Arlington alderman race gains another contender
Steven Smith was previously chairman of the Arlington’s Cemetery Preservation Restoration Committee and serves as president of the town’s Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities.
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Steven Smith was previously chairman of the Arlington’s Cemetery Preservation Restoration Committee and serves as president of the town’s Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities.
While Arlington officials extended the gas station moratorium to the end of the year, aldermen started planning for a new Town Hall campus on property purchased a month ago.
Jordan Hinders is challenging incumbent alderman Oscar Brooks for the Position 4 seat later this year.
The Arlington Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the purchase of nearly 16 acres at Airline Road and Village Center Street. The asking price is $2.45 million.
The town’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted 6-1 in favor of the plan for the Maybury planned development, which will include 62 lots with sizes measuring from 7,800 square feet to more than 14,000 square feet.
Mark Herbison, who was instrumental in the work associated with the megasite, said they weren’t willing to accept just any project for the location.
“We’re interested in this property for multiple reasons,” Tower Ventures partner Benjamin Orgel said. “We even liked this location before the announcement of the Ford plant.”
Arlington’s first spa for cosmetic skin procedures is opening by next month.
Approval of the hotel, which will make up Phase 2 of developer Milton Grant’s 17-acre Arlington Trails planned commercial development, came at a Tuesday night meeting.
Arlington’s first hotel is preparing to soon start receiving guests for sports tournaments, wedding receptions and the upcoming developments east of town.
The suburbs in the northeast quadrant of Shelby County are preparing for the Christmas season with an array of events and celebrations in the coming weeks.
With an eye on growth to the south, the Town of Arlington dedicates its second fire station.
Two residential subdivisions, both with connections to former alderman and land developer Glen Bascom, are moving toward construction in Arlington.
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.
With construction already underway on the first hotel in Arlington, the town’s Planning Commission is reviewing plans for a second inn.
In an effort to encourage more senior housing in Arlington, the town’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen adjusted some of the language in its zoning regulations.
With a growing demand in children’s clothes, an Arlington couple has used the formula for a growing business off the town’s Depot Square.
Shelly Pilkington is the owner of a barber shop in Arlington’s Depot Square, maintaining an old-school approach to cutting hair, trimming beards and shaving chins.
Several developments in Arlington — including the West Tennessee Veterans Home — received their latest approval from the town’s Planning Commission.
Emergency funds were used to repair a bridge on Chester Street in Arlington damaged by decades of erosion at the pillars.
Stryker won’t say anything officially, but the medical device company has rebranded Wright Medical after purchasing its competitor last fall, including its location in Arlington.
Dr. Lisa Powell will provide care for children in the growing northeast Shelby County town.
Arlington officials approved the initial proposal of a $1.28 property tax rate. Meanwhile, an emergency department and a veterans home also were approved.
The Arlington Planning Commission unanimously approved the initial plans for two major medical projects — the Baptist freestanding emergency department and the West Tennessee Veterans Home.
A nice crowd gathered on a nice evening to open Arlington’s Music on the Square concert series, featuring the Brian Johnson Band.