With a new set of election days looming in DeSoto County, officials are looking at new equipment, new voting locations and hoping to increase pay for poll workers.

Improvements are planned to help mitigate traffic concerns near Topgolf Memphis.

Bartlett Planning Commission endorses residential aspects of Union Depot, the development planned for the former Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home.

After years of pursuing adequate Internet service across DeSoto County, the Board of Supervisors have approved a plan that should upgrade underserved areas in the next three years.

Authorities have identified the suspects in the Collierville shoplifting case that led to an officer firing at a fleeing car.

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The incident began with a shoplifting call in the Collierville Crossing shopping center. 

Seventeen candidates filed qualifying papers on Tuesday as the DeSoto County election season kicked off for a variety of offices later this year.

The DeSoto County board of Supervisors selected Ray Denison as its president for this year with Lee Caldwell moving into the vice president’s role.

Lakeland and Bartlett have challenges they will encounter in 2023 and the suburbs need to address those as growth continues in Northeast Shelby County.

Germantown Municipal School District opened its 42,974-square-foot addition at the school — a project that began three years ago. 

While these areas might bear the brunt of that area’s aging infrastructure, it’s not limited to them. 

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As Leonard’s Pit Barbecue celebrates 100 years in business, the iconic pork palace is looking at a new location in Bartlett.

Horn Lake will begin its registry of rental properties in the DeSoto County city next week as a way to gain better control of the growing trend.

The bulk of residents in the suburbs inside Shelby County have water supplied by the individual cities and have not come under the MLGW precautions.

The solar farm will be on vacant land in the Walls area. 

Northcentral Electric Cooperative has canceled the temporary outages that will affect DeSoto and Marshall counties.

City officials are looking for ways to finance park improvements despite the defeat of a tax dedicated to that purpose. 

A warming shelter has opened in DeSoto County due to extreme cold, and Northcentral Electric Cooperative has canceled rolling blackouts.

The Board of Aldermen voted 7-0 for the application submitted by Amji Investments LLC, which wants to create a destination RV park with a lake and up to 85 vehicle slots.

An individual has been arrested in the alleged killing of former Northpoint football standout Christian Saulsberry.

Germantown didn’t have to go all the way to the North Pole when the city’s official Santa Claus retired. 

Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Millington Municipal Schools District approved an agreement transferring ownership of Lucy Elementary by June 2027.

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The Villa Castrioti story starts in Cordova in 1989, when Adam and Julie Papriniku opened it in Trinity Commons. 

New restaurant owners Alicia and Brad Glover aren’t going to waste any time in bringing a popular Arlington restaurant spot back to life.

Olive Branch has until 2026 to complete improvements in the annexed areas.