Artists and Arlington residents Mark and Megan Davey painted the mural at Arlington’s Depot Square to represent the town’s past with the train depot, water tower and old cotton gin featured.

An effort in the works for a dozen years is moving closer to reality as DeSoto County sets up for bids on a new Agri-Education Center on Star Landing Road near U.S. 51.

Collierville is considering raising its utility fee and replacing meter readers across town.

While Hernando voters rejected a tax on prepared foods at restaurants to improve parks, Hernando leaders plan to expand its facilities with the purchase of the Civic Center.

Baptist Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital can move ahead with its planned expansion near Germantown’s northern border. The board also updated its tree mitigation ordinance.

The YMCA has started a campaign to bring one of its facilities to the Hernando area. The goal is to reach $18 million to construct the recreation center.

Siblings who grew up in the restaurant industry open Los Jimadores along the Stage Road corridor in Bartlett.

The Old Towne Parish in Olive Branch continues to take shape with new businesses and restaurants in the future and plans for a residential component.

Kentucky Derby fans put on their fanciest hats and headed to The Grove at 1801 Exeter Road in Germantown Saturday, May 6, to watch the famous horse race on a giant outdoor screen. Mint juleps were served to add to the Derby atmosphere.

Negotiations have broken down for Lakeland to purchase a hotel site near Interstate 40, and the suburb will go through condemnation procedures with a YMCA on the horizon.

“The campaign is just a reminder to people to pay attention and be careful,” said Mike Fisher, Germantown Police Department’s deputy chief.

Collierville Schools hosted its fifth annual Dragon Games. The event is geared toward student with special needs.

American Airlines donated $1.5 million for student scholarships last summer, a donor recently gave the academy a $6,000 flight simulator and opportunities to introduce airline careers to high schoolers are growing.

Bartlett and Lakeland are joining other nearby jurisdictions in considering a shift to LED streetlights for better safety.

The Planning Commission reviewed 32 townhomes on nearly 7.1 acres along South Rowlett Street. The homes will be owned, not leased.

With a focus on a better facility and a less-stressful working environment, Bartlett will become the first suburb with a new 911 call center opening in about a year.

Using information they learned through their studies, students at DeSoto Christian Academy built mini versions of various themed structures.

A lifelong Horn Lake resident, Rowell, who became chief in 2017, intends to move out of state upon retiring. 

A lane of McIngvale Road in Hernando will be closed to traffic soon as construction begins on the new Hernando High.

Germantown’s Planning Commission denied a Waffle House on the south side of the suburb but favored a rezoning request on Poplar Pike.

Clara Kirkley was appointed to replace planning commissioner Angie Little, who left the position to pursue bagpipe lessons, according to Kirkley.

Residents in unincorporated DeSoto County will have a new sanitation collection service later this year and with the new company comes a higher cost.

Arlington officials hope to hold the line on the current property tax rate last the town begins laying out the fiscal year budget.

Business owners and residents who suffered damage during recent tornadoes in North Mississippi are eligible to apply for long-term, low-interest loans from the Small Business Administration.

Topgolf is bringing more dwellings south of Germantown. One real estate investor believes the entertainment venue picked a location that will drive its success.