After judge’s ruling, suburban schools return to masking
The temporary restraining order against Gov. Bill Lee requires children to mask in schools. Opting out is not allowed at this time.
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The temporary restraining order against Gov. Bill Lee requires children to mask in schools. Opting out is not allowed at this time.
The capacity in hospitals trickles down to suburban emergency services, putting pressure on ambulance to answer calls.
While Shelby County’s population only grew by 1%, the suburbs reflected much higher percentages of population growth across the board.
Five of the Shelby County suburban districts saw some of the top achievements in results for TCAP, the state-mandated testing.
The sites are for future schools, looking 15 to 20 years down the road, Superintendent Ted Horrell said.
According to Lakeland’s economic development specialist, a Downtown Memphis business owner who resides in Lakeland wants to bring a venue like Railgarten or Carolina Watershed to the suburb.
Lakeland’s Board of Commissioners approved unanimously a preliminary development plan for the 80-acre Heathfield on Scott’s Creek residential project between Old Brownsville and Seed Tick roads north of U.S. 70.
As coronavirus shots become available at drugstores and doctor’s offices, the need for the drive-thru serving Bartlett, Lakeland and Arlington has diminished, said Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald.
Suburban leaders in Shelby County are optimistic resident responsibility will be part of the next directive. They hope to see the mandates turn into recommendations for residents.
Villa Castrioti has inked a deal to open a second location in The Lake District and plans to expand its Cordova restaurant to enlarge the bar area.
Bartlett Fire Chief Terry Wiggins said the plan is to administer about 3,500 shots each week – over seven weeks that would be about 24,500 total inoculations.
Bartlett’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen authorized Mayor Keith McDonald to enter an agreement with Lakeland and Arlington to open a joint vaccination location at its meeting Tuesday.
Suburban superintendents are wary over a plan that would hold back third-grade students based on TNReady data. The law is supposed to take effect in 2023.
Teachers are eligible for vaccinations in Shelby County. The suburbs are releasing plans for how it plans to give vaccinations to those teachers who want it.
Just before schools are set to open next week, more than 6,000 Shelby County Schools employees will receive their first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Lakeland and Millington students will continue to learn remotely Monday as uncertainty around road conditions in the suburbs persists.
Many suburban school districts will be closed Tuesday, Feb. 16, after significant snowfall blanketed Shelby County.
All six suburban districts and the University of Memphis campus are closed due to the threat of winter precipitation.
Suburban real estate remained strong in the pandemic as prices increased in the seller’s market. Germantown and Collierville saw a large increase in the percentage of homes sold.
Each time the Shelby County Health Department announces more locations for vaccination distribution, suburban spots are excluded.
Lakeland planning commission members are resisting smaller lots coming into the suburb, declining to send a project to the Board of Commissioners.
Former city manager Jim Atkinson and incumbent Wesley Wright make plans for their new four-year terms.
Challenger Kevin Quinn defeated incumbent Bartlett alderwoman Paula Sedgwick by a mere 61 votes in the suburb’s only contested alderman race, according to unofficial totals from the Shelby County Election Commission.
Both of the new spots will open next spring or summer.
The Lake District featured the potential townhomes on Sunday afternoon, an early residential aspect of the 160-acre mixed-use development in Lakeland.