ServiceMaster builds 2 temporary schools in Covington in mere weeks
Crestview Middle School and Crestview Elementary, demolished in a tornado that mangled swaths of Covington on March 31, have been recreated in temporary buildings. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Chris Ivie expects the project to set standards for how temporary schools are built in an age of escalating weather disasters — the schools were destroyed by a March 31 tornado.
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Jane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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