Collierville Town Square is not the only thing glowing brighter this season. South Houston Levee Road will soon be illuminated.

Officials in Bartlett and Arlington are hoping to entice developers to breathe life into vacant land and fund critical infrastructure needs.

Collierville opened its sixth fire station Tuesday. The station is the biggest in the suburb and features the county’s first Safe Haven Baby Box.

“This is not what I want,” Mayor Maureen Fraser said. “This is not what the Board of Mayor and Aldermen wants. This is what you, the community, wants.”

While Halbert is now cooperating, County Commission Chair Shante Avant said she may call a special meeting of the body if the cooperation stops. 

It’s the last full, holiday-free week of the year and time to get business done.

The dispatch center was useful in September 2021, when a shooter opened fire in a Kroger, and more than $800,000 worth of improvements aim to keep it “resilient.”

The Grant family name has become synonymous with homebuilding and development with a number of relatives involved for generations.

“I’ve been involved with The Lake District since 2012 and shepherded a lot of things through this,” a representative for the developer said, adding he could “see this development in my sleep or my nightmares.”

DeSoto County prosecutor Matthew Barton sends a message to criminals who wander into Mississippi to commit crimes — leave or face consequences.

Some said that Michael Lightman, who contributed to the real estate landscape of Memphis, had the “Midas touch.” 

Three candidates have announced their intentions for the Bartlett City Schools board positions in next year’s municipal elections.

The company’s relocation isn’t required until October of 2028. 

DeSoto County prosecutor Matthew Barton has a message for criminals coming from the north — your kind is not wanted in that county.

Lakeland leaders say the plan will allow the property to become the urban village that was originally envisioned. 

Families at Lucy Elementary have known a change was coming. But MSCS officials recently proposed giving the school to Millington this summer, a year early. 

City leaders have discussed the debt limit several times lately as Germantown Municipal School District seeks to make Houston — the only high school in the municipal district — comparable to other suburban districts’ high schools.

While it’s the second time for the Collierville school system to take the Principal of the Year honor, it’s the first time a Tennessee school district has had both principal and teacher of the year at the same time.

Civic Center Office Park is being built at Market Boulevard and Civic Center Drive next to Home Depot.

The finished slice is topped with a finely milled pistachio powder, butterscotch and a dollop of pistachio whipped cream on the side.

An abundance of coffee shops have opened in Bartlett in the past year, making for a competitive market for those seeking a piping hot brew.

Lakeland Board of Commissioners look at controlling commercial and industrial development along the U.S 70 corridor, with an eye toward preserving the character of the area.

There is restaurant news from DeSoto County to Bartlett and suburbs in between.

Collierville’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen will consider a request to deannex 55 acres in the suburb’s southeastern quadrant.

The criticism of DeSoto County School Board member Michele Henley continued Thursday as two speakers again called for her resignation at the board’s monthly meeting.