The Early Word: Dark side of Mongo’s Planet and alleged speakeasy tax fraud
Little Petals is “unstoppable,” Grizz games are moving to a new app and a local indie rocker shaved her head to find success.
Topic: The Early Word
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September 2026
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The Early Word: County commissioner goes to jail, and Halbert left a backlog
MSCS takes away student laptops, a French restaurant is coming to Collierville and Mark Wahlberg was here.
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The Early Word: Tiger meal deal flubs and a baby tiger surprise
The city is pausing plans for a road extension near SpaceXAI, new homes are coming to Orange Mound and Coach Huff is scared.
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The Early Word: New stadium fumbles and Collierville fire chief complaints
Some MATA riders say new buses aren’t enough, and Idlewild students hop on a different kind of bus.
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The Early Word: In-N-Out may go all in on Memphis, but one FedEx exec is out
Troopers helped ICE during the weekend raid, an iconic Downtown building has sold and the new Metal Museum is a family affair.
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The Early Word: MATA gets new wheels, and Lee Harris gets a road
Protesters gather outside the Mason ICE facility, SpaceXAI is building another data center and we’ve got a look at Satellite Music Hall’s menu.
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The Early Word: New data center rules and a big cheer from St. Mary’s kids
New sheriff gives a jail tour, there’s a new arrest in the OUTMemphis shooting and we tell you what to expect at the Memphis Tigers season opener.
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The Early Word: 901 Day is here, and Olive Branch mayor starts Dolly drama
ICE raided a Berclair restaurant, a new data center is saying no to a tax freeze and the library escalators are finally moving.
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August 2026
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The Early Word: Bass Pro may cut bait, and Coach Huff makes a big splash
Another data center is coming, a dentist is opening a piano bar and we’ve got the recipe for Cocozza’s meatballs.
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The Early Word: Lee Harris’ new gig; plus, where to drink and eat bagels
Autopsy reveals National Guard shot a man in the back, Lindsey Whiteside plans a plea change and we meet the new St. Jude CEO.
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The Early Word: Tigers fan hits the road; Germantown grandkids get perks
Tennessee gets mega Meta money, St. Jude is getting bigger and we’ve got a breakdown of TCAP scores by school.
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The Early Word: Dolly is dead, Tigers football is new and Chick-fil-A goes big
Restaurants are recovering from the weekend storm, the Halbert saga is coming to an end and we meet the guy who bought the Flyer.
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The Early Word: A look into BC’s death and MSCS’ legal fees
Collierville’s ex-fire chief will get a year’s pay, Germantown has a new school board member and a late Memphis collector’s stuff is getting rehomed.
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The Early Word: Storm wallops Mid-South, and a Prince Mongo real estate rundown
Poplar Plaza wants people to spend some “dwell time” at the shopping center and a new bakery brings pies and sweet treats Downtown.
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The Early Word: A gas station hold-up and a biker gang in spandex
UTHSC report vindicates a controversial professor, SpaceXAI is suing a contractor and a gluten-free bakery has “real” doughnuts.
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The Early Word: Rawgirls is outta juice, but Newby’s is back from the dead
SpaceXAI asks for more power, but it’ll have to pay. Plus, the fired city court clerk wants her job back, and The King gets his own street.
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The Early Word: A Dixon departure, and the Grizzlies set their dates
A library dispute goes public, an attempt to close Tennessee’s open primaries, and the golf tournament tees off for real.
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The Early Word: Scheffler takes FESJC, police chief talks crime decline
MLGW is prepared for cyber attacks (but not expecting them), local real estates pros talk AI and we set expectations for Tiger football.
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The Early Word: A hospital buys a hotel, and a vet returns 83 years later
SpaceXAI makes a promise to Southaven, a Collierville meeting is a bust and Mollie Fontaine’s is making a comeback — but not for long.
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The Early Word: More daycare issues; meet our new Daily Memphian CEO
Medical providers talk vaccine changes, the new airport board gets to work and we’ve got more insight into the Collierville fire chief drama.
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The Early Word: Cities crack down on data centers and burger spot bows out
St. Jude has a new CEO, Rachel’s Flower Shop is closing for real this time and records show what’s up with Collierville’s fire chief.
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The Early Word: Here’s the tee on FESJC while we wait for tea on Selberg
New details emerge in the Douglass shooting, the Grizzlies’ MLK Day game is back and Collierville’s library enters a new chapter.
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The Early Word: A Prince is dead, and a FedEx icon is honored
A County Commissioner is charged with vandalism, Collierville’s fire chief is out and it’s par-tee time at TPC Southwind.
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The Early Word: Boozer breaks out the golf clubs; Task Force raids a nightclub
Commissioners makes a last-ditch jail effort, a new coffee shop is sprouting in Southaven and four Memphis authors have the write stuff.
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The Early Word: Dems sweep county offices; TN will have a female governor
We’ve got all the election news you need to know, plus news on Interstate Bar-B-Que and a hot deal on a pork panini.
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