Bartlett aldermen candidates differ on approach to role
The decision voters are weighing is whether they want a new voice on the Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen or to keep the current group in place for at least another two years.
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The decision voters are weighing is whether they want a new voice on the Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen or to keep the current group in place for at least another two years.
Mayors are concerned about rising cases, with at least one, Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald, joining the call of local health officials for a statewide mask mandate.
Traditional campaigns are no longer the norm in 2020 as each candidate tries to find creative ways to get their message out to voters.
Both incumbent Portia Tate and Brad Ratliff are running for elected office for the first time. The school board race between Ratliff and Tate is the only contested race this election cycle.
Alderwoman Paula Sedgwick is seeking a third consecutive term to Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen. Newcomer Kevin Quinn is running his first political campaign, trying to unseat Sedgwick.
In the midst of a pandemic, some suburbs continue to provide services as sales tax income fluctuates and developments remain steady.
A list of candidates seeking office in November. Candidates have the opportunity to withdraw by Aug. 27 if they decide they do not want to run.
Engineered Medical Systems has already more than doubled the size of its facility from 40,000 to 92,000 square feet.
When it comes to returning children to school or keeping them home during a world pandemic, school systems and parents must decide independently what's best for them.
President and CEO Wardell Seals Jr. says, "I want people to know how to save a life versus perform CPR.”
Lowering the bond requirement will significantly lower the amount of money a developer would need to finance on the front end for any given project.
Plans must be approved by the Tennessee Board of Education and Shelby County Health Department.
A new medical clinic in Bartlett is focused largely on COVID testing for now but hopes to provide a broad range of services for the surrounding community in the future.
David Glover isn’t just rescuing as many bees as he can, he’s also training the next generation of pollinator protectors.
Hulet and Jackie Gregory this week bought the 85,000-square-foot Bartlett Station Plaza shopping center. Gregory Realty now has about 30 commercial properties and is hunting for more.
The Bartlett Station Farmer’s Market has returned for the summer season Saturday, June 13, at a temporary location in the Bartlett Public Library’s overflow parking, 5980 Stage Road.
Forty-five of 48 teenage boys at Memphis Center for Success and Independence (CSI) have tested positive for coronavirus.
Bartlett is moving ahead with a couple of long-planned projects, a new multi-purpose pavilion at W.J. Freeman Park and a Bartlett First Responders Monument.
A $2 million strip center and gas station are under development at the busy intersection of U.S. 70 and Germantown Road in Bartlett.
Bartlett is breaking ground this spring on a new, bigger City Shop at Yale Road and Brother Boulevard.
The Chamber of Commerce organizations in each of Shelby County's suburban municipalities are focused on helping members weather the storm during the coronavirus pandemic.
Germantown addressed letting go 209 employees due to the burden it would cause on the general fund. However, other suburbs have not made drastic changes yet.
With a number of large commercial spaces sitting open along the busy U.S. 64/Stage Road corridor in Bartlett and the Wolfchase area, and new commercial development underway at the southwest corner of Stage and Germantown Road, the race is on as property representatives search for the right fit for those empty spaces.
"The 901 is like a beehive, and we’re all playing our small part. We’re doing what we can, and look at what we can produce.”
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said Monday he and municipal mayors are issuing Safer at Home orders and closing non-essential businesses.