The town combined its development director and economic development director positions into “more of a growth management role.”

Bartlett is looking into a process that could convert its wastewater into natural gas, a benefit currently lost into the atmosphere.

Evan Leake said the town has never truly owned the property and claims the Leake and Irby families bought it after the Civil War.

Candidates for suburban races in the Nov. 5 election continue to pull petitions with an interest in various government and school board offices.

If accepted by the city’s aldermen, the drive-thru only coffee shop would be built where a diner currently stands.

The restaurant will open a location in Bartlett as part of a big mixed-use development underway on the former site of the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home.

The budget is one of the most pivotal decisions city leaders make annually. It funds day-to-day operations and outlines elected officials' vision and priorities for the next year.

The two-day festival celebrating hill country blues music will be held June 28-29 in Marshall County, between Holly Springs and Oxford.

The beloved group, known for vocal harmonies and radio hits, has sold 64 million albums. 

Germantown Superintendent Jason Manuel and Lakeland Superintendent Ted Horrell joined this week’s “Behind the Headlines” to discuss current issues and the last 10 years of the suburban school systems.

Alderman Kevin Quinn’s comments regarding Bartlett’s previous financial status stirs a response from former Mayor Keith McDonald.

A former Collierville officer had his service weapon while working as an armed security officer at a secondary job.

Simmons, who worked as a Shelby County Sheriff’s Office deputy for 35 years, was first elected as Bartlett alderman in 2004. He was known for his good sense of humor and ready laught.

As Joshua Zimmerman remains on the run after escaping in DeSoto County, there are questions about what happened, who is responsible and what happened to the video evidence.

DeMario Pree, who previously worked for Collierville and was employed by Olive Branch police, was dismissed from the Mississippi department after he was decertified by the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission. 

Memphis is represented by five swimmers competing this week at the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in Indianapolis.

“It did not take long for us to uncover a conspiracy to cover up and suppress certain evidence regarding the escape of Joshua Zimmerman,” DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton said during a press conference Thursday, June 20. 

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Authorities have begun Phase 2 in the search for an escaped DeSoto County inmate, and the reward for his capture is $10,000.

The new districts keep all six of the currently elected aldermen in their respective wards, and polling locations for each ward remain the same from the 2021 city elections with the exception of Ward 5.

“We’re fighting for it,” U.S. Rep. David Kustoff said at the Germantown Rotary Club meeting. “I think we’ve got a realistic shot.”

Germantown’s budget has been a moving target due to changes in funding. 

A misstep in the process for approving a contract with a Memphis Symphony Orchestra group has led to Wesley Wright losing his vice mayor title in Lakeland.

Lakeland approves its annual budget, maintaining the lowest municipal property tax rate in Shelby County.

Candidates for suburban races on the Nov. 5 ballot began seeking signatures on the petitions this week to run for office.