Minerva Johnican Building honors ‘trailblazer’ in earlier era of change
The county office building at 150 Washington Ave. was renamed by a new generation of Shelby County commissioners Thursday, Jan. 11, for the late Shelby County commissioner, Memphis City Council member and criminal court clerk. (Bill Dries/The Daily Memphian)
The former county commissioner, city council member and Criminal Court clerk who died in 2013 was remembered Thursday, Jan. 11, as the marker bearing her name was unveiled outside the 99-year-old building.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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