillips August 17, 2022
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    The Early Word: Tee time for Topgolf and goodbye to iconic ice cream plant

    The Shelby County Clerk’s office will close to deal with a new kind of backlog, a ceiling collapse at Cummings sent three to the hospital and a Whitehaven advocate was killed over the weekend.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 16, 2022
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    The Early Word: Parking is a problem at Williamsburg Village; plus, golfer Will Zalatoris wins big

    The state’s abortion ban is expected to drive up maternal mortality rates, Germantown reviews park safety after a drowning death and local churches send a heartfelt message to mass shooting victims in Alabama. 

    By Bianca Phillips August 15, 2022
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    The Early Word: MPD chief talks election results; plus, an un-fore-gettable first day at FedEx St. Jude

    Steve Jobs’ transplant surgeon is no longer on the job, two city workers were killed on duty this week and new homes may be coming to Central Gardens. 

    By Bianca Phillips August 12, 2022
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    The Early Word: It’s par-tee time at FedEx St. Jude; plus, Sunrise is on the horizon in East Memphis

    A woman suspected in Phil Trenary’s slaying is charged in a separate shooting, the Tigers hire a new basketball coach and a card game celebrates Memphis culture.

    By Bianca Phillips August 11, 2022
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    The Early Word: Joey Sulipeck isn’t coming back to TV, and LIV golfers aren’t coming to Memphis

    Memphis City Council chairwoman Jamita Swearengen resigns, a zip line adventure park group wants a 30-year lease for Mud Island and the City of Memphis plans to transform an old Coca-Cola plant.

    By Bianca Phillips August 10, 2022
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    The Early Word: Zippy idea is proposed for Mud Island, and County Commission votes for state plate investigation

    The health department is getting more monkeypox vaccine, Tuyen’s Asian Bistro is the new hotspot and Memphis-Shelby County Schools is under new, temporary leadership at the start of the school year.

    By Bianca Phillips August 09, 2022
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    The Early Word: Memphis takes over Netflix and the Naval Academy football team

    Olive Branch is building a “wall” to monitor who is coming into the city, teacher vacancies are down at Memphis-Shelby County Schools and a South Main pioneer has a vision for Jackson Avenue. 

    By Bianca Phillips August 08, 2022
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    The Early Word: Blue wave ushers Mulroy, Harris wins; Strickland won’t get third term

    The Shelby County Commission is now majority Democrat and majority female, Nashville beats Memphis in the Democratic primary for governor and you can ditch the bread at Fino’s on the Hill. 

    By Bianca Phillips August 05, 2022
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    The Early Word: It’s Election Day! Plus, fighting crime one streetlight at a time

    EPA monitors Southwest Memphis for cancer-causing emissions, Downtown’s Dermon Building may see new life and the city’s oldest windshield business has new owners.

    By Bianca Phillips August 04, 2022
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    The Early Word: Beauty Shop’s birthday party; plus, the old Midtown CK’s could get re-caffeinated

    There are now four cases of monkeypox in Shelby County, FedEx Corp. commits to robotics and the man behind Memphis Listening Lab’s massive music collection has died. 

    By Bianca Phillips August 03, 2022
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    The Early Word: Shelby tops state in early voter turnout, and Memphis meets Texas at a new burrito cart

    Memphis is in the midst of the hottest summer on record, a Cordova subdivision has Canadian geese euthanized and a Memphis couple is bringing local ‘flavas’ to Walmart. 

    By Bianca Phillips August 03, 2022
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    The Early Word: Judge Tim Dwyer retires, and pole vaulters get high on Beale

    The Shelby Literacy Center is in danger of closing, a COVID survivor returns to Regional One a year later and we look into how abortion providers might be prosecuted once the state’s near-total ban takes effect. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 01, 2022
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    The Early Word: ‘Back to normal’ with license plates, and Tigers basketball steals football’s spotlight

    Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich raises eyebrows with appearance on “shock jock” show, Hattiloo Theatre has big plans for an old church and there’s “sno” in Arlington. 

    By Bianca Phillips July 29, 2022
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    The Early Word: Party is over at Emerge Memphis, and Wiseacre drops Tiny Bomb on Texas

    An adult suspect has been arrested in Rev. Autura Eason-Williams’ death, auto thefts are on the rise and the former Office Depot is set to become apartments. 

    By Bianca Phillips July 28, 2022
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    The Early Word: Long license plate lines are gone, and Archer Malmo has 140 new owners

    Memphis has a quality housing problem, the City Council looks over the debt cliff and Tigers football could have a “big year.”

    By Bianca Phillips July 27, 2022
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    The Early Word: A look at Joris Ray’s state of (alleged) affairs; plus, monkeypox is here

    A second suspect has been charged in Rev. Autura Eason-Williams’ death, Graceland is having money problems and there’s a new speakeasy coming to South Main (but you’ll need a password to get in). 

    By Bianca Phillips July 26, 2022
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    The Early Word: Memphis Police hope to improve 911, and Crisis Center takes calls to 988

    TONE responds to an unauthorized pro-abortion banner at Orange Mound Tower, the federal building gets a new name, and the suburbs map out park plans.

    By Bianca Phillips July 25, 2022
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    The Early Word: Bryant’s Breakfast goes big, and Scott Brockman prepares for departure

    A local man was convicted for participating in the Jan. 6 riot, the DA’s office seeks an adult transfer for the teen who killed Rev. Autura Eason-Williams and rival coaches discuss Penny Hardaway’s strategy.

    By Bianca Phillips July 22, 2022
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    The Early Word: Teen charged in Eason-Williams death; 96X offers ‘alternative’ to commercial radio

    New Melrose High coach is ready for some football, Felicia Suzanne’s is one step closer to reopening and about 1,000 Black attorneys and judges are coming to Memphis. 

    By Bianca Phillips July 21, 2022
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    The Early Word: Remembering Rev. Autura Eason-Williams; plus, The Hub breaks barriers

    State Rep. Torrey Harris was arrested in Nashville, Shelby County’s air pollution program faces problems and Collierville campers are all smiles.

    By Bianca Phillips July 20, 2022
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    The Early Word: More on the Downtown mass shooting threat; plus, uplifting Uptown news

    The Collierville Police receive state honors, the Shelby County Commission delays a “no-confidence” vote and a pair of Memphis twins are dancing with themselves. 

    By Bianca Phillips July 19, 2022
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    The Early Word: Fugitives go to jail, pets go home and FedEx goes to the cloud

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland wants to stage an intervention, the University of Memphis is creating an arts corridor and we take a Ford F-150 Lightning for a spin.

    By Bianca Phillips July 18, 2022
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    The Early Word: Early voting starts today, but the Grizzlies’ summer league title run is over

    The Memphis City Council approves a backstop for One Beale (kind of), Downtown’s Hadden Street will become a public plaza and a popular food tent is coming back to the FedExCup Playoffs.

    By Bianca Phillips July 15, 2022
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    The Early Word: Joris Ray is on paid leave, and public money can now pay for private school

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland wants to go in for round three, St. Jude commits even bigger bucks to research and treatment and we tell you where to find the “single best taco in town.”

    By Bianca Phillips July 14, 2022

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