I'm a born and raised Memphian and I stayed as long as I could before I hit a career ceiling. I never intended to leave, but I'm even happier living in the SF Bay Area.
Good to see two of us here. :) Ive stayed in area for family reasons mainly but will probably move soon. Whole Tri-State area is a dump far as IT jobs and innovations go. Plenty of smart people but they just go under-utilized.
Glad to hear you moved on to greater things. :)