Some Collierville residents are unhappy with how the town handled a complaint related to racial comments made within the fire department. According to town staff, the matter is still under investigation.

After a two-year tenure as principal at Arlington High, Shannon Abraham is returning to Bartlett City Schools as head of the district’s high school.

“Today’s decision reaffirms what we set out to do with this lawsuit, and that was to protect the rights of citizens of DeSoto County and their community,” former Southaven Mayor Greg Davis said. 

Based on an idea borne from the pandemic years, Arlington Middle School has opened an outdoor classroom, providing a different learning environment for students.

With artificial grass that mimics golf greens and the first high-end golf simulators of their kind in Tennessee, High Tee hopes to create an affordable country-club environment on the east side of Carrefour at Kirby Woods.

Several athletes gave outstanding performances at the Section 4-AAA track meet at Collierville High, but Khari Webb stole the show. East High wins A-AA section titles. 

Residents are searching for painted shoes ahead of the 75th Germantown Charity Horse Show, one of the Memphis suburb’s signature events. This year’s show runs from June 4 to 8.

Seventeen years ago, Denise Suthoff realized that her house was a perfect wedding venue. She opened Heartwood Hall to weddings first and then added Cedar Hall to accommodate the business pouring in. 

Joey Treadway declared he won’t collect taxes if he doesn’t get a raise. But an injunction by Circuit Court Judge Albert B. Smith of Mississippi’s 11th Judicial District orders him to do his job.

Local baseball product Brent Rooker is having another nice start to his season, hitting home runs and batting for a higher average as designated hitter for the Oakland Athletics.

Mihezagiro Lewis impresses his coach in Wednesday’s practice and rewards his confidence with a splendid goal in a district elimination match.

Stryker Corp. gathered some of its ankle-replacement patients at its Arlington campus to get feedback from those who have benefitted from the procedure.

Southaven’s aldermen amended an ordinance defining chronic-nuisance properties to include any location where two violent or felonious drug events occur during a two-year period. 

Future businesses like BlueOval and accompanying industry will provide opportunities for the local workforce, according to an executive with the Greater Memphis Chamber.

Bartlett officials have begun reviewing the Memphis suburb’s annual budget. And while there is no property-tax increase anticipated, there are some fee adjustments under consideration.

Adam Emerson replaces Judge Anthony Nowak, who served on the city bench for 25 years. Robert Morris will become the city judge pro tempore. 

Mayor Mike Wissman — alongside 6-year-old “Mayor For a Day” Molly Grace Caldwell — ran a tight ship at Arlington’s annual budget review, keeping the suburb’s property-tax rate at $1.28 for the fourth consecutive year.

The Mississippi Legislature ended the 2024 session approving a $7 billion state budget. Part of that funding is designated for widening a portion of Interstate 55 in DeSoto County.

Ron King, who is Black, told The Daily Memphian he and others were subjected to racist attacks from parents during a middle school meet at Collierville High School last weekend.

Germantown Muncipal School District leaders will take their final review of their 2024-25 budget this month.

Officials are turning to the Supreme Court of Mississippi after both judges for the 23rd Circuit Court District signed recusals, citing conflicts of interest.

Pickleball 901 is planning a proof of concept in Collierville. If the pop-up club profitable, the idea could be taken nationwide.

Brent Rooker, who lives in Germantown during the MLB offseason, is the 60th player in major league history to homer twice in an inning. The last A’s player to do it was Mark McGwire in 1996.

As more data centers are built in the U.S., they’re consuming more energy. And in Shelby County, RWE’s Graceland Solar project unwittingly became a case study for how new facilities might be powered.

While increased interest rates and rising cost of materials have slowed the housing market, things could improve by the end of this year or the first of 2025.