MSCS board greenlights land purchase for new Cordova high school
“It’s an area of growth in Cordova, and it’s the first high school in 10 years, and it’s certainly overdue and well-deserved for this community, and I would love to see it presented,” MSCS board member Michelle McKissack said of possible expansion of the new school. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board voted unanimously to purchase 35.79 acres in Cordova for $3.579 million.
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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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