🌱 Collierville native earns preseason honors as Memphis Tigers revamp for 2026
Collierville, Tennessee Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Collierville! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Collierville native earns preseason honors as Memphis Tigers revamp for 2026
Also on today's calendar: Horticulture / flower show and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 73 degrees.
- Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 88, low: 74. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Seven Tigers Garner Phil Steele All-Conference Recognition - University of Memphis Athletics (gotigersgo.com) — A Collierville native, defensive lineman Jaden McKinney, is among seven newcomers earning preseason all-conference recognition as the Memphis Tigers gear up for a tough 2026 football schedule. The story highlights his impact at Southern Miss and details home games, stadium upgrades, and discounted season tickets at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. 
📸 Around Collierville
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Horticulture / flower show →
Morton Museum of Collierville History, 196 N Main St, Collierville
10:00 am
Friday June 12
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Other local events
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Shelby East Garden Club Flower Show: Woven: Threads of Gardening & Community →
Morton Museum of Collierville History, 196 N Main St, Collierville
10:00 am -
The Big Squeeze Food Truck Festival →
The Grove at GPAC, 1801 Exeter Rd, Germantown
6:00 pm -
Disney's Tarzan →
The Harrell Performing Arts Theatre, 440 W Powell Rd, Collierville
2:30 pm -
Family Drop-In Day: Survive Early Collierville →
Morton Museum of Collierville History, 196 N Main St, Collierville
10:30 am -
Rooftop Happy Hour →
Maeve's Tavern, 78 N Main St, Collierville
4:00 pm
Saturday June 13
Sunday June 21
Tuesday June 23
Thursday June 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Story Time: Butterflies →
Morton Museum of Collierville History, 196 N Main St, Collierville
10:30 am -
Postcard painting →
The Lucius E. and Elsie C. Burch, Jr. Library, 501 Poplar View Pkwy, Collierville
3:00 pm -
Cheeky Dumplin’ **AGE 5+** →
Painting with a Twist, 3116 Village Shops Dr Ste 22, Germantown
10:30 am -
Hidden Homebuyer Incentives with Realtor Raven →
The Home Partners Realty, 57 Germantown Ct Suite 103, Cordova
11:00 am -
Tales at Tea-Time…with a T-Rex? →
Germantown Community Library, 1925 Exeter Rd, Germantown
1:00 pm -
Power & Poise →
Painting with a Twist, 3116 Village Shops Dr Ste 22, Germantown
1:00 pm -
Germantown Board of Education June Work Session
GERMANTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT 3350 Forest Hill Irene Rd, Germantown, TN 38138, USA
4:30 pm
Friday June 12
Saturday June 13
Tuesday June 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- FedEx Corporation posted a job opening for Digital Marketing / Sr Digital Designer in Collierville. Apply here.
- Carrabba's Italian Grill posted a job opening for Restaurant Server in Collierville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Collierville here.
🗞 Nearby News
Germantown
- Memphis woman sentenced to federal prison for assaulting Memphis Safe Task Force officers (wbbjtv.com)
- BTH: Journalist roundtable on xAI, budget season, education funding, and more (wknofm.org)
Bartlett
- Bartlett crossing guard honored after being hit while saving children from drunk driver (wmcactionnews5.com)
- Walmart brings drone delivery to Memphis (kait8.com)
Arlington
- Pentagon gives all-clear after lockdown over air quality alarm (wreg.com)
- What's New Wednesday: The Speckled Ginger (wbbjtv.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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