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    Cleotha Henderson is arraigned for a 2021 rape, the University of Memphis is short a few deans and a provost, and eight music legends are inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.

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    The Early Word: MSCS says Strickland is wrong; locals step up to fill nursing shortage

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    Steve Mulroy says Eliza Fletcher’s murder was “an isolated attack,” an ex-FedEx contractor calls for a no-confidence vote and there’s a home from the future in Harbor Town. 

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    State Department of Children’s Services is “near collapse,” the Memphis Tigers are off to a rough start and talk about a third bridge is back.

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