The Early Word: Grizzlies get centered; TCAP shows the kids may be alright
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Good morning. It’s Thursday, June 25, National Work from Home Day, and I am happy to report that today’s entire column was written in soft pants as my dogs slept on the couch behind me.
Read up: Memphis-Shelby County Schools third-graders are getting better at reading.
Tax dollars for a Nissan Sentra? Incoming Shelby County Commissioner Lashanta Rudd is accused of using grant money for her nonprofit to buy a car.
This is not the bomb: The Memphis Zoo is one of 40 across the country hit with recent bomb threats.
Flashback to 2022: A federal judge has ruled in favor of DeSoto County in a case that alleged its 2022 map for county-wide elections diluted Black voting power.
Finding their center: The Memphis Grizzlies have solved their back-up center problem.
Kind of a pig deal: If you need a side of deviled eggs with your pulled pork sammy, head down to Olive Branch.
Death is coming: Here’s the 23rd Gonerfest lineup.
Raising them up: The mayor of Lakeland and the city’s commissioners are getting a pay boost.
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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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