It was a momentous day in Memphis. Longtime former mayor Willie Herenton’s portrait was hung in the Hall of Mayors, and the schools merger got closer to reality. John Branston reports.
Herenton Portrait Goes Up; New School Era Begins

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It was a momentous day in Memphis. Longtime former mayor Willie Herenton’s portrait was hung in the Hall of Mayors, and the schools merger got closer to reality. John Branston reports.