Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald and several department leaders attended their last Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting as their tenures come to an end.

“We want to take care of our teachers and staff. A chemistry teacher is just as important as a plant manager. Everybody has a role to play.”

James Lewellen is finishing his time at the Town of Collierville, but his name has a permanent spot in Town Hall.

Under the current circumstances, Germantown High students feel heard as they are impacted by a new state law. They hope Shelby County approves a new high school for future students.

Matthew Barton announces his intention to seek the district attorney’s office for DeSoto County, pitting him against Bob Morris III next year.

Bartlett’s industrial office market shows an imbalance. While there is is interest in moving into the area, available space is a challenge.

Germantown was the first of four government bodies to approve an agreement transferring two of the 3Gs to the suburb’s school system.

Jarred Thweatt wanted to spread joy with his light display. Although a ‘Grinch whiner’ tried to interfere, the community rallied to rescue the festive arrangement.

The agreement will be reviewed next week by Shelby County Board of Commissioners, City of Germantown, Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education and the Germantown Municipal School District Board of Education.

Read the terms of a formal agreement that would transfer ownership of Germantown Elementary and Germantown Middle Schools to the suburb, and arrange for the sale of Germantown High School.

Light Garden in Olive Branch City Park is a brilliant display of holiday decorations and made the perfect backdrop for one attendee on an unforgettable night.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo talked in more specific terms about the Germantown schools transfer on “Behind The Headlines.” 

Campbell Clinic is looking to expand in the Collierville community, by opening a new building on Poplar.

Vinegar Jim’s, a mainstay at Arlington’s Depot Square for more than two decades, is closing this month, as the owners move on concentrating on their personal lives.

After delays in state approval and construction of more than a year, Baptist Memorial Health Care will soon open its new emergency department in Arlington.

Germantown administration was instructed to study what it takes to make the mayor a full-time position.

As the Southaven Board of Aldermen approves more layers for the development, the city’s town square-type project continues to grow. 

The new plan reduces the amount of office and retail space and the number of hotel rooms. However, it adds condominiums.

Art inspired by Tennessee created by Arlington students is part of the National Tree Lighting festivities in Washington.

Shelby County leaders seem pleased with a compromise that will shift ownership of two Germantown namesake schools to the suburb.

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MSCS gets new high school in ‘3G’ transfer to Germantown

Some Shelby County Commissioners didn’t care for how terms of the deal that would transfer two Germantown namesake schools to the City of Germantown were made public.

The City of Germantown and Memphis-Shelby County Schools have reached an agreement in the disputed ownership of the suburb’s namesake schools, otherwise known as the 3Gs.

“I think it’s a new, positive pulse of energy for Old Towne,” Mayor Ken Adams said.

Since launching in 2007, Painting With A Twist has donated over $5 million to nonprofit organizations across the nation. Sunday’s event supported Memphis Pets Alive! animal rescue group.