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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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    The Early Word: Young’s the U.N. on gun issue; Feagins may close schools

    FedEx gets sued by the EEOC, St. Jude and the Tigers will bring the Carolinas to Memphis and banana pudding is coming to a Kroger near you.

    By Bianca Phillips September 13, 2024
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    The Early Word: Francine’s at the front door, and gun reform is back on

    First witness is called in Tyre Nichols trial, Bob’s Barksdale is coming back and pumpkin spice season comes early this year. 

    By Bianca Phillips September 12, 2024
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    The Early Word: Council puts brakes on gas stations, says MATA is ‘lying’

    MSCS could lose preschool funding, the jury is selected in the Nichols trial and Smith & Nephew’s campus is up for grabs.

    By Bianca Phillips September 11, 2024
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    The Early Word: Lee’s got ‘fighting’ words; Nichols jury selection begins

    A jail bailout is delayed, power outages are less frequent and cathead biscuits are coming back.

    By Bianca Phillips September 10, 2024
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    The Early Word: Tigers in triumph, turmoil; trial over Nichols’ death begins

    Memphis murder and homicide rates are meaningfully down so far this year, Ja Morant was behind the camera this weekend and we tell you where to start for Memphis art. 

    By Chris Herrington September 09, 2024
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    The Early Word: Old Walgreens could gas back up; Tigers mess, explained

    U of M struggles to find engineering students, a barren Downtown park could see new life and you can get “Gangsta” at Carolina Watershed.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 06, 2024
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    The Early Word: Letter alleges NCAA violations; remembering Chef Kramer

    Ed Scott is worried about ticket sales, the sheriff’s office wants big bucks for jail repairs and you’re one step closer to buying Beaver Nuggets in Fayette County. 

    By Bianca Phillips September 05, 2024
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    The Early Word: Turnover in Mulroy’s office and on Penny’s basketball staff

    Elon Musk wants to make xAI twice as big, Craig Brewer has a new TV show with Kevin Hart and we explain why Pronto Pups aren’t corn dogs.

    By Bianca Phillips September 04, 2024
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    The Early Word: Lobster Pronto Pups are back, and firefighters are fired up

    Memphis rents are dropping (but still pricy), the Tigers football team is off to a great start and we tell you why you might want to take the stairs at 201 Poplar.

    By Bianca Phillips September 03, 2024

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