Germantown will begin discussing its budget for the 2022 fiscal year in January. Sales tax has been better than projected in recent months.

As new outparcels become available in The Lake District, Adams Jacobs is bringing a new concept of restaurant and grocery store featuring international foods.

Resident David Hoal was 59 when he died on June 3, 2019.

Arlington’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen sent a letter to the Shelby County Health Department stating the “Safer at Home” order was not necessary and data does not support the decision.

Madonna Learning Center is offering its Christmas gift to the community online. After 50 years of the annual show, it has been canceled for the first time.

After years of waiting and debating, construction of Lakeland’s high school is underway an on schedule to open for the 2022-23 school year.

Hospitals are spreading Christmas cheer to patients. The community has pitched in to make sure they can reach many of their patients.

Tom Cates, who spent many years as an attorney for Germantown and Collierville, died Wednesday. He is survived by his wife and four children.

Collierville wants to eliminate runoff elections. The charter must be amended by the board with approval of the Tennessee Legislature.

Collierville is closing its town buildings to the public beginning Monday, Dec. 28, in accordance with Shelby County’s Safer at Home order. 

Collierville alderwoman recognized she should be willing to do what she asked others.

Alderwoman Mary Anne Gibson was named vice mayor. She served in the role in 2018 and 2019.

Collierville’s mayor and three aldermen took their oaths of office Monday evening. 

Germantown Community Library will offer curbside due to the Safer at Home order. 

A revised health directive released Monday, Dec. 21, by the Shelby County Health Department is better than a draft leaked to the media earlier, suburban and county leaders say, but still causes some concerns. Related story: New, restrictive health directive out, effective Dec. 26

Some Collierville residents don’t want to follow the regulations of set forth by the Shelby County Health Department. However, Mayor Stan Joyner noted they are bound to their orders as their authority is from the governor.

Germantown aldermen took their oaths of office Monday. Their first meeting will be Tuesday.

After a five-year tenure in the Arlington Community Schools administrative offices, Tonya Hawkins is returning the Arlington Elementary, this time, leading the school as its new principal.

From Dec. 5 to Dec. 19, the Health Department reported an average of 691 new cases and 6,093 test results each day with a 11.3% positivity rate. One hundred thirty-two coronavirus-related deaths have been reported since Dec. 1. That represents 16.4% of all pandemic deaths in Shelby County. 

The recent surge associated with the COVID-19 pandemic trickles down to local fire departments in Bartlett, Collierville and Germantown and their response.

Germantown’s community has prioritized safety and Superintendent Jason Manuel shared how that impacts its students and staff in its schools.

Collierville High School students will not return to school in January as the district previously announced.

John Worley and Missy Marshall were certified as the winners of the Collierville runoff elections. 

Collierville officials approved a conditional use permit for a convenience store and gas station on the south side of Tenn. 385.