— The National Civil Rights Museum dedicated its latest major expansion, The Legacy Experience, on Saturday.
— So-called “deaths of despair” are slowly declining nationwide according to new data, but Appalachia continues to see higher rates than the rest of the country.
— For the first time in 42 years, the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest named a grand champion, Heath Riles BBQ, that took the top prize last year as well.
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