Bartlett Alderman David Reaves has resurrected the idea of a new county with the suburbs splitting from Shelby to create their own county or joining adjacent ones.

While there are six races on the Arlington municipal ballot this week, only one is contested with incumbent Jeremy Biggs facing the challenge of Don Hinkle for the Position 6 alderman’s seat.

Saturday is the last day to vote early in advance of the Aug. 6 Election Day. Here are some numbers about where turnout appears to be going locally and statewide.

The first day of a hearing that could impact the election of two new judges in DeSoto County began Friday, July 31.

The CEO of an Ohio-based industrial contractor said SpaceXAI still owes his company about 40% of its roughly $1.5 billion total bill.

“While the rising cost of sanitation collection in Germantown should be expected, the increase should translate to more attentive service.”

SpaceXAI said Thursday, July 30, that it and the State of Mississippi had entered an agreement for winding down some of the company’s sprawling power plant operations in Southaven. 

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The company’s sprawling campus stretches across the Tennessee-Mississippi state line and includes three data centers.

Although one election is a week away, voters in five of the Memphis suburbs will be choosing their leaders in November.

One of the applicants is a retired GMSD employee running unopposed for the position in August and November.

Elon Musk appeared to acknowledge that the company had built a new data center, known as “Minihard.” 

Memphis Escape Rooms is expanding its footprint, opening a location in Bartlett.

Questions remain about two high-profile — and related — Bartlett projects. 

Despite about a year left on its lease at Schilling Farms, Cheffie’s will close in Collierville. 

Mississippi’s top lawmakers have named their picks to the state’s joint committee that will help decide the future of its voting maps.

Clay Greene spent the 2023, 2024 and 2025 seasons in the Dragons’ dugout and now will replace Jeff Munier.

E-bikes are rising in popularity, but Collierville leaders have concerns about their use in the town and potential accidents.

The property on the town’s western border could be developed into residential, commercial or mixed-use.

A former member of the Germantown Fire Department is interested in running for mayor of the suburb.

The Southaven judge will replace Justice Robert Chamberlin on the state’s highest court.

The mixed-use project just south of the Interstate 40 and Canada Road interchange is a hive of activity as crews finish the first batch of townhomes at The Willows at the Lake.

Beginning next week, Horn Lake native Skyler King will trek from Oxford, Mississippi, to New York City on a skateboard to raise mental health and suicide prevention awareness.

Southaven is cracking down on blight in the city. But has it gone too far?

Superintendents from three suburban school districts appeared on “Behind the Headlines” to talk about the changes and challenges their districts face.

So far, three new challengers have pulled petitions to run against incumbents on the Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen.