The Early Word: Five MSCS schools may close, but Rhodes is firmly rooted
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Howdy, Memphis! It’s Wednesday, Sept. 24, and let’s just nerd out for a minute, because it’s National Punctuation Day.
Which schools might close? Memphis-Shelby County Schools leaders released a list of five schools that it may close at the end of the 2025-26 year.
Council votes down guard resolution: The Memphis City Council failed to pass a non-binding resolution Tuesday that would have urged Gov. Bill Lee to keep the National Guard out of Memphis.
Feds want no new Nichols trial: Federal prosecutors filed an appeal Tuesday to try and stop a new trial for three of the five Memphis police officers charged in Tyré Nichols’ death.
One Brown out, one still in: One of the two Browns accused of misappropriating public money for their nonprofit was released from jail Tuesday.
Jailhouse rock: The woman who fraudulently tried to sell Graceland, was sentenced to prison Tuesday.
100 years of Rhodes: Rhodes College celebrated a century in Memphis this week.
Kleaning up: The long-vacant Krosstown Kleaners space in Midtown is finally getting a new life.
Gone country: A daily farmer’s market has opened Downtown, and it’s giving rural vibes.
Uptown funk: Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis broke ground Tuesday on its biggest housing development ever.
Different kind of memorial: Hernando is not getting a road named after slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. So, one Hernando man has organized two billboards.
Into battle: Film director Paul Thomas Anderson is having “a kind of event” this week.
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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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