So That Was It! Herenton Dishes on That 2007 Dinner With A C Wharton


On the eve of his departure from the mayor’s office he has occupied for 18 years, Willie Herenton talks turkey with the Flyer on the events of his tenure. Here Herenton divulges what it was that he and Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton talked about at Le Chardonnay when the subject was which one of them would run for city mayor that year. See more revelations in this week’s Flyer cover story, The Exit Interview, on the street today and online Wednesday night at midnight.

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