Suburban turnout slows during midday
In the eastern suburbs, two 0ld fire trucks were driving along Poplar Pike with Sherrie Hicks signs. A pickup truck with Trump flags was driving down Poplar Avenue in Collierville.
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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.
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In the eastern suburbs, two 0ld fire trucks were driving along Poplar Pike with Sherrie Hicks signs. A pickup truck with Trump flags was driving down Poplar Avenue in Collierville.
Germantown is holding meetings virtually, but aldermen are divided on whether that should continue or resume in-person meetings.
The Shelby County Health Department reported 109 new cases and only 748 tests Sunday. The daily positivity rate was 14.6%.
Larry Mayes, owner of the restaurant on U.S. 70 near Appling Road, was a winner of the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.
Germantown candidates like to brand themselves as independent thinkers. Recent endorsements and financial disclosures show ideological alignments exist in the non-partisan races.
Wright Cox has been on the suburb’s Board of Education since the district’s inception. As he looks forward to the next four years, he is hopeful about the district’s future.
Mayors are concerned about rising cases, with at least one, Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald, joining the call of local health officials for a statewide mask mandate.
Concerns still loom after Collierville Schools announced high school students will return to campus four days per week in January.
The congressman from Germantown addressed the environment in Washington, D.C., ahead of the election.
Collierville honored James Lewellen Monday for 25 years with the Town of Collierville. Lewellen was hired as the town administrator in October of 1995.
Collierville High School students will return to four days at school next semester. Students will attend Monday through Thursday and learn remotely on Friday.
Shelby County surpassed 36,000 cases of coronavirus Sunday. The Health Department reported 187 new cases from 3,023 tests.
Some Collierville residents continue to express frustration as the smell of the landfill often wafts toward their homes. Candidates for alderman weigh in on the matter.
Traditional campaigns are no longer the norm in 2020 as each candidate tries to find creative ways to get their message out to voters.
Collierville’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen was asked to consider renaming the courthouse in honor of Judge William Craig Hall.
This year has presented a unique set of challenges for kids in Shelby County, and a new face in Collierville is helping the district appropriately address students’ needs.
Middle school students in Collierville may return to school five days per week beginning Nov. 2.
Future approvals of the country club will lie in the hands of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, which will soon welcome three new members.
Alderman candidates have mixed reactions on the Confederate marker in Town Square Park. Recently, elected officials have not moved on the issue.
Six people are seeking the remaining two years of the late-Tom Allen’s term. The race on Nov. 3 will likely result in Collierville’s first runoff in 17 years.
The ballot that Shelby County early voters see starting Wednesday includes municipal elections in five of the county’s six suburban towns and cities, including three aldermen races in Germantown that guarantee three new faces in elected office there.
Members of the Collierville community gathered on U.S. 72 Monday to honor George Walker, a community leader and trailblazer.
Harold Booker and Thomas Swan are trying to bring their voices to the board and each hope to unseat incumbent Alderman John Worley, who has been in the position since 2012.
Gregory Frazier is challenging incumbent John Stamps for the Collierville Alderman Position 5 seat.