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Collierville
Flu-related absences close West Collierville Middle School
One Collierville school is closing Friday, and flu is the main culprit.
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Collierville
Collierville enjoying steady sales tax growth
Collierville has seen consistent and steady tax revenue in recent years. Town leaders say it helps alleviate the pressure on property taxes, and they have reason to believe the sales revenue growth will continue.
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Arlington
Arlington Community Schools Superintendent Tammy Mason makes major announcement
Arlington school chief has big news for board members.
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Germantown
Germantown votes to eliminate future standalone single-use multifamily complexes
Germantown aldermen voted Monday evening to eliminate future standalone single-use multifamily complexes in Smart Code districts. The revised ordinance covers units for sale or rent, including apartments and condominiums.
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Germantown
Open enrollment begins for Germantown schools
Open enrollment is available to those wishing to transfer to Germantown schools. Residents who wish to transfer to a school for which they are not zoned may also apply.
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Premium Collierville
Collierville to consider beer ordinance clarifications Monday
Collierville is looking to amend its beer ordinance. The amendments to be considered Monday are clarifications, according to town officials.
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Germantown
Germantown residents hope outages decrease with MLGW rate hike
Germantown will benefit from the MLGW rate hike approved this week. J.T. Young says cable repairs are a part of the company's improvement plan.
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Bartlett
Doing that voodoo they do: Voodoo Cafe opens first brick-and-mortar in Bartlett
Entrepreneurs Faith and Mark Lansdon, owners of the Voodoo Café Food Truck, are bringing a little bit of New Orleans to the Bartlett area with a brick-and-mortar store.
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Arlington
Exhibit-A expands global footprint
In business for 35 years this year, Exhibit-A Inc. is growing its U.S. trade show presence and considering expansion to Europe in the next couple of years.
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Arlington
Saint Francis gives local students behind-the-scenes access to health care
A select group of local high school students is getting an inside look at the health care industry and the wide variety of careers available thanks to a new workforce development program at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett.
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Lakeland
Lakeland Commons construction coming by end of March
Construction 15 years in the making is finally right around the corner for the Lakeland Commons mixed-use project at U.S. 70 and Seed Tick Road.
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Germantown
Germantown won’t accept new non-residents at 3 elementary schools
Germantown Municipal School District will not accept new non-residents next school year at three elementary schools – Dogwood, Farmington and Riverdale.
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Germantown
Dogwood cell tower approved by Germantown Board of Education
Germantown's Board of Education approved a cell tower at Dogwood Elementary School Monday. The tower proposal must still go through multiple city approval steps before construction begins at the site.
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Germantown
Germantown aldermen approve land swap, review multifamily guidelines
Germantown's Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a land swap with the school district in a 3-2 vote Monday. The city wants 15 acres at Forest Hill Elementary for a park and water tower, and the school district gets space for athletic fields at Houston Levee Park.
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Germantown
Germantown Board of Education to review third Dogwood cell tower proposal
The Germantown Board of Education is reviewing a third possible location for a cell tower near Dogwood Elementary School.
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Bartlett
Pat Lawler marks 40 years of serving troubled young people at Youth Villages helm
Youth Villages founder and CEO Pat Lawler is celebrating 40 years of working with children and families, and he’s even more enthused about his work today than at the start.
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Collierville
Land Use Control Board says no to Quinn Ridge development near Collierville
A proposed residential development just outside Collierville has failed to gain county support before the Land Use Control Board for a second time.
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Germantown
Germantown Parks Commission voices support for proposed land swap with school district
The Germantown Parks Commission Wednesday evening endorsed a proposed land swap between the city and Germantown Municipal School District.
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Collierville
Proposed Quinn Ridge project near Collierville seeks county approval
The Memphis-Shelby County Land Use Control Board will review the Quinn Ridge development proposal Thursday. The developer is proposing 543 lots on 177 acres in southeast Shelby County.
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Germantown
Germantown Parks and Recreation Commission to review land exchange
Germantown’s Parks and Recreation Commission will discuss a proposed land swap between the city and school district in a special called meeting Wednesday, Jan. 8.
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Premium State Government
Deer pit near Collierville set to close with state funding for incinerator
The state will fund a Fayette County landfill incinerator east of Shelby County to dispose of deer carcasses testing positive for chronic wasting disease.
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Collierville
Central Church reached out to nonprofit to steady roiling waters
The onetime megachurch lost two senior pastors in quick succession, a warning sign to its congregation that it needed to take time to sift through layers of its history.
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Germantown
Bobby Lanier remembered as public servant during celebration of life
Bobby Lanier, former Germantown alderman and executive assistant to multiple Shelby County mayors was remembered as a friend to many and a public servant. His life and legacy was honored and remembered Saturday afternoon.
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Lakeland
Lakeland duo revamps protein shake and energy tea bar
Two Lakeland entrepreneurs have been operating an investment company for years. Now best friends Shanda Bearden and Amy Foster are starting off the New Year by opening their newest business venture, Nutrition Spot – Lakeland.
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