Germantown addressed letting go 209 employees due to the burden it would cause on the general fund. However, other suburbs have not made drastic changes yet.

The beeping of horns, thank you signs, cheers and applause were loud in the Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville parking lot Sunday night as residents thanked health care workers for their service in the COVID-19 pandemic.

With a number of large commercial spaces sitting open along the busy U.S. 64/Stage Road corridor in Bartlett and the Wolfchase area, and new commercial development underway at the southwest corner of Stage and Germantown Road, the race is on as property representatives search for the right fit for those empty spaces.

Lakeland is celebrating the start of the first building at 
The Lake District, a long-awaited $400,000 project.

Across-the-street neighbors Melinda Henson and Laura Allen realized they weren't seeing as much of each other as they should. So they took it upon themselves to connect as only two elementary school teachers could. In the process, they taught a lesson to us all.

“We’re building an airplane in the air and doing it on a stopwatch. We’ve got a minute to build it.” 

Collierville aldermen will continue to meet in town hall, although the public will not be allowed to attend. 

"The 901 is like a beehive, and we’re all playing our small part. We’re doing what we can, and look at what we can produce.”

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said Monday he and municipal mayors are issuing Safer at Home orders and closing non-essential businesses.

The teachers at Bailey Station Elementary missed their students. So they threw a giant (no joking) coronavirus parade!

The Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, a period during which the city has brought in major corporations and jobs along with cultivating a thriving small business and entrepreneurial environment.

Dr. Andrenette Fleming hoped to give a boost to local COVID-19 testing when she offered a limited number of tests last week at her Lakeland clinic. 

Shelby County's suburban school districts were supposed to return from Spring Break this coming week but instead are now, like everyone else, figuring out how to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. All are closed at least through the coming week. 

Suburban cities and county follow the lead of Memphis and shut down dine-in restaurant service and some other businesses.

Area senior care facilities are taking added precautions to protect some of the most vulnerable from the coronavirus.

A request to have taxpayers pay for Millington Farms' roads, sidewalks and other infrastructure is headed to the Shelby County Commission.

A new zoning proposal has been submitted for Germantown land previously targeted for a Chick-fil-A restaurant.

This year’s home is in the new Kensington Manor subdivision off U.S. 70. Work is in full swing on the roughly 4,000-square-foot home that will be the grand prize.

Lakeland is moving forward with plans for a new city park as part of its efforts to provide more recreational athletic offerings. 

Students at Lakeland Middle Preparatory School are finding their niche thanks to several new clubs at the school.

Sherrie Hicks, a member of Germantown's Planning Commission, has announced she will run for alderman. 

DA: No charges to be filed against Bartlett officers who shot and killed a man during a standoff/barricade in 2018. 

Carrier has withdrawn a request to inject treated wastewater into the Memphis aquifer. The company, which has a site in Collierville, hopes to refile at a later date.

Germantown has approved a modified policy on exam exemptions. The GMSD board wants to emphasize sick students should stay home.

Mayor Mike Cunningham requested probe a year ago.