Memphis educator John Avis, 69, dies in car wreck
John Avis and his daughter, Ashli, display his plaque from when Avis was inducted into the College of Education Health and Human Sciences Alumni Hall of Fame. Avis was honored with the plaque during half-time of a Tigers football game on the field. (Submitted)
John Avis, a Memphis educator who had served in Memphis schools since the mid-1970s, died in a traffic accident.
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Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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