City officials are looking for ways to finance park improvements despite the defeat of a tax dedicated to that purpose. 

A warming shelter has opened in DeSoto County due to extreme cold, and Northcentral Electric Cooperative has canceled rolling blackouts.

The Board of Aldermen voted 7-0 for the application submitted by Amji Investments LLC, which wants to create a destination RV park with a lake and up to 85 vehicle slots.

An individual has been arrested in the alleged killing of former Northpoint football standout Christian Saulsberry.

Germantown didn’t have to go all the way to the North Pole when the city’s official Santa Claus retired. 

Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Millington Municipal Schools District approved an agreement transferring ownership of Lucy Elementary by June 2027.

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The Villa Castrioti story starts in Cordova in 1989, when Adam and Julie Papriniku opened it in Trinity Commons. 

New restaurant owners Alicia and Brad Glover aren’t going to waste any time in bringing a popular Arlington restaurant spot back to life.

Olive Branch has until 2026 to complete improvements in the annexed areas. 

Memphis-Shelby County Schools will transfer Lucy Elementary to Millington Municipal School District by June 2027.

Collierville Schools is increasing tuition for those attending the district’s schools and living outside the suburban limits beginning in the 2023-24 school year.

Mayor Chip Johnson wants feedback from vendors, residents and customers regarding the rolling restaurants before city officials serve up regulations.

According to the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department, Edmonton Elks wide receiver Christian Saulsberry was shot by a Memphis suspect. 

The 3G transfer might be one of the final stages of a saga that saw the brief merger of all Shelby County children under a single school system and the six municipalities’ subsequent secession and creation of their own districts.

A mostly new batch of faces began their service on the Lakeland Municipal Planning & Design Review Commission on Thursday, Dec. 15.

GMSD was the fourth and final vote by a government entity needed to approve the agreement regarding Germantown namesake schools operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools within the suburb’s boundaries. 

Memphis-Shelby County Schools is now one step closer to getting the funding it needs for a new high school in the Cordova area.

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Orgill’s request for a 15-year PILOT clears Collierville’s Industrial Development Board and heads to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for consideration.

Significant activity is underway at the site east of Germantown Road and north of Winchester.

The 8-5 vote by the commission came after an emotional debate and crossed party lines. It is the second of four votes on the deal that would transfer the namesake elementary and middle buildings to Germantown’s school system and greenlight the sale of Germantown High.

The former University of Memphis space in Collierville has two potential tenants.

With a pink stethoscope draped around her neck, Lorna Golden heads to work at Career Tech West in Horn Lake to help her students “find their passion.”

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.