News media were notified Thursday that Mayor Willie Herenton will make “a special announcement” at 11:30 a.m. in City Hall.
There were no details in the e-mail from the mayor’s office. City Council Chairman Myron Lowery, who would become interim mayor if Herenton resigns, said he was not told to be there and does not know the nature of the announcement.
Fueled by staff departures and the mayor’s apparently sincere interest in running for Congress, the chatter level about an imminent Willie Herenton resignation has moved to orange, and maybe borderline red.
