At three minutes before noon, A C Wharton made his entrance into the Hall of Mayors, and a steady growing applause built as he made his way to the front of the room.
The fire marshal, who was on his cell phone, seemed to be looking around the room trying to determine if more people should be allowed to enter.
As the process for merging Shelby County's schools accelerates into action, we'll provide bonus coverage here at www.MemphisNewsBlog.com, with a particular focus on the 21-member transition team and the 23-member unified school board. Comment early and often. If you have any tips or suggestions you wish to share, contact Zack McMillin at zmcmillin@commercialappeal.com or 529-2564.
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