U.S. Rep. Cohen steers $3 million to former Melrose High redevelopment
A rendering shows the proposed exterior of a renovated Historic Melrose in Orange Mound. (Courtesy Self-Tucker)
Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Memphis) dedicated $3 million to funding the redevelopment of the Historic Melrose High building in Orange Mound as part of his appropriation request for fiscal year 2023.
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Daja E. Henry is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and currently is a general assignment reporter.
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