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.

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.