The Early Word: Guard may be here a year, and Pearson takes on Cohen
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Hi, Shelby County. It’s Thursday, Oct. 9, and the Land Use Control Board will consider new rules that would limit where jails, prisons and other detention centers can be located.
Lots of guard troops for a long time? Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is talking bigger numbers of National Guard troops. And they may be here a hot minute.
Pearson goes big: Tennessee Rep. Justin J. Pearson announced plans on Wednesday to challenge a long-standing Congressman.
On paper: The International Paper building in East Memphis has a new owner.
Dunavant’s return: A former U.S. attorney for the Western District of Tennessee is back on the job.
Court canvas: A public basketball court in French Fort’s Chickasaw Heritage Park looks like it belongs in an art gallery.
Hey, it’s just the preseason: The Memphis Grizzlies were another rough watch on Wednesday night. But Coach Tuomas Iisalo is looking at the bright side.
Sustainability is sexy: Well, maybe not as sexy as it should be. But Project Green Fork and Clean Memphis are trying.
Not in their backyards: The Bartlett Municipal Planning Commission is saying no to a plan to rezone a residential area.
On staff: The Horn Lake Animal Shelter has a new director and a new assistant director.
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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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