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Germantown
Education and future development are the most significant issues in the Germantown mayoral race between challenger John Barzizza and incumbent Mike Palazzolo. -
Millington
From drag racing champ’s tragedy comes free teen driving program BRAKES
Multi-time Top Fuel champion drag racer Doug Herbert founded a defensive driving program for teens after his two teenage sons died in a car crash a decade ago. -
Collierville
Dinstuhl’s opening Collierville location just in time for holidays
Things are about to get a whole lot sweeter in Collierville as Dinstuhl’s Fine Candy Company returns to town with the opening of a new store in the Poplar Square retail center. -
Germantown Infant remembrance ceremony to be held Tuesday at Germantown Historic Church
When Robbie Spearman lost her twins in the neonatal intensive care unit, she dropped to her knees in grief. -
Germantown
Suburban Dispatch: Germantown bickering leads to embarrassing meeting
I remember the days when Germantown officials would snicker and mock the antics of the Memphis City Council. -
Bartlett
Thistle & Bee helps victims of human trafficking rebuild their lives through beekeeping
When most people think of bees, they may think of honey, beeswax and maybe even the cute little character on a box of Honey Nut Cheerios. Not Jordan Boss. She sees bees as a way to help those in need of therapeutic peace. Boss is executive director of Thistle & Bee, a nonprofit organization that helps women who have escaped human trafficking and prostitution. -
Collierville More senior living choices coming to Collierville
From fully assisted living to semi-assisted to unassisted in age-restricted communities with amenities, five projects with senior living components are in various stages of development in Collierville. -
Collierville Collierville Planning Commission endorses first step for 297-lot subdivision
The Collierville Planning Commission last week agreed to a little give-and-take with developer Regency Homebuilders, the body approving a planned development for nearly 300 new homes on 95 acres near Carriage Crossing Marketplace. -
Germantown
TraVure moves closer to completion with final phase approval
After a delay in construction, the ambitious $90 million TraVure mixed-use development on Germantown’s western border is moving to completion. -
Germantown CarreFour gets initial endorsement on plan that could revise Germantown’s western border
Redevelopment of CarreFour at Kirby Woods near Germantown’s western gateway received its initial blessing from the suburb’s Planning Commission this week, setting in motion a possible new look to the city’s border along Poplar. -
Bartlett
Man, 39, killed in officer-involved shooting in Bartlett; TBI investigating
Authorities were on the scene Wednesday morning after an officer-involved shooting led to the death of a man on Stage Road near the Bartlett-Memphis border. -
Arlington
Two suburban schools receive national distinction for excellence
Two suburban schools – Donelson Elementary and Lakeland Elementary – were recognized Monday as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018 by the U.S. Department of Education. -
Collierville Helping Hands: Neighborhood Christian Centers expands to Collierville
Southeast Shelby County families hoping to break the cycle of poverty have new support in the community as nonprofit Neighborhood Christian Centers (NCC) Inc. has opened a satellite branch at St. Patrick Presbyterian Church in Collierville. -
Education Houston High teacher’s travels, approach gain recognition with regional award
Michael Robinson has traveled to a lot of places in his life – journeys that have brought a fresh perspective and a unique vision to his social studies classes at Houston High in Germantown. -
Suburbs
Suburban Dispatch: Education Awards, who’s that candidate and other notes
On Sundays we’re going to try to catch up on the week’s news, late-breaking items, observations and perhaps a recap of stories that were particularly interesting. -
Lakeland
Lakeland adding dog park with land donated by The Pet Hospitals
The Zadie E. Kuehl Memorial Park in Lakeland soon will expand to include a dog park on land donated by the owners of The Pet Hospitals. -
Bartlett Aldi renovation in Bartlett provides needed improvements for customers
After two months of renovation, Aldi, a discount grocery store with German roots, reopened its doors at 2867 Kirby Whitten Rd. earlier this month. -
Suburbs
Suburban Dispatch: Shane Horn arrives in Lakeland; Rebecca Luter named
Shane Horn begins his duties as Lakeland city manager next Monday, Oct. 1, earning $110,000 annually to run the suburb’s day-to-day operations. -
Education
Luter named to fill vacancy on Germantown school board
With children in the Germantown Municipal School District, a leadership role in two of the suburb’s churches and a background of education in her family, the Rev. Rebecca Luter believes she brings the necessary traits to her new role on the suburb’s school board. -
Germantown
COOKING FOR COWBOYS
Not very many people have spent a month on a working ranch sleeping under the stars, feeding cowboys three meals a day as they prepared the spring herd. Germantown resident and longtime FedEx employee Steve Gibson is one of those people, cooking from a chuck wagon in an atmosphere far removed from suburbia. “I love being out there and thinking about how it once was like – what were people doing back then and what was it like to eat back then?” said Gibson. “It’s quite interesting studying U.S. history. Everything cowboys are doing now is what vaqueros, descendants from Spain, were doing back then in Mexico. -
Lakeland Fire Chief Dennis Wolf provides updated status of new Lakeland Fire Department
Dennis Wolf, Lakeland’s future fire chief, expects the suburb’s new fire department will begin answering calls in July, 2019, becoming the last government entity in Shelby County to operate its own fire service. Wolf, former fire chief in Germantown, provided insight on the new department for officials and residents at a Lakeland Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, Sept.18. -
Collierville
Streetscape project to modernize Collierville’s downtown gateway
Work is underway in Collierville on a new Center Connect streetscape project that promises to transform Center Street leading to the historic Town Square, establishing a new gateway to Downtown Collierville. -
Millington
For Millington, ‘the sky’s the limit’
Millington is poised for explosive growth as a convergence of factors lead it away from the years as a pit stop for young sailors and into a future of economic maturity. -
Germantown
Germantown mixed-use moratorium hits halfway mark
Germantown's self-imposed 18-month mixed-use multifamily moratorium just passed its halfway point, and only two of the four projects approved before the action took effect are still alive. -
Collierville Strong development activity on all fronts underway in Collierville
Collierville development should continue its optimistic trend with anticipated growth expected for residential, office, industrial, hotels and retail, according to town leaders.
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