Sheriff Thomas Tuggle and District Attorney Matthew Barton were elected on the promise of keeping DeSoto County safe. Can they do that while their offices are at odds?

The event featured food and craft vendors, a performance by the 41st Army Brass Band — the musical ambassador of the Mississippi Army National Guard — and a pyrotechnics display at the BankPlus Ampitheater.

Heading into his 11th year as the district’s superintendent, David Stephens received an overall score of 4.91 out of 5 on his annual evaluation released during the Bartlett City Schools board meeting Thursday, June 28.

On a recent episode of “Red, White & True” — a podcast from the DeSoto County Republican Party — Caldwell said the idea, first proposed earlier this year despite objections from Tunica County officials, has “not been resolved.”

Current Mayor Stan Joyner, 74, announced last month that he would not run for office again. Two members of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen have filed petitions to run for the office.

Sakura and Subarashi will merge and scale down their menus in their new location at 3665 Canada Road. The new site sits close to I-40.

A trio of candidates have emerged in the early stages of the Nov. 5 race for the Position 6 alderman’s seat in Bartlett, with two people challenging the incumbent.

Joshua Zimmerman, 31, was in court Friday, June 14, for a hearing related to multiple felony charges in DeSoto County including attempted murder, armed robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm. 

After debuting in the Memphis market with two successful locations over the past year, the 7 Brew coffee concept is expanding to the Bartlett Station Historic District.

Jordan Cooper started at safety for the Panthers and recorded 20 tackles while helping the team to an 8-4 finish in 2023. He had signed to play at Culver-Stockton College in Missouri.

Germantown’s judge race features two lifelong Germantown residents.

Want to see sparks fly this week? There are fireworks shows planned for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

The popular torta and taco shop is expanding its footprint to Bartlett and Highland Heights. 

Blank Beauty is co-nominated with partner Aptus DesignWorks, a Knoxville-area business, for a robot called Huey that makes custom nail polish colors in just two minutes for $9 a pop.

At the meeting announcing Felicia Knox’s appointment, Bartlett also had an announcement from Chief Jeff Cox regarding the launch of Connect Bartlett.

Earlier this year, Cummins, Daimler Trucks and Paccar announced plans to come together in a joint venture to build an EV battery facility in Byhalia, Mississippi. 

Thomas Waller was arrested Thursday, June 27, after Circuit Court Judge Celeste Wilson ordered him held for being intoxicated in court.

Evan Leake says it may not be the town but rather his family based on a document more than a century old.

When restaurateur Kirk Cotham saw the empty restaurant space in The Shops at Carriage Crossing last year, he and his business partner dreamed big and came up with Nashoba.

The town combined its development director and economic development director positions into “more of a growth management role.”

Bartlett is looking into a process that could convert its wastewater into natural gas, a benefit currently lost into the atmosphere.

Evan Leake said the town has never truly owned the property and claims the Leake and Irby families bought it after the Civil War.

Candidates for suburban races in the Nov. 5 election continue to pull petitions with an interest in various government and school board offices.

If accepted by the city’s aldermen, the drive-thru only coffee shop would be built where a diner currently stands.