Four suburban school districts opened for a new academic year Monday morning like none they have ever encountered.

Forrest Owens will not seek reelection for Alderman Position 4 in Germantown.

Lakeland’s Board of Commissioners approve a controversial sign package for The Lake District, allowing the $400 million mixed-use development to move forward. 

Mark Hansen will not seek re-election to Collierville's school board. Madan Birla, Paul Childers, Rachelle Maier and Kristin White plan to run for the open seat. 

Mark Hansen will not seek reelection to the Collierville Schools board this year. After more than six years of service, he has decided to end his time.

Germantown's budget was amended on the second of three readings. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen has one more review to make before the budget takes effect.

Collierville’s mayor and aldermen are tasked with appointing someone to serve in the Position 4 seat until the upcoming election. The position is vacant following the death of Tom Allen.

A relic in Collierville's Town Square Park – named so in 2017 – identifies the area as "Confederate Park," but the park never had that name, town officials said.

It’s the first time students have attended in person school in Shelby County for nearly five months.

Madonna Learning Center will welcome students back to school as early as Monday. Staff has prepared all summer to foster a safe environment where students learn and achievements are celebrated.

Protesters gather at Collierville Town Square and seek removal of Confederate references in the business district.

The Planning Commission endorsed Boyle Investment Company's proposal of 256 multi-family units at Schilling Farms. The Water Tower District will add townhomes, duplexes, triplexes and flats to Schilling Farms.

Memphis Oral School for the Deaf's unique teaching will resume next week as parents drop off their children. The school has taken additional measures to keep staff and students safe.

Collierville's Planning Commission is set to review the Water Tower District proposal Thursday night. The project would add 256 rental units to Schilling Farms, a mixed-use development.

The pandemic presents everyone with unique and unprecedented options. No school district has ever decided such matters, and there may not be a “one-size-fits-all” direction to take in this.

Engineered Medical Systems has already more than doubled the size of its facility from 40,000 to 92,000 square feet.

Collierville, Arlington and Germantown will continue contact sports for the upcoming school year as districts try to mesh sports and a pandemic.

Collierville released a new reopening plan for elementary students. allowing those in Pre-K through 5th to attend school five days per week.

When it comes to returning children to school or keeping them home during a world pandemic, school systems and parents must decide independently what's best for them.

The health of 33 assisted living residents is being monitored after a COVID-19 outbreak in Bartlett. In Shelby County as a whole, there have been five new coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours.

Carlisle Corp.’s investment to bring Wendy’s to Arlington totaled more than $2 million.

The first challengers have emerged for alderman and Board of Education seats in Bartlett’s fall elections, as Kevin Quinn and Bradford Ratliff filed petitions with the Shelby County Election Commission.

Changes to the bonding formula for new projects in Bartlett should result in savings for developers.

Collierville's Board of Education passed a resolution Tuesday night calling for five days a week of in-person classes, and giving the superintendent the ability to open schools in "the least restrictive manner" possible. The resolution will be sent to state legislators.

Some of Germantown's horses are now wearing masks. The new effort encourages residents to mask up as Shelby County Health Department has ordered.