City names street after Southern Heritage Classic founder Fred Jones Jr.
Fred Jones and his family gather beneath the new Fred Jones Way street sign as it is unveiled during a press conference honoring Jones and the Southern Heritage Classic. (Houston Cofield/Special To The Daily Memphian)
Southern Heritage Classic founder Fred Jones Jr. now has a street named after him on the grounds of Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, "Fred Jones Way."
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A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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