By bringing in new animals, expanding for the current ones and revamping spaces like the aquarium, the Memphis Zoo renovation will transform outdated exhibits. “Talk about immersive. You will be transported,” the CEO said.
A Bartlett businessman hopes that by opening a skating shop that it will draw more interest in people practicing the sport and more locations for skating.
On this episode of The AM/DM podcast, editorial director Mary Cashiola and suburbs reporters Abigail Warren talk about the reasons behind the proposed change and the implications of it.
Two DeSoto County schools have begun an innovative program to help students in younger grades do better in reading comprehension.
Indivisible DeSoto MS, founded three months ago, has become a visible presence on the Hernando Square, aiming to rebuild democratic participation and more.
A symposium will explore how, before German immigrants created the Germantown community, Scottish immigrant Frances Wright started Nashoba Plantation as an emancipation project.
Nitro-burning hot rods used to speed along two lanes of asphalt on the land where the partially completed The Lake District now sits.
After more than 40 years, Collierville thinks it is time to update its beer ordinance, eliminating — among other things — the restriction on proximity to churches.
Several other commercial tenants recently opened or are opening soon.
A man accused of sexually soliciting minors in a Germantown park waived his preliminary hearing in the suburb’s court.
The beer rules Collierville has used since 1983 are “so antiquated and so outdated and so not fair,” Alderman Nick Robbins said.
Mason is within 10 miles of the BlueOval City campus, where Ford is manufacturing its new electric pickups and BlueOval SK batteries for the truck.
Brennan Harrison has achieved one of her goals in education, becoming principal at Altruria Elementary in the Bartlett City Schools system.
The Parke at Houston Levee Road went before the Board of Mayor and Aldermen with some adjustments since the outline plan was approved in 2022.
“She’s been very kind, very energetic,” Collierville Mayor Maureen Fraser said. “She’s young and has a lot of great ideas.”
Two Bartlett restaurants may have closed in the last month, but three others are preparing to open in the suburbs.
One hundred years after being ravaged by timber extraction and poor farming practices, Meeman-Shelby Forest is considered one of the great success stories of forest restorations east of the Mississippi River.
Music roars throughout the neighborhood. Partygoers do doughnuts in cul-de-sacs and park in yards. And when the party’s over, partygoers leave beer bottles, condoms and other debris — even car parts — scattered throughout the neighborhood.
A fun island vibe was served as the backdrop in Bartlett on Friday, Aug. 8, as the Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Barty awards gala.
The adjustments to the millage rate will not cover the entire Hernando budget, but it will be up to the city leaders to balance the financial plans as they deal with costs in the fiscal year.
After serving as Lakeland commissioner, Wesley Wright is preparing for a run as county commissioner representing District 3.
Blaze Jordan is back playing near his home turf in DeSoto County, hoping to reach the big leagues like other locals of the past and present.
In 2024, Joshua Zimmerman escaped DeSoto County custody, where he was being held for attempted murder. Before he came to Mississippi, he wanted for murder in Texas.
A 38-year-old Germantown man was arrested after an alleged incident of sexually soliciting minors at Howard McVay Park. He entered a not guilty plea Wednesday.
Blaze Jordan, once a YouTube sensation, now finds his baseball journey coming full circle.