Suburbs considered seceding from Shelby County in 1990
At one time, Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Lakeland and Millington considered forming “Neshoba County.”
With another Shelby County consolidation government discussion percolating, this is a look back at the suburban municipalities’ most radical chess move to alter the state’s largest county.
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Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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