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It’s Thursday, Aug. 21, National Poet’s Day, and that’s the best I could do, OK? Hey, there’s a reason I went to school for journalism and not poetry. Anyhoo, here is the news …
Memphis news merger? Three of Memphis’ five TV news stations could soon have the same owner.
Control issues: Memphis Light, Gas and Water needs a new, modern control room, and CEO Doug McGowen has just the spot in mind.
‘Something’s going to come out of this audit’: Tito Langston, Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ chief of business operations, has ideas on what could come of the state audit that’s underway.
Deliberations begin in Dolph trial: The jury in Hernandez Govan’s trial went into deliberations after two witnesses tried to discredit the case’s main witness.
Cop shop: The City of Memphis cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new police precinct to replace one from the 1970s.
Golf giver: Mike Perkowski is the guy you want to run into on the course.
More soul in Soulsville: Stax isn’t the only thing serving soul on McLemore Avenue.
Herd that: Memphis Zoo elephants are finally getting room to roam.
Terriers and tonics: Two businesses located within a mile of Crosstown Concourse got grants Wednesday to open their second locations Downtown.
Tigers <3 FedEx: The late Fred Smith loved the Memphis Tigers, and they’ll be showing that love back this season.
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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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