The Early Word: Ole Miss killing still a mystery; Big 12 rejects Tigers again
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Howdy, Memphis. It’s Tuesday, July 22, and the Memphis City Council could take a vote today on the Old Daisy’s future. The former movie theater on Beale Street, which is currently used as an event venue, has been tied up in the messy history of Beale Street control for years.
A ‘priority one case’: The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help to solve the killing of an Ole Miss football player.
Big bucks for Big 12? The University of Memphis wants to be in the cool-kids club, but the cool kids don’t want them.
New start for Head Start: A childhood education group will be taking over the county’s Head Start program, which was previously run by Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Parker plans to fight: New Memphis Tigers guard Sincere Parker made his first court appearance Monday, after a weekend arrest for an alleged domestic-violence situation.
It’s a date: Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. better clear his Google calendar for this date.
Don’t hold your breath: We may not get an answer this summer as to whether the Memphis Grizzlies will stay in Memphis after 2029.
Trump releases MLK files: President Donald Trump’s administration has released FBI surveillance records of Martin Luther King Jr., and King’s family isn’t happy about it.
Big news of the Summer: The Memphis Grizzlies wrapped up NBA Summer League with a win on Sunday, but the bigger news (literally) was the addition of a new big man.
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Bianca Phillips
Bianca Phillips is a Northeast Arkansas native and longtime Memphian who’s worked in local journalism and PR for more than 20 years. In her days as a reporter, she covered everything from local government and crime to LGBTQ issues and the arts. She’s the author of “Cookin Crunk: Eatin’ Vegan in the Dirty South,” a cookbook of vegan Southern recipes.
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