Lowry escapes close call to be re-elected Millington alderman
A day after earning another term in office, Don Lowry said Tuesday’s win will be his last race for the office. Meanwhile, Larry Dagen prepares to take over as the city’s mayor.
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A day after earning another term in office, Don Lowry said Tuesday’s win will be his last race for the office. Meanwhile, Larry Dagen prepares to take over as the city’s mayor.
The Germantown Republican looks at past and future strides as he seeks another term in Congress in the November election.
Two candidates for Bartlett alderman are contending they are the target of unfair attacks, while not pointing an accusatory finger at each other.
With early voting starting, candidates for Bartlett aldermen seized the opportunity to talk about their credentials and their positions on issues.
Two challengers are facing Position 6 Alderman Kevin Quinn in Bartlett’s only contested race on Tuesday’s ballot. Kenneth Hayes and Josh McNeil are looking to unseat the incumbent.
Kevin Quinn won a second term as Bartlett alderman, defeating two challengers. School board races in the suburb were decided without opposition.
Candidates for all four Lakeland offices — two commissioners and two school board members — had easy victories as all of them were unopposed in Thursday’s elections.
Larry Dagen has earned the victory in the Millington mayor’s race as incumbent alderman won reelection.
Early Tuesday morning in Bartlett at St. Ann Catholic Church and School at 6529 Stage Road, voters didn’t have to endure much of a wait time.
A golf course that has served the Bartlett area and provided nice character for adjacent neighborhoods will close this Saturday after 30 years of operation.
The economic impact plans for new mixed-use projects in Arlington and Lakeland will help with infrastructure costs.
The new $31 million Kroger includes a Starbucks, The Little Clinic, and super-sized departments like produce, meat and seafood, as well as beauty and wellness.
A rezoning of a site adjacent to MicroPort Orthopedics is an indication of the company’s intent not to expand its operation.
The Donelson Farms plan adds retail, office and light-industrial uses in smaller buildings along I-269, with larger warehouse and office buildings — not to exceed 250,000 square feet each — behind them.
Arlington is also growing with a long-anticipated new mega Kroger opening later this month and a new Staks Pancake Kitchen that should open in the coming months.
The meeting also featured a discussion and possible action item related to land at Lakeland Town Square promised to the city for municipal use.
Lakeland officials have authorized seeking up to $22 million in bonds to help with construction of a new recreation facility that will be operated by the YMCA.
Lakeland Municipal Planning & Design Review Commission has endorsed plans for new business in Town Center, including a pavilion, a gelato stand and 30 townhomes.
Union Depot in Bartlett is set to change the suburb’s landscape while adding residences for the growing city.
With delays stalling a new town hall in Arlington and the need for more space for government functions, officials are expanding the current city-administration building.
Questions about whether some units in Providence Place can be age-restricted have led developers to change directions.
With 901 Slushies moving into a new location along the Stage Road corridor, the Bartlett Station area is seeing a revitalization of new and renovated businesses.
The trail will cut through a forested area, providing a connection from Cool Springs Park, into the city’s athletic fields and tie into the new trail within the Lakeland Town Square mixed-use development at Memphis-Arlington Road.
After a year of negotiation, Lakeland reaches an agreement for a recreation facility where a rundown motel once stood.
The Airways Boulevard and Park Avenue intersection is now also known as 8Ball Boulevard and MJG Avenue for the duo whose lyrics proclaim they’re “part of the streets, ’cause the streets are a part of us.”