Friday, February 7, 2014

Willie Herenton Wants School Building, If Closed By SCS

Community meets at middle school to discuss closures

You often need to show up to get a story.  This story is a perfect example of that.  The closure meeting itself was not well attended.. And I wondered what I would do for a 10:00 package.  Then a district official mentioned that former Memphis Mayor (and superintendent) Willie Herenton was interested in the Lanier Middle School building, if closed.  I knew that could be my focus.  Fortunately, Herenton was just a phone call away.


No comments:

Post a Comment

When a sad story becomes even more tragic

So, this is my first post in a while.. But I wanted to include this powerful story from last Summer in the wake of Hurricane Beryl.  Many in...