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Abigail Warren is a lifelong resident of Shelby County and a graduate of the University of Memphis. She has worked for several local publications and covers the suburbs for The Daily Memphian.
There are 1941 articles by Abigail Warren :
The Shelby County Health Department expects all public schools and others under the Americans with Disabilities Act to mask, according to a memo sent to public and private school leaders Friday afternoon.
Collierville’s top staff stepped away from their desks Friday to “give back to the community in more ways than one.”
Germantown’s mayor and aldermen could see a bump in their compensation in 2025.
This week a group of 40 will board a plane and head to Hawaii. Many are traveling to seek closure and remember their comrades who fought for freedom.
IMC will move its headquarters to Collierville in the next few weeks. However, the company is already looking to expand within the town.
The suburb discusses the reason it feels it must mask. Many other school districts in the state have lifted their mask mandate.
Former Memphis Grizzlies star Tony Allen was arrested Sunday after a confrontation at his wife’s Collierville apartment, according to a Collierville police report.
The Pipkin Building site is planned to close Dec. 15, but City of Memphis COO Doug McGowen said if demand peaks it would reopen.
One street in Collierville wanted to provide an experience for the community. The effort has been a unifying one and brought more happiness to people than they could have imagined.
Longtime Collierville residents are taking the keys to Square Beans Coffee Co. The new owners have local experience in hospitality.
Due to close scores, the Tennessee Department of Education honored two top principals this year.
Santa has a very serious job, and Rick Jamison understands that.
Kohesian has sold its concept and the restaurant’s last day is Friday. Spence Ray is hopeful about the direction of the development. Maggie Louise Bridal appears set to open in a prominent space on the site.
Perkins, who served in county government for more than two decades, died over the weekend.
The former Germantown Country Club site is getting closer to becoming a residential community. The Germantown Planning Commission recommended the project, Glasgow, proceed in three phases instead of seven under an amended outline plan.
Viridian development was to include 266-unit complex.
Jill Church will succeed Joyce Keohane, who retired during the summer as special education director.
Germantown residents are conserving water, but that comes with a cost to the suburb’s customers. The city’s aldermen will review increased rates Monday.
Superintendent Jason Manuel said the district could move from required face coverings to masks being “highly recommended.”
Collierville Schools is looking to secure its superintendent through 2026. The board is also reviewing bonuses for staff.
Jason Huisman takes over for Patrick Lawton, whose last day in the office is Friday, Dec. 17.
The board took its first action toward building a new water tower on the eastern side of town. The board also considered raising utility fees.
Renaissance has designed several shopping centers in Collierville, plus Fire Station No. 5 and the Fire Administration Building on Peterson Lake Road.
The developer purchased two vacant parcels in the Forest Hill Heights area — a mixed-use zoning site near a planned sportsplex by the suburb.
“It was very important for (the board) to show appreciation for our folks in what has been a very difficult year,” Superintendent Gary Lilly said.