City urges people to stay off roads
A pedestrian walks down snow-covered Poplar Ave., on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. This week’s weather has created dangerous driving conditions today, Jan. 18, 2024, and a city leader is encouraging people to stay off the roads. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Memphis Public Works Director Robert Knecht said people should stay off the roads because ice accumulation will make it difficult for the city to continue clearing streets Thursday.
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Memphis Public Works Division Robert Knecht winter weatherSamuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives in Midtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
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Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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