Acting chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Mary Anne Carter, announced Wednesday that the city of Germantown is one of the recommended organizations for a $50,000 grant to support community design workshops and the creation of a public art master plan.

After more than a decade stuck in the development pipeline,  Lakeland Commons is ready to move forward.

Germantown reviews apartment moratorium study results with aldermen in a work session Thursday evening. The study was a part of the suburb's 18-month moratorium, which expires in July.

Memphis Obstetrics & Gynecological Association P.C. hopes to move into a new building at Brother Boulevard and Germantown Road in Bartlett by year's end.

Millington-Memphis Airport has won a $10 million federal grant to rehab its 8,000-foot runway, which serves FedEx, general and military aviation and a flight training school.

The case against Latoshia Daniels, accused of killing Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church Executive Pastor Brodes Perry, is headed to the grand jury.

Germantown is reviewing site plans for a cell tower near Dogwood Elementary School. The Board of Education must review the site plan as an amendment to a previous agreement.

Collierville expects no property tax increase in the coming fiscal year, the town said Monday. 

Work is progressing on a $22 million expansion of the Youth Villages Bartlett campus, adding 72 beds along with other improvements.

Forest Hill Elementary is two months from completion. City and school system leaders toured it recently. 

Housing trends, obstacles and solutions were the topics of the first Bartlett Housing Summit this week, bringing together homebuilders, developers, bankers and Realtors to discuss the issue.

Lakeland inched a step closer to funding a new $35 million high school Thursday night as commissioner's approved 3-2 a resolution to move ahead with a capital outlay note that could result in a 64-cent property tax increase.

Collierville school leaders Thursday night reviewed state data showing the district applies discipline disproportionately against African-American students with disabilities, and they discussed ways to address the issue.

The Grove at GPAC will be getting upgrades previously put on hold for the outdoor venue. The state's $2.5 million allocated for the project will allow the city to add funding to its bottom line.

Chris Smith leaving Germantown for Haywood job.

Educators and businesses came together at Arlington High School Monday for the first Mid-South Business Listening Tour. 

Germantown's Financial Advisory Commission has decided to reverse course on giving the Germantown Municipal School District an additional $500,000 approved April 24. 

Limited financial flexibility and concern over unforeseen future expenses have Lakeland residents and elected leaders divided over whether to move forward with construction of the city’s first high school.

With the retirement of two longtime elementary school principals, Bartlett City Schools selects their replacements from two other suburban districts.

Incumbent Mayor Mike Wissman is seeking his third term and has a challenge from one of the town's aldermen in early moves toward setting the Sept. 19 Arlington ballot. 

Germantown is reviewing a budget that is nearly $59 million. Although it is an increase, the city will not raise property taxes. The current budget does not include the potential country club purchase.

Germantown Municipal School District is implementing the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, a new program to help fight bullying. 

Leadership Germantown planted more than 200 plants on over the weekend at one of Memphis Tilth’s community gardens. It was the culmination and final step of this year’s class project.

Thousands turned out this weekend in Arlington’s historic Depot Square for the town’s 29th annual spring festival, Arlington in April.

With work progressing on grading and clearing for the 160-acre mixed-use Lake District in Lakeland, as many as 15 new tenants have signed on since the first of the year for openings in Phase 1.