Board OKs dropping an ‘R’ in Forrest Avenue
New Land Use Control Board chairman Mary Sharp (center) addresses a proposal by Forrest Avenue residents to change the street's spelling to "Forest Avenue," during a meeting at City Hall on April 11, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
City planning board voted Thursday to change the spelling of “Forrest Avenue” in Midtown to “Forest Avenue.”
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Nathan Bedford Forrest Neighborhoods planning and developmentTom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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