Teachers are eligible for vaccinations in Shelby County. The suburbs are releasing plans for how it plans to give vaccinations to those teachers who want it.

Aldermen will discuss returning to their consent agenda in a meeting Monday. The practice was part of meetings for three decades in Germantown until 2019 when aldermen adopted a preliminary agenda.

Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Lakeland and Millington students will continue to learn remotely Monday as uncertainty around road conditions in the suburbs persists.

A new concept by a local partnership is helping restaurants take orders with employees who are not even at the business.

The district has been considering all coronavirus data in Shelby County, including vaccination data, to determine next steps.

Few residents had seen them, even though they’ve been in the suburb’s fleet a few years. But this week’s snow provided an opportunity to use one of its plows as the city continues to clear major thoroughfares. 

Sam Reid was impaled when the rope attaching his sled to a four-wheeler broke and sent him flying into a metal tractor spike. Four days after the accident, his family wants to thank the brilliant surgical team at Regional One Health Medical Center for saving their son.

Solid waste collection is suspended in Germantown through the end of the week. It will resume Monday.

Rev. Walter Peggs died at age 74 Friday, Feb. 12, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He served as senior pastor of Fullview Missionary Baptist Church in Bartlett since 1984. 

Many suburban districts are utilizing virtual learning due to the snowy conditions.

Sanitation in Collierville will be delayed one week, but residents can utilize the transfer station this weekend to dispose of excess garbage.

Teachers in the suburban municipal districts can begin receiving vaccinations beginning Wednesday as educators begin to receive the shots.

Arlington and Lakeland will be closed Wednesday as Bartlett students transition to virtual learning.

With temperatures remaining below freezing, the city is using snow equipment it has only used one other time in the past eight years. And when snow removal begins, the city warns the snow is likely to go on sidewalks and other property that is not the responsibility of public works.

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen and two City Council members were among those who gathered for the online rally against the proposed pipeline. 

Many suburban school districts will be closed Tuesday, Feb. 16, after significant snowfall blanketed Shelby County.

In case you wondered, the National Weather Service refers to the Memphis area’s current precipitation as “freezing fog.” They even posted a tweet from Beale Street.

Germantown leaders see purchasing 44 acres on the south side of the suburb as an opportunity to begin accomplishing goals in the Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Additionally, it could drive development to the area.

Bartlett City Schools and local colleges close campuses, Monday classes due to inclement weather.

Suburb is considering tightening some of its land use regulations regarding gas stations and other development issues.

Second day of vaccine appointments canceled.

Millington Schools will remain closed, while other suburban districts plan to reopen Friday.

Opponents of the proposed pipeline believe local governments can stop the project and nine property owners are still refusing to give Plains All American access to their land. 

All six suburban districts and the University of Memphis campus are closed due to the threat of winter precipitation.

In a luncheon speech to the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, the secretary of state highlights a smooth Tennessee election and the problems facing businesses during the pandemic.