Air traffic controller Joseph Knott surveys the sky and runway from the Memphis International Airport tower.

The traffic controllers at Memphis International Airport are among the nation's best, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
As an unusually harsh winter gripped the South, Memphis International kept planes taking

off on time. (And you'll be surprised to learn what tropical locale MEM beat.)

Railroad, community, city on board to create a new pedestrian/bike path crossing the river.