Repaving of Southaven streets — a priority of Mayor Darren Musselwhite — has $4 million budgeted for the new asphalt surface.

Germantown’s Judge Raymond Clift Jr. is retiring, effective Sept. 1, after more than four decades.

The qualifying deadline for the Nov. 8 election was Thursday at noon. In addition to the federal and state elections, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown and Lakeland are holding municipal elections.

Angela Griffith has decided to seek another four-year term.

Mike Miller plans to open his fourth Let It Fly next summer, in Southaven’s Silo Square.

Collierville alderman Billy Patton has decided to seek another term, three days before the filing deadline.

Olive Branch’s young professionals can go to Memphis for entertainment, but would like to see more things to do in their DeSoto County city.

Construction work could begin in September for the facility near Germantown Road at Winchester Road.

A loss by DeSoto County could end up being an expensive venture.

Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo said safety improvements could be headed to Riverdale Park. Park upgrades were planned, but the mayor asked city staff to specifically look at better drainage options.

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Volunteers at the FedEx St. Jude Championship will be given purple ribbons to celebrate the life of Will Drennan — a former volunteer who died saving a child from a sudden flood Tuesday night. 

Walker says “never in a million years” would he have guessed back in 2014 when he began working on Lakeland’s audits as a CPA and senior manager with Watkins Uiberall, PLLC, that he would one day end up the city manager of Lakeland.

Incoming Greater Memphis Chamber president and CEO Ted Townsend spoke Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the Collierville Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon.

Arlington Mayor Mike Wissman lost a bet on voter turnout by a hair. A “38002 All-Star panel” discusses economic development for the suburb. 

Improvements to the electric grid at City Park in Olive Branch will contribute to a stellar holiday light event.

New principals in the northeastern municipal districts open the school year with hope, promise and new direction.

“My grandfather taught me that my rights stop where your nose starts, so if you’re putting things up in yards that bring down my property value, you’re impeding my rights,” said Bartlett Mayor A. Keith McDonald. 

The facility will sit on the east side of Fletcher Road, north of Poplar Avenue near the eastern edge of the suburb.

“This was not easy for me to run against Mr. Lamar because he has done so much good for our community,” Jonathan Dunn said of defeating Hugh Lamar for the Arlington Community Schools Position 3 board seat.

Olive Branch officials want to monitor who drives into the DeSoto County city, and has hired a Georgia firm to track license plates with cameras.

Alissa Fowler, a local Realtor, is challenging Wanda Chism, who has served on the Collierville Schools board of education since the district’s inception.

Anticipating growth in the area from developments such as BlueOval City, the Arlington Chamber of Commerce has relocated its offices to a larger location.

Business owners network and show off their wares at Bartlett event. For many, it’s a family affair.

A grant nearing $1.4 million will help Germantown Performing Arts Center cover costs the city traditionally paid through 2024.