Collierville Schools board members will receive a pay raise, the first for board members since the district’s inception.

The city of Germantown prides itself as a process-driven city. The process was not followed for a portion of the Germantown Greenway project, which led to a forced departure of a city department director.

A number of residents expressed their disdain of Germantown’s vaccine policy it issued and removed last week. 

While other districts struggle with trying to appease parents over whether students should wear masks, Bartlett City Schools will continue to follow the direction of the county Health Department.

Collierville will enforce masking at its schools. Students who do not mask will be sent home.

Parents in Collierville are divided on the Shelby County Health Department’s mandate and the district’s decision to align its guidelines accordingly. 

Donelson Elementary School of Arlington Community Schools will be closed this week due to a COVID-19 outbreak among teachers, and Collierville Municipal Schools leaders said their duties don’t include enforcing the health department’s mask mandate.

Some of the key players in Lakeland’s economic development met this week to start establishing a plan for the suburb’s future, particularly along prominent roads.

New Day Children’s Theatre has returned with its summer show to give back to the community. This weekend students are performing “Les Misérables,” and the community is embracing its return.

The last major construction project at the school was more than 40 years ago.

Germantown is “setting aside” its vaccine mandate for full-time employees. The city announced Tuesday it would require all full-time staff to receive a COVID-19 vaccination as an employment policy.

Congressman David Kustoff addressed local impacts of some of President Joe Biden’s initiatives while visiting Germantown’s Rotary Club Wednesday. 

A recently passed state law is raising questions about Germantown’s recent vaccination requirement. However, the city believes the employment policy is not prohibited by state law.

The Germantown Planning Commission encouraged approval of a new phase of Thornwood which includes residential units and retail.

Emergency funds were used to repair a bridge on Chester Street in Arlington damaged by decades of erosion at the pillars.

Germantown will mandate vaccines for city employees with termination a possibility if they don’t comply. 

Some say that creating districts would help bring diversity to the town’s boards.

As the start of the school year approaches, Shelby County Schools and surrounding suburban districts are releasing guidelines on how they’ll reopen safely, amid rising COVID-19 cases and uncertainty around the Delta variant.

Germantown’s Board of Education will add a high school student to its board this fall. He or she will be selected by the Houston High principal and provide student insight to the board.

The Arlington and Lakeland school systems are preparing for the start of a school year that they hope will look much more normal than last year. 

Collierville’s mayor and aldermen took steps towards its next fire station and operating its own ambulance service.

A comprehensive traffic study is planned for incorporated Cordova, but crime was the main topic of discussion Tuesday evening. 

The sites are for future schools, looking 15 to 20 years down the road, Superintendent Ted Horrell said. 

Arlington and Bartlett school districts have announced safety protocols for the coming year even as they watch changing federal recommendations. 

Germantown aldermen approved more stringent guidelines in its solicitation ordinance, which requires a background check when obtaining a permit and other requirements.