The Early Word: Sawyer is suspended, and free art is coming to Downtown
Collierville’s chicken fight continues, MLGW is trying to keep our lights on and a Binghampton cafe says goodbye.
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June 2026
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Airport board focuses on operations as state takeover looms
Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority commissioners feel the board’s job is vital to the local economy, no matter who sits on it. Many of them could soon be replaced following passage of a new state law.
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Q&A: More from the Hydes on Downtown, the Grizzlies, AutoZone Park and the future of Memphis
The Daily Memphian’s Geoff Calkins sat down with Barbara and Pitt Hyde to talk about the new museum, their hands-on approach to civic projects and why Memphis continues to be — in their words — their “big bet.”
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Martin: In this NBA Draft, there’s a lot to like for the Grizzlies
With less than a week to go before the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft, here are some of John Martin’s thoughts on the class and who he most believes in.
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Tami Sawyer indictment renews Republican push for state intervention
One of the Republican contenders for governor says it’s time “to shake up the court system in Shelby County.”
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Table Talk: A mini food tour of Cuba without ever leaving Memphis
Though a native Memphian, Kyle Garhain went to culinary school in Cuba, and he started leading food tours of the country in 2019.
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Midtown senior facility gets financing, small businesses get loans
A 93-unit senior housing project is moving forward, and a local board awards $43,000 in small business loans.
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Collierville Chick-fil-A case reopened in Shelby County Chancery Court
The landowner of a proposed Chick-fil-A has filed a petition in Shelby County Chancery Court against all five aldermen, alleging they are in contempt of court. A chancellor ordered them to approve the new restaurant in February.
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Ethnos Coffee Roasters eyes fall opening in Downtown Memphis
The Downtown Memphis Commission board talked coffee, new hires and beer at its meeting.
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Redbirds recap: Memphis comeback falls short in loss to Nashville
Down 9-2, Memphis rallied to score six runs in four innings. But it wasn’t enough to silence the Sounds.
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New murals add vibrance to Wolf River tunnel on Germantown Greenway
Brightly colored depictions celebrating the Germantown Greenway are now greeting users as they walk, run or bike along the trail passing underneath Wolf River Boulevard.
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Herrington: Free agency, the trade exception and the Grizzlies’ center search
The offseason has begun. Here is an initial look at how the Grizzlies might use two significant financial mechanisms: The $28.9 million “trade exception” created in February’s Jaren Jackson Jr. deal and the projected $15.1 million “mid-level exception” they can access in free agency.
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Developers line up funding for Midtown senior housing project
The project will have 93 units, with 72 for assisted living and 21 for memory care, plus restaurant-style dining, fitness amenities, memory care programming, entertainment spaces, salon and spa services and resident support services.
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Can a Court Clerk be suspended? Otis Jackson was in 2011.
General Sessions Court Clerk Tami Sawyer pleaded not guilty this week to federal charges. Her attorney said she plans to continue working as clerk while awaiting trial.
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Redbirds recap: Joshua Báez hits 4 home runs in Memphis win over Nashville
Báez set a Redbirds single-game record with his performance. According to St. Louis Cardinals communications, Báez joins Chandler Redmond (with Double-A Springfield on Aug. 10, 2022) and Tyrone Horne (with Double-A Arkansas on July 27, 1998) as the only Cardinals minor leaguers to accomplish the feat in the last 30 years.
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Woodland Recovery opens bigger, better location in Southaven
Woodland Recovery Center unveiled its new Southaven facility in a ceremony Tuesday, June 16.
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The Early Word: MSCS takeover board is ready to roll, and so is a new Sonic
Government tries to silence SpaceX critics, something new to coming to the Memphis sky and we learn how our movie critic really feels about “Disclosure Day.”
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What makes a good animal-control officer?
How do cities and shelters keep bad actors away from those jobs? Screenings, background checks and even scouring a candidate’s social media help, but they aren’t perfect.
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Four Memphis-area Wendy’s getting an update
Wendelta, a subsidiary of Carlisle Corp., has acquired four local Wendy’s restaurants and plans “to make sure they’re running really, really well.”
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Coffee company brewing up Harbor Town location
The project is an 800-square-foot retail bay between Cocozza American Italian Restaurant and Cordelia’s Market.
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The Early Word: Tami Sawyer’s fraud charges, and SpaceX’s Grok bombshell
County Commission may raise taxes, a meatpacking plant packs it up and four local Wendy’s are saved from closure.
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Memphis meatpacking plant to close, lay off 208 workers
JBS announced it is closing its Memphis plant effective Aug. 14, resulting in 208 layoffs.
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Judicial candidates blossom during election year spring
Also in this political roundup, Green campaigns at Da Sammich Shop, Blackburn calls for a “revisit” on a Nashville data center and Rose pans Starbucks incentives, along with a look at the FISA extension and immigration funding.
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Table Talk: Le Bon Appétit had the meats, sweets and more to eat
Le Bon Appétit brought a crowd of hundreds to Downtown Memphis, where they sampled offerings from 28 chefs and drinks from four mixologists.
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Huff explains why 2028 is target date for conference realignment talks
“I’m not saying in 2028 we’re going to be sticking an ACC or Big 12 sticker in the middle of the field,” Tigers football Charles Huff said.
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