Public Safety
Flock camera network grows across the Mid-South amid questions about oversight
Law enforcement touts the technology’s benefits, but residents point to cases of misuse and fear privacy violations.
Michael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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August 2026
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BartlettQuail Ridge Golf Course will reopen Labor Day weekend
Several years after the Quail Ridge Golf Course closed, the 18-hole layout is set to open Labor Day weekend under the ownership of the City of Bartlett.
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LakelandLakeland to revive leadership program
The City of Lakeland is bringing its Leadership Lakeland program back to life after two decades of dormancy.
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Millington$10 million renovation planned for Millington Family YMCA
The expansion is the latest in a series of major investments into the suburbs over the past few years by the YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South.
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LakelandLakeland earmarks future TIF revenues to offset trash fee increases
Lakeland is considering using some of the additional funds form the four TIFs in the suburb to lower sanitation costs.
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ArlingtonCollege moves to Arlington
After years in Cordova across the street from Bellevue Baptist Church, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary and College has relocated to Arlington.
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LakelandGrowing field of Lakeland candidates offer voters differing styles, viewpoints
Lakeland Commissioner Connie McCarter has entered the mayor’s race against incumbent Josh Roman, offering a contrast of style and direction of government.
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LakelandLakeland mulls overlay district for undeveloped land on U.S. 70
Lakeland officials want control over future development in the U.S. 70 corridor so that growing neighborhoods can exist smoothly with commercial development.
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ElectionsNew candidate enters Lakeland mayor’s race
The move potentially provides opposition for incumbent Mayor Josh Roman in the suburb’s general election.
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SuburbsIncumbent school board candidates see challenges amid state policy concerns
With new four-year terms secured, several suburban school board members are focusing on the future of the municipal districts and hoping for fewer demands from the state.
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ArlingtonArlington pickleball, tennis expansion could open by next summer
The second and final phase of the the Arlington Tennis Center expansion is set to begin, adding more sourts and parking.
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2026 elections
ElectionsBiggs wins big in Arlington, other incumbents win unopposed
Incumbent Alderman Jeremy Biggs won his third term in Position 6 on the Arlington Board of Mayor and Aldermen in town’s only contested race Thursday, Aug. 6.
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SuburbsSuburban school districts’ first kindergartners prepare for their senior year
When the suburban school districts started classes in 2014, it was a huge shift in local education. Now the districts are preparing to graduate students who began at their schools as kindergartners.
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2026 Elections
ElectionsArlington election preview: Five of the six races are unopposed
While there are six races on the Arlington municipal ballot this week, only one is contested with incumbent Jeremy Biggs facing the challenge of Don Hinkle for the Position 6 alderman’s seat.
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BartlettBartlett alderman revives idea of suburbs splitting from Shelby County
Bartlett Alderman David Reaves has resurrected the idea of a new county with the suburbs splitting from Shelby to create their own county or joining adjacent ones.
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July 2026
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BusinessMemphis Escape Rooms expands to Bartlett
Memphis Escape Rooms is expanding its footprint, opening a location in Bartlett.
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LakelandDevelopment finally rolling along again at The Lake District this summer
The mixed-use project just south of the Interstate 40 and Canada Road interchange is a hive of activity as crews finish the first batch of townhomes at The Willows at the Lake.
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2026 Elections
ElectionsCandidates emerge for Bartlett aldermen seats
So far, three new challengers have pulled petitions to run against incumbents on the Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
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Arlington Kiddie Academy in Arlington expected to get renovation, new building
Arlington and nearby Lakeland are considered childcare deserts, according to Arlington’s mayor.
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Food NewsNew Ramble owners envision ‘getaway’ in middle of Bartlett
Bartlett’s highly anticipated The Ramble on Summer restaurant and outdoor entertainment venue is expected to open mid- to late next year.
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Real Estate Lakeland’s Arcadia project was first approved in 2007. Now it’s back.
Construction could soon start on a Lakeland residential project first approved nearly two decades ago.
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SuburbsWaddell: New MLGW voting reps give stronger voice to the suburbs
“This week the suburbs accomplished something 10 years in the making — getting two official votes on the Memphis Light, Gas & Water board.”
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Bartlett Bartlett appoints voting member to MLGW board
On Tuesday, Bartlett also approved a new assistant director of finance.
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Arts & Culture Pure fantasy: Anime Blues Con combines costumes and community
Costumed attendees, also known as cosplayers, pour into the Renasant Convention Center for the annual event that blends fun and friendship.
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NeighborhoodsMerrymobiles once made magic on Memphis streets
Round, colorful Merrymobiles used to delight Mid-Southerners with frozen treats, and there’s still one you can see.
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