There are 11 article(s) tagged City of Bartlett:

• January 2023

  • Arlington, Bartlett, Lakeland plan park projects

    The suburbs in northeast Shelby County are preparing master plans in anticipation of improvements to the parks in their respective cities.

    By Michael Waddell January 20, 2023

  • New wave of Bartlett leadership sworn in

    Bartlett aldermen approved more than two dozen of Mayor David Parsons appointees, ushering in a new wave of department leaders.

    By Michael Waddell January 13, 2023

  • New Bartlett mayor names CAO, other top administration positions

    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.

    By Michael Waddell January 13, 2023

• October 2022

  • ‘Destruction’ of mature trees at Baptist Children’s Home site criticized

    “Given the climate change situation, I find it difficult to believe the City of Bartlett would approve a development plan that would include such devastation,” said one Shelby County resident. 

    By Michael Waddell October 26, 2022

• August 2022

  • Bartlett MPC approves tattoo parlor, new homes

    Bartlett could soon have a tattoo and piercing parlor on North Germantown Road after the suburb’s planning commission endorsed the idea.

    By Michael Waddell August 02, 2022

• July 2022

  • New faces run for Bartlett alderman as Simmons bows out of mayor’s race

    Bobby Simmons has decided not to run for mayor of Bartlett as more candidates emerge for the three alderman seats on the Nov. 8 ballot.

    By Michael Waddell July 06, 2022

• January 2022

  • McDonald closes out career with focus on roads, infrastructure

    Mayor A. Keith McDonald enters 2022 with an eye on final projects and providing a smooth transition for a new administration in Bartlett.

    By Michael Waddell January 07, 2022

• December 2021

  • Biker Santa makes Bartlett’s chilly holiday event even cooler

    There was already a nip in the air at W.J. Freeman Park, but when St. Nick rolled in on his specially modified Harley-Davidson motorcycle, the Christmas in Bartlett Market and Festivities’ cool quotient soared.

    By Michael Waddell December 12, 2021

• September 2021

  • Opinion: Dorothy, this isn’t Arlington anymore

    With a short drive time to the proposed Ford Motor Co. campus, suburbs like Arlington and Lakeland are at a crossroads of how to address possible growth.

    By Clay Bailey September 30, 2021

  • Events throughout Shelby County honor fallen heroes of 9/11

    Ceremonies in Bartlett and at the Fire Museum of Memphis were among the events across Shelby County marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

    By Julia Baker and Abigail Warren September 12, 2021

  • Several events will honor first responders and 9/11 heroes

    Organizations throughout Shelby County are hosting events to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

    By Julia Baker September 11, 2021