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Heather currier hunt to lead leadership development at St. Jude
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital announced today that Heather Currier Hunt will serve as the senior vice president for the St. Jude Leadership Academy (SJLA), the office that manages leadership development programs for the institution. In this new role, Currier Hunt will create a best-in-class training environment to develop leaders for St. Jude as it continues to grow its workforce and global impact.
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Memphis health officials question air quality report, researchers push back
Shelby County health officials dispute a community air monitoring project report showing South Memphis residents were exposed to unhealthy levels of fine-particle pollution, citing concerns about the accuracy of the data. Questions about air quality in South Memphis have intensified into a broader dispute over how much trust residents should...
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St. Jude redesignated as WHO Collaborating Centre for Childhood Cancer
(MEMPHIS, Tenn. – June 17, 2026) – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has been redesignated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Childhood Cancer. The redesignation recognizes the hospital’s contribution to WHO’s work through the provision of strategic, scientific and technical expertise in childhood cancer. It also reaffirms the longstanding collaboration between WHO and St. Jude and builds momentum for joint efforts to improve outcomes for children with cancer worldwide.
WREG
Demolition begins at old newspaper site where new hospital planned
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Demolition has begun on the old Commercial Appeal building on Union Avenue, which is coming down to make way for a new Regional One hospital. Crews were tearing down walls Tuesday at the newspaper’s 95,000-square-foot former home at 495 Union, near downtown. The Commercial Appeal downsized and moved to a new space […]
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Doctors caution against using AI for medical advice
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - More people are turning to artificial intelligence chatbots for answers about their health, but doctors say those tools shouldn’t replace medical professionals. A recent study from Pennsylvania State University found AI chatbots provided accurate answers to health-related questions about 76 percent of the time. Researchers said...
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57 turbines at xAI Southaven site, lawsuit cites emissions concerns
The NAACP and environmental advocacy groups suing xAI have updated their lawsuit after discovery found nearly 30 more gas turbines operating at the site. On June 10, the NAACP and the Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP filed a motion to amend its previous preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. The Southern Environmental Law Center filed the motion on behalf of the aforementioned entities. The groups are calling for xAI and its affiliate, MZX Tech LLC, to stop alleged unpermitted air pollution at its Southaven power plant. The power plant is located at 2875 Stanton Road, the former Duke Energy site. MZX Tech LLC purchased in the site in July 2025. The updated lawsuit alleges that when the preliminary injunction was filed on May 6, the turbine count had already increased and increased again on May 15, bringing the total number of turbines at the Southaven plant to 57. The lawsuit includes email exchanges between staff from the Arkansas-based engineering firm Trinity Consultants and staff from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). Those exchanges, dated May 6 and May 15, respectively, show emails between Shannon Lynn of Trinity Consultants and MDEQ Air
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Mississippi Residents Sue xAI Over “Jet Engine” Noise From AI Data Centers
Three Mississippi residents have filed a federal class-action lawsuit against xAI and SpaceX, claiming that gas turbines powering the company’s data centers have turned their community into a 24/7 industrial nightmare. Your favorite chatbot needs massive data centers to work. What nobody mentions: those facilities sometimes sound like jet...
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Woodland Recovery Center Opens New Southaven Facility to Expand Addiction Treatment and Mental Health Services
Woodland Recovery Center, a provider of addiction treatment services and a member of the Bradford Health Services network, will officially open its new treatment facility in Southaven, Mississippi, with a grand opening ceremony scheduled for June 16, 2026. The event, which begins at 9:00 a.m., will feature a ribbon-cutting ceremony,...
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Memphis Cooling Center Open Today at Hospitality Hub
Memphis is opening an emergency cooling center today, Tuesday, June 9, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Hospitality Hub, giving residents, particularly people experiencing homelessness, a cool, air-conditioned place to escape dangerous heat. The city's transit agency says free transportation to the site will be available beginning at 4:00 p.m., and the Hub has a dedicated sign-up line for ride requests.
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Southwest Memphis air monitors reveal ‘no relief’ from elevated pollution, researchers find
The first look at data collected by a group of southwest Memphis residents to track air pollution revealed something alarming: Toxic chemicals hang in the air during all hours of the day, according to an analysis conducted by a Washington, D.C.-based environmental group. Vehicle traffic during some busy hours of...
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xAI purchases land from city for water treatment facility
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Elon Musk’s xAI is purchasing a parcel of land from the city of Memphis to move forward with its graywater facility. CTC Property LLC, a subsidiary of SpaceXAI, paid $820,000 for about 13 acres of property at 2685 Plant Road. The property is located between...
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Bristol Hospice Acquires Hope Hospice & Palliative Care
Bristol Hospice has purchased Hope Hospice & Palliative Care for an undisclosed amount, expanding its geographic footprint in the South. Established in 2020, Hope Hospice & Palliative Care serves patients across the region of Memphis, Tennessee. The hospice and palliative care provider has built a strong, trusted reputation for high quality across these communities, said Bristol Hospice President and CEO Alex Mauricio.
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Community air monitoring project finds South Memphis is regularly exposed to unsafe air pollution
A report using data collected by air monitors hosted by residents of South Memphis found that average levels of fine particulate matter, particles in the air that are linked to lung and heart issues, often exceeded standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (Photo by Karen Pulfer Focht) Residents...
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Celebrate Memphis: Memphis doctor answers the call to heal local communities
MEMPHIS, Tenn — For Dr. Reginique Green, medicine has always been more than a profession. It’s a calling. “I felt as if God had told me that I would take care of people who felt as if He had forgotten about them,” Green said, reflecting on a promise she says was placed on her heart at just 12 years old.