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    The Early Word: Tops Bar-B-Q was smoking, and voting may be touchy

    Two candidates are trying to turn red districts blue, better coffee is brewing at Methodist and we have a “chaat” about Indian street food. 

    By Bianca Phillips October 18, 2024
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    The Early Word: Early voting in Shelby County, layoffs at International Paper

    Illegal “switches” are making gun violence in the Memphis area more dangerous, some new Texas money is coming to town and the Grizzlies have good news and bad news on the injury front. 

    By Chris Herrington October 17, 2024
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    The Early Word: Tigers lose, St. Jude wins and so does a Cordova teacher

    MATA has a whole new board, the suspended MAS director is still on the city payroll and Wiseacre takes home the gold.

    By Bianca Phillips October 16, 2024
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    The Early Word: Early voting need-to-know; Grizz present the Edey show

    IMC trucks hurricane relief, a funding request draws fire from the county admin and friends remember an MUS football star.

    By Bianca Phillips October 15, 2024
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    The Early Word: Gun-control questions for dummies; plus, greenline growth

    MATA’s board gets a total makeover, former police officers explain why they quit and the Tigers’ defense was key in win over USF.

    By Bianca Phillips October 14, 2024
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    The Early Word: TVA keeps secrets, and Tigers football moves north

    Grizzlies are off to a slow start, Bartlett’s first mixed-use project is rising and we’ve got the tea on boba.

    By Bianca Phillips October 11, 2024
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    The Early Word: Pub owner is bullish on Memphis, and Ja’s ankle is OK-ish

    MSCS takes a hard look at its buildings, another Young Dolph trial may be coming and you’ll want to order the ganoush at La Roche.

    By Bianca Phillips October 10, 2024
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    The Early Word: Memphis loses FBI status but gains another Chick-fil-A

    Sheraton hotel purchase is one step closer, Hurricane Milton forces a football game date change (that still may not happen) and we’ve got weekend recs for funny and scary movies. 

    By Bianca Phillips October 09, 2024
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    The Early Word: Morant tweaks ankle, and Milton may wipe out Tigers game

    Four of five ex-cops convicted in Nichols’ death remain free, the Shelby County Commission tries to get along and robot maids aren’t too far off. 

    By Bianca Phillips October 08, 2024
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    The Early Word: Gunshot victims rose post-pandemic; plus, Yuki can griddy

    The Sheraton hotel has been troubled from the start, the Tigers basketball team stands a chance at an AAC title and it’s robot week in Memphis.

    By Bianca Phillips October 07, 2024
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    The Early Word: Some guilty verdicts in Nichols trial, and port strike is over

    Zinnie’s reopens (and smells better), JJJ may be OK and we tell you why you don’t need to hoard toilet paper.

    By Bianca Phillips October 04, 2024
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    The Early Word: Cargo theft is big here, xAI may get bigger and Edey is just big

    Memphis Flyway is underway, Cohen asks for MATA money and the Whitehaven STEM lab breaks ground for real this time.

    By Bianca Phillips October 03, 2024
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    The Early Word: You’re buying a hotel, and a barbecuer wins a big award

    Violent school threats are on the rise, the longshoreman strike could hit Memphis and JJJ may be injured.

    By Bianca Phillips October 02, 2024
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    The Early Word: Grizz aren’t ‘losers,’ and Germantown lays down party rules

    Defense rests in the Tyre Nichols trial, the judge in Wanda Halbert’s ouster case needs more info and you can fly nonstop to Austin again.

    By Bianca Phillips October 01, 2024
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    The Early Word: Ed Scott is too proud to beg, and Mud Island cleans up

    Former school board member regrets the Feagins hire, Seth Henigan breaks a streak and Ja gets up.

    By Bianca Phillips September 30, 2024
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    The Early Word: A guilty verdict, three acquittals filed and a case dismissed

    City could subpoena MATA, Bain owners buy Bob’s Barksdale and Pac-12 would have been a “really, really bad deal.”

    By Bianca Phillips September 27, 2024
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    The Early Word: 12’s No. 2 Nike shoe drops, and a ‘superhero’ is honored

    Cell phone data tracked alleged Young Dolph shooter, the state’s drag ban is allowed to stand and a Memphis expat reflects on the meals he misses most. 

    By Bianca Phillips September 26, 2024
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    The Early Word: Whata-nope for burgers and why the city wants a hotel

    Much is made of a Mercedes in the Young Dolph trial, the MSCS board has new leaders and we tell you about the greatest soul song that no one knows.

    By Bianca Phillips September 25, 2024
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    The Early Word: Derrick Rose is out, but the Memphis Tigers are staying in

    Young Dolph’s murder trial begins, the city plans to buy a Downtown hotel and we meet the woman who identified the DeSoto Jane Doe. 

    By Bianca Phillips September 24, 2024
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    The Early Word: Grizz caught in the gun fight? Plus, a Champion goes west

    AutoZone Park could get a refresh, Mini Claw (and places like it) may save the mall and you can get a taste of Montana in Germantown. 

    By Bianca Phillips September 23, 2024
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    The Early Word: Nash teen made Mem threats, and guns are still on the ballot

    FedEx Corp. missed Wall Street’s mark, a newspaper-inspired bar opens Downtown and you can claw your way to a good time at the mall. 

    By Bianca Phillips September 20, 2024
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    The Early Word: School was hit with stray bullets; 100 N. Main gets a hotel

    Students were detained after a school shooting threat, the Tyre Nichols trial continues and we remember the late founder of Tiger Bookstore.

    By Bianca Phillips September 19, 2024
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    The Early Word: Oprah talks Presleys; Germantown gets taste of the West

    A Germantown man is arrested for arson, an ex-cop testifies in Tyre Nichols trial and the AAC commissioner wants Memphis to stay.

    By Bianca Phillips September 18, 2024
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    The Early Word: Should the Tigers stay or go? Plus, Mike Cody, remembered

    Memphis police killed a carjacking suspect, the alleged Railgarten shooter is back in jail and 100 N. Main is selling for much less.

    By Bianca Phillips September 17, 2024
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    The Early Word: Tigers football wins big; plus, a new ‘Spin’ on Poplar Plaza

    Wanda Halbert stays for now, another big power user is setting up near xAI and Chicago meets Philly on a food truck.

    By Bianca Phillips September 16, 2024

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