The Early Word: Poplar viaduct history lesson and your guide to par-tee time
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Load up those backpacks with No. 2 pencils (and orange and purple folders, apparently). It’s Monday, Aug. 4, and Memphis-Shelby County Schools students are back in class.
All of the suburban districts start back later this week. See those dates and what else is coming up This Week in Memphis.
Musselwhite hearts xAI: Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite gushed about Elon Musk’s xAI last week.
Get out of jail free: Just City plans to bail some people out of the Shelby County Jail.
5 things about MSCS: As students return to class today, the district is facing a lot of potential change.
He saved the Shell: The man who helped preserve the Overton Park Shell has died.
Why we have the Poplar viaduct: In this week’s Ask the Memphian, Jody Callahan delivers a history lesson.
Almost par-tee time: Memphis’ biggest golf event is back, and you can thank FedEx founder Fred Smith for that.
Not losing Mojo: Memphis Mojo Cafe in Bartlett has closed, but the owners aren’t giving up.
Hot topics in college sports: The Daily Memphian’s Tim Buckley looks at whether the Tigers will have College Football Playoff access and why the transfer portal is “a threat to the game.”
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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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