Tonight is the first round of the 2026 NBA draft. It’ll be on ABC and ESPN at 7:00. The Grizzlies have the third and 16th picks. I hope to see Memphis take Duke F Cam Boozer with the 3 and then trade up into the 5-6 range to snag Arkansas PG Darius Acuff Jr.
Bardog will be closed 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. today for a staff meeting.
Suspended general sessions court clerk Tami Sawyer has had two lawsuits filed against her by employees of the office. They claim that Sawyer, their boss, mistreated them after they blew the whistle on Sawyer’s alleged financial abuse as clerk.
The convicted killer of Chef Jody Moyt was sentenced yesterday. Moyt was stabbed to death in a road rage incident 6 years ago.
RIP Clive Davis, the music exec who signed Springsteen.
The Starbucks at Main and Monroe is hiring a shift supervisor and a barista.
Wiseacre Downtown is celebrating success with Medal Mondays every week: From 4-10 on Mondays, get $4 pints of award-winning Tiny Bomb, Sky Dog, Sky Dog Amber, or Oktoberfest.
Back tomorrow with more news.
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