Protesters gathered in Collierville's Town Square Park on Labor Day to ask town leaders to take action toward removing a Confederate monument.

In the midst of a pandemic, some suburbs continue to provide services as sales tax income fluctuates and developments remain steady.

Farmington Kimbrough Development Group has a contract on the property and plans a residential subdivision that will not require rezoning.

When the county’s lease originally ended in January, the clerk’s office was not ready to leave, so the lease was extended four months. When the pandemic hit, more time was given.

The suburb’s first hotel is a key piece for a development south of the Interstate 40 interchange at Airline Road.

Mayor Mike Palazzolo said there is a contract on Germantown Country Club. Germantown Rotary Club was made aware of the contract by the mayor Wednesday.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4.

Germantown's Planning Commission reviewed a rezoning request and a cell tower on Tuesday night. Commissioners gave favorable reviews to both.

Planning Commissioners will look at zoning that would create a small subdivision. The applicant states there is potential for more subdivisions with property like these in the area.

Two funeral homes are locating next door to each other on Stage Road in Bartlett. Another burial service was formerly housed in one of the buildings, and a third mortuary is trying to be a neighboring structure. 

There are 318 members of the Collierville High School community who are quarantined following eight confirmed cases of COVID-19.

The deadline for the Germantown municipal elections has passed, ending the Dean Massey drama of whether he will seek another term on the suburb's Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

Students will learn remotely for two weeks. Three more coronavirus cases have been reported, bringing the total to eight. The entire varsity football team is in quarantine.

In Lakeland, candidates for commissioner do not run for a specified board seat. Instead, the top two finishers of the three will win positions on the Board of Commissioners.

As Germantown leaders consider the challenges they could face with statewide testing, the suburb's Board of Education adopted its stance on the matter.

The effort and cost it takes to pick up the litter left by these ahistorical Lost Cause organizations is a drag. I’m not here to tell Collierville what to do, but those Confederate markers will go away some day.

There are a lot of candidates interested in elected office in Collierville. Most have chosen to run for the remaining two-years of Position 4, which is on the ballot due to the timing of Tom Allen's death.

Collierville played Briarcrest on Friday in the opening weekend of high school football.

Germantown aldermen adopted a budget and flat tax rate Monday evening. The budget totals more than $157 million.

Dean Massey is not seeking Alderman Position 5. Massey pulled and filed for the seat last week but withdrew on Tuesday. 

Shelby County residents spoke against a Confederate relic in Town Square Park.

Taylor Stamps will serve in Alderman Position 4 until a new individual is sworn in. Alderman appointed Stamps to fill the position following the death of Tom Allen.

After a successful first game in terms of social distancing protocols, Collierville will allow for "additional groups" on Friday.

Germantown's races will all be contested and Terri Johnson, John Paul Miles and Brandon Musso want to win aldermanic seats held by aldermen not seeking reelection.