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Since May 11, 2021, the Hernando De Soto bridge has been closed due to the findings of a crack in a major wielding point. Bill Dries, a reporter for the
Daily Memphian, says the initial fracture has been fixed but upon further inspection, 17 more issues have been found. Eastbound is set to reopen Monday, August 2 and, if all goes according to plan, westbound will open back up the following Monday.
Dries joins fellow
The New Tri-State Defender s Karanja Ajanaku, and
The Memphis Flyer s Toby Sells for this week’s WKNO-TV
Behind the Headlines with host Eric Barnes. In addition to the bridge failures, guests talk about the uptick in COVID-19 and Delta variant cases, as well as, the proposal for Memphis and Shelby County consolidation.
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In 2009, the Memphis Regional Megasite a 4,100-acre industrial complex between Memphis and Jackson was carved out of empty fields. However, since then there have been no tenants. On Tuesday, June 8, Gov. Bill Lee announced $52 million in funding to complete necessary infrastructure at the megasite. The
Memphis Flyer’s Toby Sells says that a sewage pipeline leading to the Mississippi River is the main reason for the funding, but it “raises environmental issues”.
The process of disinterring Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife from UT Health Sciences Park has begun, years after a statue was removed by the City of
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