There are 204 article(s) tagged Lakeland:

• September 2018

  • Suburban Dispatch: The craziness of Lakeland politics may have reached an unprecedented level

    What in the Holy Huff N Puff is going on in the Lakeland campaigning?

    By Clay Bailey September 30, 2018

  • Suburban Dispatch: Shane Horn arrives in Lakeland; Rebecca Luter named

    Shane Horn begins his duties as Lakeland city manager next Monday, Oct. 1, earning $110,000 annually to run the suburb’s day-to-day operations.

    By Clay Bailey September 26, 2018

  • Fire Chief Dennis Wolf provides updated status of new Lakeland Fire Department

    Dennis Wolf, Lakeland’s future fire chief, expects the suburb’s new fire department will begin answering calls in July, 2019, becoming the last government entity in Shelby County to operate its own fire service. Wolf, former fire chief in Germantown, provided insight on the new department for officials and residents at a Lakeland Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, Sept.18.

    By Natalie Pilgrim September 23, 2018

  • Suburban Dispatch: Apartment controversy in Germantown may portend generational change

    Over the years, suburban cities have dealt with cyclical changes in direction. Those times when enough new folks move into a municipality and decide the old folks in office aren’t doing things correctly and orchestrate a change.

    By Clay Bailey September 18, 2018