The number of Germantown residents wanting backdoor service has dropped with the city’s new sanitation contract.

Supervisor Robert Foster filed suit last week alleging a judicial subdistrict created by the Mississippi Legislature is racially discriminatory against white voters.

A prominent local developer’s lawsuit alleges the landowner of a proposed Chick-fil-A “orchestrated a ‘smear campaign’” to cast him in a negative light.

The two federal lawsuits claim DeSoto officials tried to block Black performers from being booked at the venue, then fired leaders who refused to go along.

Here’s what you need to know about tax-free weekends in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee. 

Point of Impact Global Missions is moving into a one-story medical office building. Plus, a company bought Parkside Gallery in Bartlett, and a Family Dollar was part of a larger sale-leaseback transaction.

Two court filings shed light on the long fight to control the Belly Acres restaurant brand. 

Germantown Planning Commission recommended approval of amendments to Goodwin Farms despite several residents speaking in opposition to the development changes.

A hearing date has been set in DeSoto County Supervisor Robert Foster’s federal lawsuit against the State of Mississippi.

Hunter Goodman has a sharp eye for the strike zone. That applies not only at the plate, where the Colorado Rockies catcher is crushing pitches of late, but behind it as well.

Construction on The Ramble on Summer in Bartlett could begin by the fall. But the future is more uncertain for Ragin’ Cajun Seafood and Po Boys, a restaurant opened by one of the people once involved in The Ramble. 

The company is renovating the facility to support customers in the data center infrastructure market.

Chris Stokes spent his entire career with Millington’s police department. 

For the last two decades, Forever Young Veterans has gifting experiences to those who have served. Now, Diane Hight, who founded the organization to honor her father, said she feels the nonprofit has served its purpose.

A DeSoto County Schools board member is suing District Attorney Matthew Barton for defamation.

For the second consecutive year, Collierville’s Independence Day Celebration featured a special video from the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

Opinion: “What was once a simple Fourth of July with fireworks on a single day has stretched into a week-long celebration with aerial displays across the dark suburban skies.”

There are only a couple of fireworks stands within Shelby County, but they are anticipating a booming business up until Fourth of July on Saturday.

At issue is the passage of two Mississippi laws last year giving DeSoto County two additional judgeships.

A strip mall near a former Southaven Walmart has a new owner. Meanwhile, two other companies are closing their DeSoto County branches.

Mississippi aruges that the lawsuit from the Mississippi NAACP about SpaceX’s private power plant in Southaven is a threat to its ability to regulate the state’s environment. 

Who has pulled petitions for the Nov. 3 ballot for suburban general elections so far?

A group of residents at Youth Villages received training and certification in forklift operations — preparation for a potential career.

A former DeSoto County teacher will serve nine years in prison for possessing child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi announced Tuesday.

“The place on Parkway, we have that Elvis connection,” co-owner Jerry Coletta said. “We have people just about every day that are tourists, who are Elvis fans.”