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.

For the upcoming fall semester, the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Memphis campus will be able to accommodate up to 180 students in six competency-based programs.

Arlington can expect some of the most substantial growth from Ford’s new Blue Oval City, predicts Brooxie Carlton, Assistant Commissioner of Rural and Community Development.

Jojo’s Espresso is beginning the business’ next chapter inside Thornwood, a mixed-use development in Germantown.

Mandy Young, the current chairwoman of the Bartlett Planning Commission as well as a member of the city’s Historic Board, will fill the vacated seat of former Bartlett Alderwoman Emily Elliott until the Nov. 8 municipal election.

Aldermen apply for grant to bring dam up to state standards.

Lakeland School System Superintendent Ted Horrell will continue to lead the district after school board members approved unanimously a new four-year contract.

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen wanted to offer their support for teachers following the suburban school system’s special-called meeting last week.

The new three-story physicians building will improve cancer care, consolidating two existing Southaven locations. 

Jessica Patch has shifted gears for her latest fiction novel focusing on a serial killer with plenty of local landmarks to set the scenes.