The Early Word: Health care workers, hospitals raise alarm over COVID caseload, school opt outs
Memphis City Council members cool on consolidation, Collierville Schools has hundreds of students in quarantine and we barely knew Patrick Beverley.
Mary Cashiola
News Editor
Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
She was also the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
There are 638 articles by Mary Cashiola :
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August 2021
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The Early Word The Early Word: Guard deployed to hospitals; governor gives cover to anti-maskers
State calls in National Guard to help out at over-burdened hospitals, new flights are taking off at Memphis International, and the grass is almost greener at Overton Park.
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The Early Word The Early Word: First responders want us to slow down; big bad supply problems
Breakfast restaurant has a longer than anticipated wait, protesters urge a boycott and Scott Street is taking to a change like a viaduct to water.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Hospitals, first responders at ‘critical point;’ bot battle begins
We’re charting a course for consolidation; 911 wait times are a worry; and Shelby County Schools says it’s not going virtual again in September.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Telling tales from school, how firms figure into gas station shooting
A high school coach is pulled from his position, an area financial institution is shooting for the stars and local school districts’ test scores are released.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Tragic ramifications of Kroger altercation; Le Bonheur raises alarm
Area’s mayors take a united stand against tax assessments, Lenny’s gets a new location and a new home feature no one wants.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Back to school begins with civics lessons; ‘First Take’ has second thoughts
More employers are looking to vaccine mandates (while at least one may be regretting theirs), Dillon Brooks gave ESPN viewers a start, and a new proposal could change the very landscape of Memphis.
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The Early Word The Early Word: County heads back to school; restaurants look to vaccine passports
We have an Ancer to the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, questions about critical race theory in schools and a big get for the U of M.
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The Early Word The Early Word: COVID cases increase in kids; Germantown drops job requirement
Area schools are showing off before students show up, a local civil rights activist is remembered and we’re taking solace in sandwiches.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Bridge inspections still up in the air; restaurants worry over lost lunch
We’re talking about masks, a dentist and the return of Mike Conley.
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The Early Word The Early Word: No mask mandate but plenty of reaction; golf gets going
We’re making sense of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational tournament change, welcoming a gold medalist from the Tokyo Olympics and worrying about COVID cases in kids.
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The Early Word The Early Word: COVID comes back with a vengeance; state sees effect on students
COVID and the New Bridge are back, new cars make themselves scarce, a Tiger gets his own brand camp and a Cicada makes a move in East Memphis.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Goodbye to brutalist buildings, hello to new Grizzlies
We’re having different conversations about crime, SRVS is working the labor shortage and could Collierville benefit from a district approach?
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July 2021
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The Early Word The Early Word: The Pipkin to persist and surprises from the Grizz
Local leaders don’t expect to enact another mask mandate, a group of dancers prove their metal and the Grizz look to Spain, again.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Bridge Monday, and we’re looking for coverings
Big changes for the Liberty Bowl, a special exhibit at the National Civil Rights Museum and a hero’s welcome for the Hernando DeSoto?
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The Early Word The Early Word: CDC says masks are back; One Beale revealed
We’ve got trade tea and golf tees, exceptions that may prove the rules and a group of students get a Gap year.
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The Early Word The Early Word: New leadership for the pandemic and losing a fan favorite
We’ve got a monumental question out of Collierville, a prominent defense attorney asked to be taken off a case and a local innovator is sold.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Bridge, B Concourse both look to reopen; Delta gives state 250% boost
Be ready to break a sweat. Today’s hot stuff includes a new space for Sylvamo, a free program aimed at food deserts and Mickey Mouse. Oh, and the weather.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Health officials sound the alarm and we react to Whataburger news
We’re celebrating Ida B. Wells; some vaccinations become mandatory; and Tennessee is definitely making national news — and the late-night talk shows.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Shelby takes a stand on shots for kids; food fest returns
Plus, Wright says we’re wrong, a remediation could lead to a renaissance and Iris will bloom elsewhere.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Problems with cooks in the kitchens; pipeline activists look to pivot
We don’t have a lot of lots, but we do have a report of hepatitis A. And if you defeated a multimillion-dollar corporation, what would you take on next?
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The Early Word The Early Word: Davis goes to D.C. and the I-40 bridge has a lot on its plates
MLGW takes its first step to leave TVA, restaurants go on vacation and a $750,000 payout to a former City of Memphis employee. Plus, thoughts on Tigers and Grizzlies basketball.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Opera house looks to new home; senior facilities’ new struggle
Opera Memphis plans to leave East Memphis; Collierville looks to create more of a destination; and local health experts say we’re at the start of another surge.
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The Early Word The Early Word: Where we are on the bridge and how the Butcher Shop may be medium well
We’ve got pediatricians protesting, a huge new collection of music to hear, and the U of M and Larry Brown are Facebook official. Plus, we can drink from public water fountains again.
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The Early Word The Early Word: A bionic woman packs her bags and what Delta is doing to us
Local health experts have new advice as Delta’s impact grows. Plus, we’re looking at the evolution of ‘the office,’ a Classic take and finding the key to someone’s heart.
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