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.

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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.

The 42-year-old owner of a local construction company said he wants to run due to “a perceived age gap on the board.”

The new owners said this project will help to define the future look of The Half Shell and should be open by early October.

Officers with the Olive Branch Police Department responded to a traffic incident near Terrace Stone Drive during the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 3, later confirming the death of the rising baseball star. 

Players will take part in the Mississippi’s only professional men’s tennis tournament for $25,000 in prize money.

Clay Bailey goes down memory lane in a golf cart, celebrating a number of courses that have disappeared from the local landscape.

Team USA wins silver medal in triathlon’s mixed relay at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after a photo finish review.

At age 20, Frankie Dakin became a Millington alderman in 2012. Now he takes the reins as Millington city manager, after working for Shelby County government.

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Road to be named after Ed Haley

A portion of state route 14 will be named in honor and recognition of Ed Haley.

Collierville remembers the athlete whose achievements ranged from being named SEC Basketball Player of the Year and WNBA All-Star to bringing home Olympic gold, speaking at the Library of Congress, and a successful college coaching career.

Hours after Germantown took legal action against a homeowner, the house was listed for sale at $1.6 million.

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Jason Huisman, Germantown’s city administrator, and Molly Mehner, the town administrator in Collierville, each followed men with unusually long careers.

The winners in Arlington’s elections on Thursday now look to the future of a town on the verge of more growth.

Germantown went to court to try and prevent a future large, ticketed party at a residence near Forest Hill Elementary School. Homeowner Tyisha Jones, who goes by Michele, said turning her home into an event venue “happened on its own.”

Germantown presented its plans for a new city flag and the opposition arose like an opposite party’s candidate for president.

Lyle Conley escapes with a narrow victory in an Arlington school board race as incumbents rule the day, many of them unopposed.