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.

Germantown Municipal School District will not accept new non-residents next school year at three elementary schools – Dogwood, Farmington and Riverdale.

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.

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. 

The Germantown Board of Education is reviewing a third possible location for a cell tower near Dogwood Elementary School.

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.

A proposed residential development just outside Collierville has failed to gain county support before the Land Use Control Board for a second time.

The Germantown Parks Commission Wednesday evening endorsed a proposed land swap between the city and Germantown Municipal School District.

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.

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.

The state will fund a Fayette County landfill incinerator east of Shelby County to dispose of deer carcasses testing positive for chronic wasting disease.

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. 

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.

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. 

Collierville is celebrating its 150th anniversary. Town leaders reflected on 150 years of the community's history and its growth since 1870.

A Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet and two elite aviators stopped over at Millington-Memphis Airport Thursday, Jan. 2, to promote the MidSouth Airshow June 20-21.

IMC Companies' 10-year PILOT was approved earlier this month. The company released details on its plan to invest in Collierville.

Bobby Lanier, former Germantown alderman and county mayoral aide, died Saturday. He was 90 years old.

Shelby County's suburban cities and towns have recorded fewer home sales in 2019's sellers' market, although Millington and Lakeland could beat last year's sale numbers.

Collierville’s library director, Deanna Britton, is beginning retirement in the new year. Her love for education and reading drove her long career in libraries.

Celebrating his 10-year anniversary in business in Arlington this year, Arlington Physical Therapy LLC owner Matt Connell is wearing multiple hats heading into the New Year.

Collierville Police Chief David Tillner is retiring immediately. The decision comes after months of dissatisfaction in the department among officers. The board will recruit a new chief in 2020.

Madonna Learning Center is performing its 50th Christmas play. Those attending the sold-out shows will see Madonna's journey as well as the celebration of Christ's birth.

Despite cloudy skies on Saturday afternoon, spirits were bright as Germantown and Memphis both hosted their annual holiday parades.

Lakeland closed this week on funding for the new Lakeland Prep High School, moving the drive to add a high school to the city's school system a step closer to reality.