Jul 28, 2021 / 10:10 PM CDT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Mid-South leaders are relieved now that the I-40 bridge is finally reopening. TDOT officials say the eastbound lanes will open Monday followed by the westbound lanes next Friday.
“For Memphis drivers, tourism, and the economy, I’m pleased the I-40 bridge will be open again for travel,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said.
West Memphis Mayor Marco McClendon said he’s glad the traffic nightmare is ending after roughly three months of repair work.
“You affecting people’s quality of life when you have citizens telling me they work 10 minutes away from their job, but it take them an hour and a half to get home, or when children can’t play in their front yard for fear that an 18-wheeler is coming through their community,” McClendon said. “When you prohibit people coming from Memphis to West Memphis whether they’re coming for entertainment or downtown area coming to shop or Chick-Fil-A or Walmart, that hurts the tax revenue
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5 Star Stories Black History Month: Inside iconic Withers Collection Museum & Gallery By Kontji Anthony | February 2, 2021 at 9:49 PM CST - Updated February 2 at 10:33 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphisâ iconic âWithers Collection Museum and Galleryâ showcases the stunning photographic works of Dr. Ernest C. Withers.
Located at 333 Beale Street, The Withers Collection Museum and Gallery is 7,000-square-feet of Memphis and American history, the brainchild of Withersâ daughter, Rosalind.
âMy father, Ernest Withers, Dr. Ernest Withers, was a photojournalist,â she smiled.
Rosalind says her fatherâs life was dedicated to capturing the moment and with that, he recorded history.
âSome of the history is painful and some of it is so beautiful,â said Withers. âIt really reveals a culture and a life of a race of people.â