The Early Word: A wild public meeting, chicken drama and a burger break
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How’s it going? It’s Thursday, July 9, and the Land Use Control Board will consider plans for new homes literally all over town today. The agenda includes proposals for developments in Parkway Village, North Memphis, Cooper-Young and Covington Pike.
Fatal DEA shooting: A DEA agent shot and killed a person at an East Memphis extended-stay hotel on Wednesday.
Potential waste, fraud and abuse: Most of the suspected abuse of funds found during the forensic audit of Memphis-Shelby County Schools were related to one custodial contract.
Mound-ing frustrations: A planned town hall with state Sen. London Lamar got a little rowdy on Wednesday night.
Regional One layoffs: More than 100 workers from Regional One Health will soon be looking for new jobs.
Feds appeal ex-bank CEO’s sentence: The U.S. attorney’s office wants a second look at former Evolve Bank CEO Robert Hartheimer’s sentence on child-porn charges.
Chicken fight: A Collierville developer is suing the man who has been pushing for a new Chick-fil-A in the suburb.
Maybe just Out? A stop-work order was issued for the East Memphis In-N-Out Burger site.
End of the road: Ikea wants their name out of our mouths — and off our maps.
Food firsts: Food writer Sophia Surrett is on a culinary adventure, and we’re all along for the ride.
The robots are here: A robot named Magnus was in Memphis 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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