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— The two National Guard members involved in a July 5 killing in Downtown Memphis were not old enough to meet the legal age requirements of being a police officer in Tennessee, the Commercial Appeal reports.

— Shelby County Commissioner Erika Sugarmon made a brief court appearance this week on charges of misdemeanor vandalism.

— Collierville broke ground on a $12 million library expansion Wednesday, a project that will bring the Lucius E. and Elsie C. Burch Jr Library up to 49,000 square feet.

— Four Memphians have been named finalists for the 2026 Tennessee Book Awards, a honor now in its third year bestowed by Humanities Tennessee.

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— Memphis International Airport was officially renamed after the late FedEx founder Frederick W. Smith.

— Robert Hodges, a Memphis eccentric known as Prince Mongo and a frequent political candidate, has died at 89.

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— The Shelby County Commission is sending another nonbinding resolution to County Mayor Lee Harris regarding the county jail.

— On Monday, the commission gave final approval to the Memphis-Shelby County Schools budget of $1.8 billion.

— A group of Tennessee doctors and faith leaders is asking Governor Bill Lee to pause the Thursday execution of Anthony Darrell Hines.

— Shelby County Commissioner Erika Sugarmon has been charged with five counts of vandalism related to an incident that occurred in April.

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— Regional One and Shelby County leaders recently unveiled a highly anticipated rendering of the new, roughly $1 billion Regional One Hospital at 495 Union Avenue, the site of the old Commercial Appeal building.

— SpaceXAI and the Ohio-based contractors that worked on its Memphis and Mississippi data centers are now in litigation.

— A local group is moving forward with plans for a $25 million mixed-use development in East Memphis.

— This year’s Cooper-Young Festival is set for September 19.

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— Memphis City Councilwoman Jerri Green won the Democratic nomination for Tennessee Governor and US. Senator Marsha Blackburn won the Republican nomination.

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— Shelby County Commissioner Mickell Lowery will be the next mayor of Shelby County and Anthony Buckner will be Shelby County Sheriff.

— Nearly 132,000 votes were cast in Thursday’s election, or 23% of the county’s registered voters.

— Just under a month from its grand re-opening, the Metal Museum has debuted new branding.

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— It’s Election Day in Shelby County as voters take to the polls for the Shelby County General Election and the state and federal primaries.

— Gov. Bill Lee is endorsing state Agricultural Commissioner Charlie Hatcher for the 5th Congressional District Republican primary.

— The Peabody Hotel has announced the launch of a new luxury hotel-within-a-hotel, the Pembroke Club.

— Memphis BBQ legend Jim Neely has sold his famed restaurant Interstate Bar-B-Q on Third Street, a local food landmark since 1979.

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— Ahead of tomorrow’s Election Day, the Shelby County Election Commission is rechecking its voting machines.

— School restarted Monday, but not much has happened with the MSCS state takeover.

— Trolleys could return to Main Street this fall.

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— Tennessee is one of five Republican-led states now under consideration to store the nation’s nuclear waste.

— SpaceXAI now has a clear regulatory roadmap for retiring the nearly 70 natural gas turbines it operates without air emissions permits in Southaven.

— The restaurant group behind Tekila Modern Mexican is selling its Midtown location, the former Nineteenth Century Club.

— A California-based hot chicken franchise, Dave’s Hot Chicken, is coming into Poplar Plaza and leasing part of the former Spin Street Record store.

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— While a criminal investigation continues into the death of Nolan Wells, civil litigation could be coming.

— Memphis-based International Paper reported second-quarter earnings of 4 cents per share on Thursday.

— Memphis Escape Rooms is opening a new location in Bartlett.

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