Stryker won’t say anything officially, but the medical device company has rebranded Wright Medical after purchasing its competitor last fall, including its location in Arlington.

Germantown aldermen unanimously supported an outline plan for Glasgow, a residential plan for the former Germantown Country Club site.

Staff will complete a site assessment, preliminary plan, cost estimates and explore the possibility of tax increment financing (TIF) to pay for any debt that may be incurred by the town.

Lakeland’s Board of Commissioners approved unanimously a preliminary development plan for the 80-acre Heathfield on Scott’s Creek residential project between Old Brownsville and Seed Tick roads north of U.S. 70.

Collierville leaders will consider pursuing a parking garage and hotel near Town Square Park. Suburban staff and business owners say that those will make the square a destination.

The finalists’ works will be installed on sidewalks and trails throughout the city.

The Collierville location will reopen July 19. It closed in June after a fire in the store’s grocery section.

Spence Ray plans to include a letter of credit with his proposal for Glasgow, the planned development of the former site of the Germantown Country Club.

The Lakeland School System is on track to open the district’s first high school, filling a void as the only one of the six suburban systems without one.

Despite the easing of the pandemic, most local governments are keeping their states of emergency active, renewing them as often as weekly, to make sure they don’t run afoul of funding.

Fireworks flashed over Collierville’s sky for fewer than 20 minutes Saturday night, but for the experts who executed the demonstration, the process began three days ago at H.W. Cox Park. 

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Germantown First Responders Scholarship Fund will continue to help those who serve the suburb, holding an extra concert this month to raise awareness of the effort.

The Arlington Chamber of Commerce has seen growth in membership and businesses in the 25 years since it started in a home with a staff of two volunteers.

Germantown aldermen approved an infill subdivision near Neshoba Road and Riverdale Road on Monday. Neshoba Farms is an 18-lot subdivision on 6.5 acres.

Crumbl Cookies’ East Memphis shop is about a month away from opening, but the business already has plans for a second location at Saddle Creek.

The new tax rate of $1.75 per $100 of assessed value is an increase over the certified tax rate of $1.51 set following reappraisal. The certified rate accounts for the increase in property values seen in this year’s reappraisal of property for tax purposes.

Germantown approved its $197.9 million budget. The board also established a new speed limit for minor streets in the suburb.

Kroger awarded its first winner of its Community Immunity Giveaway challenge Monday. The celebration was held at the Germantown Kroger store.

The 115-foot copy isn’t cracked like the real bridge, but passersby on U.S. 64 near Arlington are likely to slow down and do a double-take when they see the Hernando DeSoto Bridge on the roof of Caesar’s Wine & Liquor.

Wildwood Farm, one of the largest undeveloped tracts in Germantown, will remain undeveloped. The landowner, Olympic Gold Medalist Melanie Smith Taylor, unveiled a partnership with the University of Tennessee Thursday evening.

Pickleball, invented in 1965, is a paddle sport that combines aspects of tennis, badminton and ping-pong. A pickleball court is 20-by-44 feet, similar to a badminton court and often played in either singles or doubles matches.

Germantown is reviewing a proposal that would change the speed limit on minor streets to 25 mph.

Arlington has approved an $11.4 million budget for the new fiscal year beginning July 1.

The addition is designed to help address the district’s current capacity needs and provide a secured entrance.

Collierville High School is facing capacity issues, but the suburb’s Board of Education is moving forward with a plan for a large addition.