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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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“Part of our philosophy is trying to meet the patients where they are and provide better access points so that people can receive the care they need without having to drive an hour to get it.”
Commissioner Connie McCarter was also sworn in at the Board of Commissioners meeting, and the Economic Development Commission was disbanded.
At the end of this month, Mayor A. Keith McDonald steps down from his position leading the city as his fifth and final term comes to a close. David Parsons, elected Nov. 8, will move into the role on Jan. 1.
Art inspired by Tennessee created by Arlington students is part of the National Tree Lighting festivities in Washington.
Vinegar Jim’s, a mainstay at Arlington’s Depot Square for more than two decades, is closing this month, as the owners move on concentrating on their personal lives.
After delays in state approval and construction of more than a year, Baptist Memorial Health Care will soon open its new emergency department in Arlington.
Bartlett’s industrial office market shows an imbalance. While there is is interest in moving into the area, available space is a challenge.
Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald and several department leaders attended their last Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting as their tenures come to an end.
A mostly new batch of faces began their service on the Lakeland Municipal Planning & Design Review Commission on Thursday, Dec. 15.
New restaurant owners Alicia and Brad Glover aren’t going to waste any time in bringing a popular Arlington restaurant spot back to life.
Nationally, home sales notched their longest streak of declines in 23 years as sales dropped for a 10th consecutive month in November.
The bulk of residents in the suburbs inside Shelby County have water supplied by the individual cities and have not come under the MLGW precautions.
As Leonard’s Pit Barbecue celebrates 100 years in business, the iconic pork palace is looking at a new location in Bartlett.
Lakeland and Bartlett have challenges they will encounter in 2023 and the suburbs need to address those as growth continues in Northeast Shelby County.
Bartlett Planning Commission endorses residential aspects of Union Depot, the development planned for the former Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home.
Baptist Memorial Health Care provided an early look Thursday at its new free-standing emergency department in Arlington near the Interstate 40 exit.
After consideration of a number of sites and growing cramped quarters at City Hall, the Lakeland School System has started the process of searching for a new district office.
The group hope the expansion in Arlington will draw more specialists to provide services to the growing northeast Shelby County community.
As Bartlett Mayor David Parsons transitions into his new role as the suburb’s mayor, he has nominated appointees for the city’s major departments.
Bartlett aldermen approved more than two dozen of Mayor David Parsons appointees, ushering in a new wave of department leaders.
The suburbs in northeast Shelby County are preparing master plans in anticipation of improvements to the parks in their respective cities.
In an effort to control where smoking and vaping products are sold in Lakeland, the city’s commissioners have amended their ordinance to allow the businesses only in industrial districts.
The project was originally approved for 168 age-restricted units, and developers now want to increase that to more than 400.
With questions about its location in The Lake District, officials in Lakeland are looking at alternative places for a potential Sheriff’s Office substation.
With concerns about crime, congestion and over-development, Lakeland officials have placed a one-year moratorium on commercial projects along U.S. 70.