Olive Branch man indicted on attempted murder of police officer
Colby Towles, 34, was indicted on two counts, one for attempted murder and another for aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer stemming from his arrest in March.
Colby Towles, 34, was indicted on two counts, one for attempted murder and another for aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer stemming from his arrest in March.
As a way to celebrate the suburb, Lakeland officials have funded a new video scoreboard for the high school football field. A video supporting Lakeland is part of the plan.
With the ballot pretty well set for the suburban Nov. 5 election, some ground rules on how we plan to cover the campaigns.
With the passing of Thursday’s qualifying deadline, the races for suburban offices — and who wants the voters’ support — became clearer.
A DeSoto County grand jury returned nearly 60 indictments this month against registered sex offenders.
Ryan Strain and Brian Curry are hopeful to have another term after their first four years on the board.
Jeff Mayo, superintendent of Arlington Community Schools, has stepped down after a recent cancer diagnosis.
A high school in Olive Branch reported the highest rate of chronic absenteeism countywide at 46.88%.
Andy Ellis’ entire family is part of Germantown Municipal School District, and he wants to join them.
The project is part of a larger upgrade to the 1.7-acre park and represents one of the first major steps to the city’s 10-year parks master plan approved earlier this year.
A Germantown-based real estate agent plans to seek the Board of Education seat Amy Eoff has held since her election in 2016.
Suburb officials approved a tax increment financing plan for the $500 million to $700 million mixed-use project north of Interstate 40 between Airline Road and Tenn. 385.
There are 400 or so members of the Memphis Area Beekeepers Association who devote time to hundreds of thousands of honeybees that live across the city.
Chris Newson has more than a million followers across TikTok, Instagram and Facebook combined, and customers come from all over the U.S. to visit his shop in Southaven’s Silo Square.
Parr is banker, and her family has a long history in Collierville. She wants to serve the suburb by seeking elected office.
Development has eliminated golf courses across the metropolitan area from Whitehaven to Frayser and other once-suburban areas.
With additional students joining the junior class at Lakeland Prep, the city and school district are working on traffic woes, including installing a new signal.
It’s not Russell Dyer’s first day at Collierville Schools, but Thursday was his first time to welcome students back from summer break as the superintendent of the suburban district.
Police Capt. Brett Logazino detailed two recent incidents when the wrecker service transported vehicles from DeSoto County to Memphis, a move that could hinder criminal investigations.
Schools in Arlington, Bartlett and Lakeland open their doors Thursday, Aug. 8, for the 2024-2025 academic year with new leadership on some campuses. Germantown Schools start a new year, a decade after christeningRelated story:
The DeSoto County city’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted Tuesday, Aug. 6, to approve right-of-way dedication for the connector just south of Church Road.
In some ways, Germantown’s first day of school was just like any other year. But this year also marks 10 years for the municipal school districts.
Chipotle received a unanimous endorsement for its final site plan from the Germantown Planning Commission on Tuesday. The Design Review Commission and Board of Mayor and Aldermen must still approve the plans.
Collierville officials didn’t plan for the project south of Tenn. 385 near Collierville Road to coincide with the first week of school.
Mason Jambon, formerly involved with Loflin Yard, Railgarten, and Bounty on Broad, gets tentative approval for a new residential development at the site of the old Bartlett Nursery.