The Lake District may be on the verge of getting new life with townhomes and a potential hotel emerging in the near future.

A state Supreme Court ruling this week keeps 80 acres in unincorporated land outside of an Olive Branch annexation.

Gibson has been on the board for 12 years and was chosen as vice mayor for a ninth time in December.

Palazzolo vs. Salvaggio for the Germantown mayor’s position has the makings of a good heavyweight battle with strong name recognition for both.

Problems at the Mississippi Alcoholic Beverage Control has led to delays in the delivery of spirits to DeSoto County businesses, bars and restaurants.

A Millington homeowner who was cited earlier this year for problems with a cracked sidewalk is working with the city to correct the problem before her home sale is complete in May.

The Germantown alderman is challenging incumbent Mike Palazzolo, who is seeking a fourth term. 

The hearing will determine if the 32-year-old man, accused of killing a Campbell Clinic doctor more than two years ago, is competent to stand trial or enter a plea.

The owners of Sips — the dirty-soda business in Bartlett — are opening a baseball-training facility nearby, providing indoor facilities in close proximity to fields at Freeman Park.

Collierville has been ordered to reverse a decision it made more than two years ago.

Tickets go on sale this week for Ashley McBryde and Alexandra Kay, who will open the BankPlus Amphitheater season in April.

Plans for condominiums and office space at The Standard development in Germantown could change, a consultant hired by the suburb said.

The electronics manufacturing company’s purchase of the Byhalia warehouse may spark new industrial development in the metro Memphis area.

In November, a jury found Latoshia Daniels guilty of second-degree murder and reckless endangerment in connection with the shooting death of Brodes Perry.

DeSoto County officials have revised their road plan, concentrating on heavily traveled arteries like interstates 269 and 55, along with Miss. 305 — a particular area of concern for some. 

“It’s no secret I am concerned with vacant buildings around town,”one official said of the plans for the 35-foot-tall building. “I think this is a fabulous project that repurposes a property. ... This will enhance the area.”

Some worried the Memphis Safe Task Force’s launch would drive crime up in the suburbs.

A growing interest in thrift stores among younger shoppers has Bartlett officials considering a revisiting of the suburb’s ordinance regarding the businesses.

Since its inception in 2003, the Mid-South Raptor Center, which is run entirely by volunteers, has rehabilitated and released more than 2,000 wounded wild birds of prey.

Emily Harrell replaces former City Manager Michael Walker who was terminated by the board on Nov. 3 for “erosion of trust” involving several personnel decisions.

A crack in the walk. Trying to decipher the various sidewalk codes in the suburbs — and who is supposed to pay for the repairs.

The increase comes as Hernando officials scramble to address a projected deficit in the city’s utility fund.

Saddle Creek is opening two new stores in the spaces formerly occupied by Indigo, Allen Edmonds and a portion of Brooks Brothers.

The purchase marks the company’s continued expansion in the Memphis-area market, where Fogelman currently manages 32 communities totaling more than 7,800 units. 

Shelby County’s first Safe Haven Baby Box is open in Collierville, and parents can surrender newborns anonymously and legally at the suburb’s newest fire station.