The War for Peace: Mayoral candidate Michelle McKissack wants a safer Memphis for all
Michelle McKissack, who hopes to become the first woman to be mayor of Memphis, remembers growing up in a city where crime was not a constant concern.
Topic: Bobby White
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September 2023
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December 2022
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Water pressure returns to some businesses while others wait
Many businesses are operational now that water pressure has returned to restrooms and other facilities.
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September 2022
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Chamber advocating support for third Memphis bridge
TDOT said economic benefits related to a third bridge would include lower transportation costs for goods, enhanced productivity and competitiveness for Memphis area businesses and new employment opportunities in the region.
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August 2021
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How crime changed one victim’s life, views about Memphis
Violent crime is both a national problem and a Memphis problem. But when criminals point guns your way, as 26-year-old engineer Manuel Rodriguez discovered, it forever becomes part of your personal history. So much so, that you consider leaving the city you have always called home.
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Third bridge across river would likely be a replacement
Greater Memphis Chamber chief public policy officer Bobby White said planning construction could take a decade or more, most likely across the administrations of several presidents, governors and mayors.
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Local charter school network ends expulsions, police presence
Frayser Community Schools officials are hoping a new initiative will create a better atmosphere leading to higher academic performances this year when students fully resume in-person learning.
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July 2021
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Charter school leaders explain what their 2021-22 school year will look like
Roblin Webb of Freedom Preparatory Academy, Yetta Lewis of Gestalt Community Schools and Bobby White of Frayser Community Schools joined Behind the Headlines to talk about what they’re doing to prepare for the return to classrooms.
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May 2021
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New bridge movement energized by Hernando DeSoto closure
The closure of the Hernando DeSoto Bridge has re-energized supporters of a plan to add a new bridge across the Mississippi River in the Memphis area for cars and trucks.
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Will workers return as unemployment benefits wane?
Unemployment benefits will soon be dropping in Tennessee. Employers are hoping that will help convince more people to return to work as the economy improves.
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April 2021
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Third Unity Walk Against Gun Violence set for Saturday
Leaders behind the walk are enthused by the strong community support during the first two events in Downtown Memphis and Whitehaven.
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November 2020
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State mulls how to exit schools from its turnaround district
The legislature gave the state education department until Jan. 1 to come up with its blueprint for 27 schools and about 8,000 students to leave the Achievement School District and return to their local systems in Memphis and Nashville.
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August 2020
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Memphis charter network looks back on a week of virtual learning
Frayser Community Schools decided this summer to start the year with all-virtual classes due to increasing COVID-19 cases in Shelby County over the past several months.
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June 2020
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Beyond protest and within leadership: next steps from the George Floyd protests in Memphis
Bobby White, a native Memphian with experience behind the scenes in local government and politics, talks about what more than a week of daily protests in the city means for future decisions on how the police do their jobs.
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‘It’s not enough': The move to change oversight of police actions
Bobby White says oversight of police by the police director isn't enough, no matter how good or well-intentioned the director is.
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March 2020
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New Frayser High School could blur school boundaries and roles
The founder of the charter school company operating Frayser's ASD School, MLK Prep, and County Commissioner Michael Whaley talked about the Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris' proposal for a new high school in Frayser on "Behind The Headlines."
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Proposal for new Frayser high school raises questions
A new Frayser high school could determine the fate of two longtime neighborhood schools, while also rebuilding the neighborhood's optimism.
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January 2020
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Frayser charter operators have questions after ASD proposal
All 30 schools under the state's Achievement School District would return to their local school districts by 2022, but the process and details of such a transition remain unclear.
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December 2019
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More than $30M in investments committed to MLK Success Zone in Frayser
Organizations in the MLK Success Zone of Frayser are hopeful the new investment will accelerate a long-needed transformation in the area.
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MLK Prep makes several staff changes, names new principal
Frayser Community Schools officials are hopeful the changes will help the high school return to the progress it made during the 2015-16 school year.
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August 2019
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First apartments in $17M Frayser renovation available in spring 2020
The now blighted apartment complex at 3085 Steele St. in Frayser is undergoing a $17 million renovation on property owned by The Works Inc.
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April 2019
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Longtime Memphian Bobby White out as official at state-run turnaround district
A senior official in Tennessee’s Achievement School District was ousted Thursday morning – the first major shakeup the district has seen under leader Sharon Griffin.
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