The suburbs in northeast Shelby County are preparing master plans in anticipation of improvements to the parks in their respective cities.

The 18-acre site is zoned residential and a 38-lot subdivision was once approved for the area, but only three homes were ever developed. 

A meeting on Friday in Hernando will outline the extension of broadband services to the underserved areas of DeSoto County. Officials will explain the anticipated timeline for the extension to homes and what residents can expect.

With higher interest rates as a deterrent and the rising cost of materials, single-family residential starts dipped in DeSoto County.

Steve Tucker, who was piloting a plane near Yoakum Municipal Airport when it crashed, killing him and three other passengers, was president of a saddle company located across the street from the small Texas town’s airport. 

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Many of the trees coming off the Germantown Country Club site will not be shipped off to a landfill. Farmington-Kimbrough Development Group wants the wood to be used for a new purpose.

Later Wednesday morning, an update from the church said the sole survivor was breathing on his own and communicating through writing.

Kroger in Germantown will not be allowed to sell beer Monday through Thursday, Jan. 16-19, 2023.

Bartlett aldermen approved more than two dozen of Mayor David Parsons appointees, ushering in a new wave of department leaders.

Collierville High School has flight simulators, but a new program will take students above and beyond. 

“I had sticker shock,” Olive Branch Mayor Ken Adams said. “I would have thought we could put up five traffic lights for that much.”

A state senator from DeSoto County wants to put a penalty in the law that addresses people who put a false address on file to attend schools in the North Mississippi county.

The art installation usually last between four and six months. Germantown is one of about 30 cities to have the blue trees.

The group hope the expansion in Arlington will draw more specialists to provide services to the growing northeast Shelby County community.

Conrad Pearson will stay in Germantown but not move to a site as it had planned.

As Bartlett Mayor David Parsons transitions into his new role as the suburb’s mayor, he has nominated appointees for the city’s major departments.

After consideration of a number of sites and growing cramped quarters at City Hall, the Lakeland School System has started the process of searching for a new district office.

Collierville’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen granted a rezoning request allowing for Orgill to expand in the suburb.

Mayor Ken Adams wants funding for road projects, help with improvements on the airport and other help in his request to the Mississippi Legislature for this session.

The landfill in Collierville appears to be closing, according to state officials, a move that could end years of complaints against the operation.

While Helen of Troy announced a 10% worldwide workforce reduction this week, the layoffs should not have a significant impact on the company operations in DeSoto County.

When complete, it’s expected to generate $4 million in wages for 70 employees. 

Baptist Memorial Health Care provided an early look Thursday at its new free-standing emergency department in Arlington near the Interstate 40 exit.

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.