Bill Lee urges Whitehaven grads’ pride in their achievements and city
The Whitehaven Class of 2023 commencement was held in the school’s stadium on Saturday, May 20, 2023. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Memphis “has its unique challenges, but it also has a unique future because of the leaders that are being created today in this stadium,” the governor said in his commencement address.
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Whitehaven High School Bill Lee Toni Williams MSCS Vincent J. Hunter Taylor Hunter Cayla LongAlicia Davidson
Alicia Davidson is a lifelong Memphis resident and graduate of The University of Memphis College of Journalism and Strategic Media. When not scribbling about the latest Memphis news, you will find her reading historical biographies, cooking Italian cuisine and practicing vinyasa yoga.
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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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