Lakeland officials have approved their part of an agreement with Bartlett to improve Lakeland’s sewer infrastructure with the goal of separating from the Memphis treatment system.

“If you don’t call us back when we reach out for an interview, you can’t say that we didn’t present your side of a story on campaigns.”

Louis Connelly, owner of Louis Connelly’s Bar for Fun Times and Friendship, officially took over Kickstart in March.“We’d love to keep growing, buying more neighborhood bars like this that have character and history,” he said.

The Olive Branch Board of Aldermen rejected a development near Goodman and Crumpler roads, saying it was not in keeping with the zoning, siding with residents who opposed the plan with its apartments.

A Millington Central Middle High School basketball coach is on unpaid leave as part of an investigaiton.

“Special education preschool students throughout Tennessee do not get much funding. It’s almost a totally unfunded mandate,” Lakeland School System board member and legislative liaison Michelle Childs said.

Nat Baker and Danny Klein must face a runoff election to become the Republican nominee for the race for Horn Lake mayor.

While the chain has offerings throughout the suburb, the Exeter Village store will be Germantown’s first standalone Starbucks with a drive-thru.

Some Germantown parents expressed disappointment in the city’s six-year plan to invest $8 million in Houston High improvements.

The district has introduced high-tech equipment at Bartlett High this academic year, including a state-of-the-art interactive anatomical table for its health sciences students and a decked-out mechatronics lab.

Germantown Municipal School District asked for $100 million toward the Houston High School master plan. The city’s six-year capital plan shows $8 million for the suburban district’s high school.

A vacant tract southwest of the Interstate 40 and Canada Road interchange in Lakeland could soon become a subdivision after a recommendation from a city commission.

After a trip to Fayette County, I really have the identification to show I really am who I’ve said I am for 70-plus years.

The individuals are collectively accused of defrauding the government of approximately $131,000 in food stamp benefits by allegedly failing to disclose changes in circumstances and omitting income to qualify for assistance.

Collierville town leaders kicked off planning what the next 25 years in the suburb will look like.

An agreement between Bartlett and Lakeland will allow for more sewer capacity and more development opportunities. 

Arlington will fast-track an addition to Town Hall because of crowded conditions in government offices, a temporary measure until a new location is built.

Germantown’s Financial Advisory Commission endorsed exceeding the certified rate. But that number isn’t official just yet. 

Walkways in Germantown and Collierville are closed until crews can assess the damage caused by backwaters from the adjacent Wolf River.

Love’s Travel Stop plans a location at the new Gallaway exit of Interstate 40 just across the Shelby-Fayette County line, joining Buc-ee’s at the junction.

A shifting of boundaries for fire district coverage in DeSoto County could mean not only improved response but also better rates for residents.

After four years away, Mark Billingsley desires to return to the Shelby County Commission in 2026. He served on the commission from 2014 until 2022.

The citizen-led finance commission is weeding through each portion of the city’s budget before aldermen consider it.

Bartlett, Collierville and Germantown’s mobile command centers allow them to perform operations on-site at large events or disasters.

As open areas developed, there are times when they encroach on the eternal resting place of a few people buried in a small family cemetery. Those like the Wells Cemetery in Arlington must be protected.