A high school in Olive Branch reported the highest rate of chronic absenteeism countywide at 46.88%. 

Andy Ellis’ entire family is part of Germantown Municipal School District, and he wants to join them.

The project is part of a larger upgrade to the 1.7-acre park and represents one of the first major steps to the city’s 10-year parks master plan approved earlier this year.

A Germantown-based real estate agent plans to seek the Board of Education seat Amy Eoff has held since her election in 2016.

Suburb officials approved a tax increment financing plan for the $500 million to $700 million mixed-use project north of Interstate 40 between Airline Road and Tenn. 385.

There are 400 or so members of the Memphis Area Beekeepers Association who devote time to hundreds of thousands of honeybees that live across the city.

Chris Newson has more than a million followers across TikTok, Instagram and Facebook combined, and customers come from all over the U.S. to visit his shop in Southaven’s Silo Square. 

Parr is banker, and her family has a long history in Collierville. She wants to serve the suburb by seeking elected office.

Development has eliminated golf courses across the metropolitan area from Whitehaven to Frayser and other once-suburban areas.

With additional students joining the junior class at Lakeland Prep, the city and school district are working on traffic woes, including installing a new signal.

It’s not Russell Dyer’s first day at Collierville Schools, but Thursday was his first time to welcome students back from summer break as the superintendent of the suburban district.

Police Capt. Brett Logazino detailed two recent incidents when the wrecker service transported vehicles from DeSoto County to Memphis, a move that could hinder criminal investigations. 

Schools in Arlington, Bartlett and Lakeland open their doors Thursday, Aug. 8, for the 2024-2025 academic year with new leadership on some campuses.

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The DeSoto County city’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted Tuesday, Aug. 6, to approve right-of-way dedication for the connector just south of Church Road. 

In some ways, Germantown’s first day of school was just like any other year. But this year also marks 10 years for the municipal school districts.

Chipotle received a unanimous endorsement for its final site plan from the Germantown Planning Commission on Tuesday. The Design Review Commission and Board of Mayor and Aldermen must still approve the plans.

Collierville officials didn’t plan for the project south of Tenn. 385 near Collierville Road to coincide with the first week of school.

Mason Jambon, formerly involved with Loflin Yard, Railgarten, and Bounty on Broad, gets tentative approval for a new residential development at the site of the old Bartlett Nursery.

The 42-year-old owner of a local construction company said he wants to run due to “a perceived age gap on the board.”

The new owners said this project will help to define the future look of The Half Shell and should be open by early October.

Officers with the Olive Branch Police Department responded to a traffic incident near Terrace Stone Drive during the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 3, later confirming the death of the rising baseball star. 

Players will take part in the Mississippi’s only professional men’s tennis tournament for $25,000 in prize money.

Clay Bailey goes down memory lane in a golf cart, celebrating a number of courses that have disappeared from the local landscape.

Team USA wins silver medal in triathlon’s mixed relay at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after a photo finish review.

At age 20, Frankie Dakin became a Millington alderman in 2012. Now he takes the reins as Millington city manager, after working for Shelby County government.

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