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Arlington superintendent lands new four-year contract
After settling the district after the death of former Arlington Schools superintendent Jeff Mayo, Allison Clark has been rewarded with a four-year contract.
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After settling the district after the death of former Arlington Schools superintendent Jeff Mayo, Allison Clark has been rewarded with a four-year contract.
Arlington officials express concerns about the potential testing route for a proposed driver's license station on U.S. 70.
The Lakeland Board of Commissioners also initiated the design process for an aquatics center at the soon-to-be-built Lakeland Community Center north of the Interstate 40 and Canada Road interchange.
Lakeland officials have approved their part of an agreement with Bartlett to improve Lakeland’s sewer infrastructure with the goal of separating from the Memphis treatment system.
“Special education preschool students throughout Tennessee do not get much funding. It’s almost a totally unfunded mandate,” Lakeland School System board member and legislative liaison Michelle Childs said.
The district has introduced high-tech equipment at Bartlett High this academic year, including a state-of-the-art interactive anatomical table for its health sciences students and a decked-out mechatronics lab.
A vacant tract southwest of the Interstate 40 and Canada Road interchange in Lakeland could soon become a subdivision after a recommendation from a city commission.
Love’s Travel Stop plans a location at the new Gallaway exit of Interstate 40 just across the Shelby-Fayette County line, joining Buc-ee’s at the junction.
An agreement between Bartlett and Lakeland will allow for more sewer capacity and more development opportunities.
Arlington will fast-track an addition to Town Hall because of crowded conditions in government offices, a temporary measure until a new location is built.
Bartlett, Collierville and Germantown’s mobile command centers allow them to perform operations on-site at large events or disasters.
The overgrown cemetery sits in a field down a winding, narrow road off Arlington Trail.
The Lakeland Industrial Development Board received updates on several projects this week, including The Lake District and Ashmont.
Businesses throughout the Bartlett area were able to discuss their merchandise and services during the suburb’s annual business expo.
In its 27th year, the Bartlett Business, Health and Home Expo provides an opportunity for local companies to showcase their products in one setting.
Two structures around Arlington’s Depot Square are part of a rebirth of the historic district in the northeast Shelby County town.
The Lakeland Board of Commissioners received updates on several projects this week, including the status of work on The Lake District and the suburb’s community center.
Stage Road in Bartlett is blossoming as construction is in the works for new business and renovations are planned for the old ones.
Bartlett is finally encouraging improvements to a shopping center that is in disrepair northeast of Stage and Bartlett Boulevard.
Suburbs around Shelby County are waiting for the certified rate from reappraisal before diving into the any budget process.
“We don’t want to become a warehouse city,” Chamber of Commerce President John Threadgill said at the event. “We want to become very selective ... We want high-paying jobs.”
“We’re expecting a lot more growth in the next five to 10 years,” MMSD Director of Schools James “Bo” Griffin said. “Adding onto the middle school will help us to be ready for that growth.”
A couple of new-home developments in Lakeland and Arlington have run into unexpected delays that are setting back completion by more than a year.
“Our students learn well inside the building, so we were looking at what we could do on the outside of the building that could also provide those same learning opportunities.”
Legacy grants in the Memphis suburb cover some extras, including Arlington High Model UN students’ trip to Harvard Mock Congress in Cambridge, Massachusetts.