The Arlington Community Schools district has begun construction on a new fine arts wing that will triple the size available for programs such as band and art students.

Walmart may be able to get away with the blue of its brand. Commissioners also reviewed a subdivision and one businesses who wants an alternative to awnings.

Memphis Record Pressing is capitalizing on the huge revitalized interest in vinyl records that has emerged over the past decade.

West Collierville Middle School Principal Tyler Salyer is recognized as one of the top in the nation.

A new development of luxury townhomes has received approval from the Hernando Planning Commission, but nearby residents still have concerns about potential drainage issues.

Collierville’s locally owned butcher shop on Poplar Avenue announced it will close at the end of the month.

Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite testifies that the cost associated with a North Mississippi area taking over wastewater treatment could mean a significant increase for residents.

The Hernando Planning Commission has endorsed a variance to its regulations regarding a medical cannabis dispensary, allowing it in a strip center where a hemp supply store has operated.

On Tuesday, April 11, Parsons held a press conference at Bartlett City Hall to talk about accomplishments of the first few months of the year, along with new projects, partnerships and goals moving forward.

Testimony continued in federal court on Tuesday regarding the cost of Memphis treating wastewater from northwest DeSoto County and when the Mississippi district would leave the Memphis service.

The YMCA is in discussions with the City of Lakeland to bring a new community center to the northeast Shelby County suburb.

Memphis and North Mississippi representatives are in federal court this week as a judge reviews the agreement between the two entities regarding sewage treatment.

Southaven has purchased a robotic field marker to cut time and work when it comes to painting the fields at the city’s soccer complex.

Germantown is looking at tightening its regulations around property maintenance and noise.

Bartlett-based American Paper Optics, the largest manufacturer of 3D glasses in the world, prepares as one of the biggest solar eclipses that many adults will experience in their lifetimes approaches.

As Lakeland awaits a new comprehensive plan, the suburb’s commissioners have put a one-year moratorium on new commercial applications along Canada Road south of Interstate 40.

A use for the long-vacant Rite Aide building is under consideration by Southaven, but aldermen have concerns about the uses for the larger section of the redsigned space.

The Lakeland School System’s annual budget is proposed to increase about $3 million as the district continues to grow, adding grades to its high school.

With the Nashville private school shooting still resonating, the Olive Branch Police Department will offer a workplace safety training program to Olive Branch Chamber of Commerce members next week.

DeSoto County officials didn’t get all of the funding they wanted for improvements to Interstate 55 south of the Tennessee state line, but they did get some funds to funds to get started.

A bank and a restaurant are opening in Germantown Village Square. However, a previously announced burger franchise will not open a local store.

Collierville’s Planning Commission favored plans for a new subdivision near Hinton Park.

Arlington’s medical services grow as OrthoSouth opens its ninth clinic in the same medical complex as Baptist’s new emergency department that opened in January at 5150 Airline Road. 

Arlington officials got a look this week at master plans for a new Town Hall and the surrounding amenities, along with the future improvements of parks.

Amy Lenkszus opened Sumits Yoga eight years ago. Now she’s expanding what the Germantown studio created, rebranding it as SANA Yoga under her direction, including licenses for new locations.