Southaven converting closed Fred’s store into new court building
Southaven plans to spend about $1.5 million turning the former Fred’s retail store into an additional municipal courthouse. (The Daily Memphian file)
In response to a growing municipal court system, Southaven is repurposing a closed Fred’s retail store it purchased earlier this year into a courthouse.
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The city’s Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday, Oct. 22, during a special meeting to award a contract to Urban Arch for initial design services. The Memphis-based firm bid $65,000 to get the project started, which will eventually turn the shuttered building at 8912 Northwest Drive into Southaven’s second court building.
“We’ve made tremendous investments in our police department,” said Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite. “When your police is more active, your court is more active. So our court is very busy.”
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Rob Moore
Rob Moore covers North Mississippi for The Daily Memphian. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. in English from The University of Memphis.
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