When Old Whitten Tavern opened, it was a 21-and-up bar that allowed smoking and served only beer and pizza. But they’ve since replaced high tops for high chairs.

Nori Sushi Bar and Teppanyaki is expected to open in a few months in Bartlett’s Stage Centre, taking over the longtime Saito space. 

A Lakeland candidates forum turned into questions exclusively for incumbent mayor Josh Roman after his opponent chose not to attend.

The proposed restriction would apply to unincorporated areas of the county, not to the county's cities.

Veterans and VA officials say the new Millington clinic addresses one ongoing issue for those who have served: access, especially for those in rural communities.

His attorney said he brought concerns forward prior to the departures of both former Town Administrator Molly Mehner and former Fire Chief John Selberg.

Lakeland mayoral hopeful Connie McCarter withdrew from a Monday night candidates forum saying she saw no benefit to her campaign to appear.

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch has cleared a Senatobia police officer of wrongdoing in a fatal June shooting of a 1-year-old. 

The appointment appointed is the latest in a series of recent judicial shakeups.

Standard Construction is looking to move farther away from residential homes in Collierville to a more industrial area within the suburb.

In Brownsville, a towering metal conglomeration that looks vaguely like a power station can be seen to the west, where it looms over the local grocery store and roadside motel. 

The candidates for the three Bartlett alderman races on the November ballot, made their case for election during a forum Friday night.

SpaceXAI continues to grow in Southaven as do its debts. Another lien has been filed against the AI giant.

The U.S. Veterans Affairs clinic has seen more than 3,500 veterans since it opened June 1, U.S. Veterans Affairs officials said.

A number of local governments are looking to moratoriums to slow the consideration of data centers until proper studies and zonings are considered.

Also, Gussied Up sets an opening date, and La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant opens a third spot.

That restaurant landscape in Bartlett includes some that are opening, some that have closed, some that are renovated and some that are victims of vandalism.

“I can’t imagine the destruction he’s left behind. It’s repulsive,” a former employee said.

DeSoto County officials banked on the multimillion-dollar Landers Center expansion being completed alongside a new hotel. Whether half the project gets finished in time is now in question. 

The transaction is the latest in a series of leases that have given DeSoto County, and the overall Memphis industrial market, multiple quarters of positive absorption.

Officials say they want zoning rules in place before a large-scale computing facility is proposed.

The Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen honors 91-year-old Appalachian Trail record holder and approves $131,479 for Innovation Park.

Republican Tom Bailey is staying on Collierville’s Board of Education. His four-year term will begin later this year as he is unopposed in the November election.

“If I sold land to a data center, I would not be here. I would be laying on a beach somewhere. You’re lying through your teeth,” Alderman Keith White said, calling a data center build in Walls, Mississippi, a “long shot.”

Collierville’s new e-bike rules focus on education for users, but there are some new restrictions in town.