The Shelby Literacy Council grant denial will force the organization to pause its services in August, leaving nonprofit at risk of permanently closing.

A Collierville High alumna and Collierville Elementary parent is seeking a seat on the town’s board of education.

Lakeland was designated an adventure tourism district for the state of Tennessee in 2017.

Miccos serves milkshakes, sno cones — which are actually New Orleans-style “snowballs” — sundaes and more.

The father of three Collierville High graduates says he wants to further his service to the Collierville community, and is running for the suburb’s Board of Education.

State Senator talks development, workforce development and crime in Lakeland.

Arlington municipal school board candidates are strategizing their final campaign moves with Election Day just over a week away. 

In the spring, state leaders passed the “Age-Appropriate Materials Act of 2022,” which the Collierville School Board discussed at the Tuesday, July 26, meeting, as well as the potential name for the athletic facility. 

Dr. Daniel Chatham, a local pediatrician, plans to seek a seat on the Germantown Municipal School District Board of Education.

Collierville leaders reviewed a residential development in the southwest quadrant of Collierville on Monday evening. The proposal adds 84 homes to the area.

Suburban communities are mapping out their goals for parks over the next several years.

In the Northeast Shelby County GOP primary race for the General Assembly, voters will decide whether they view incumbent state Rep. Tom Leatherwood of Arlington as effective or, as his challenger says, “lackadaisical.”

Three alderman positions and three Arlington Community Schools (ACS) board seats are up for election this year. Early voting runs until July 30.

New Olive Branch police chief William Cox hopes to build a strong sense of morale within the department. 

More new homes are on the way in Lakeland, while the developer of a project with a self-storage component will need to find another use for his property.

Two new signs honoring Germantown’s equestrian heritage were unveiled Thursday.

The pews of Germantown Presbyterian Church were filled with spectators Thursday evening as 60 judicial candidates took to the podium, making their case for election to general sessions, circuit, criminal and environmental courts.

Warren had previously said he would run, but in recent weeks has decided to change course.

Additional candidates, including Victor Michael Read for Position 1, file for offices in Bartlett municipal elections. 

Camp Smile, a camp for those with mild to moderate disabilities, returned to Collierville this summer after the past two years were canceled due to COVID-19.

Executive Director Joe Tomek is still relatively new to Memphis, but he wants to showcase the city and St. Jude as some of golf’s biggest names head to town.

Municipal elections are Nov. 8. Candidates have until Aug. 18 at noon to pick up a petition and return it to Shelby County Election Commission with sufficient signatures.

The Collierville Police Department is receiving state honors due to its daily devotion to the job and the response to the September shooting at Kroger on New Byhalia Road.

The Lakeland election season is picking up speed, with new candidates and incumbents pulling petitions.

The event kicked off the 20th annual, three-day competition with events open to the public Friday and Saturday at various sites in DeSoto County.