The Early Word: Brent Taylor’s sexts, Coach Huff rumors and ‘Asian Target’
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What’s up, Memphis? It’s Wednesday, Oct. 28, and Coach Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers will go up against former Tigers Coach John Calipari’s Arkansas Razorbacks. It’s the Tigers’ final exhibition game before the regular season begins next week. Here are a couple things to watch.
Unsolicited nudes from Brent Taylor: At least two anonymous sources claim to have seen unwanted nudes from Sen. Brent Taylor.
And then there were three: U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, the Republican nominee for governor, was missing from Tuesday night’s gubernatorial forum.
Still on hold: The Memphis-Shelby County Schools takeover will remain paused for at least two more weeks.
New hours for County Clerk: The Shelby County Clerk’s Office is tweaking its hours to open later and close earlier.
Squashing rumors: Memphis Tigers Coach Charles Huff is telling you: He’s not going.
‘Asian Target’ is coming: Get ready for Hello Kitty everything.
Presidential portraits: The University of Memphis unveiled new paintings of its current president and two past leaders.
Around the world: New art is coming to the Heights Line bike path along National Street. And it’s being created by fifth graders.
Another way to watch Grizz games: If you have DirecTV, you can stop complaining about not being able to watch Memphis Grizzlies games.
Wrong side of the crime: Imagine how hard it is to be a pickpocket in these times when no one carries cash. That’s the premise of a film opening 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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