Arlington Mayor Mike Wissman presented his annual State of the Town address on Wednesday, highlighting the strides made and the potential for more amentities.

DeSoto County officials head to Jackson on Thursday to lobby state legislators for funds to widen Interstate 55, eliminating a bottleneck where it narrows and making the expressway safer.

If the proposed hotel isn’t under construction at the end of those two years, the permit will expire.

The city’s sales tax revenue is strong despite concerns of a possible recession when the budget was developed last year.

The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department will implement a paid leave program for parents of new children, covering employees’ paycheck for two weeks in connection with birth, adoption or foster placement.

Several years after launching DPX, Brad Kilgore started Tissue Innovations, a tissue bank, with his brother Don Kilgore. Both Tissue Innovations and DPX operate out of a 15,000-square-foot space in Bartlett and employ about 15 people.

Planning Director Whitney Choat-Cook described Crossover’s master plan as possessing a “modern, millennial-like design” with amenities that set the project apart from its mixed-use neighbor Silo Square. 

The $10 million renovation at the BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove is expected to improve the experience for concertgoers while expanding the venue’s seating capacity.

“No pursuit is worth the loss of innocent life,” Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said.

Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown and Lakeland students will return to school Friday as the Memphis area begins to thaw out. Millington Municipal Schools, Memphis-Shelby County Schools and DeSoto County Schools will remain closed.

Candidates file for a number of party primaries in DeSoto County. Two supervisor races are among the contested elections.

The Southaven Planning Commission endorsed the site plan for a new coffee kiosk and drive-thru location, a plan that goes to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for final approval.

Germantown’s former city administrator will receive a Tennessee state award for his commitment to continuous improvement.

With the anticipated winter weather predicted overnight, Memphis area school districts have made the decision to cancel Tuesday classes.

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The award recognizes a business organization that has diligently built and maintained a strong and dependable relationship with the Lakeland community.

Olive Branch is working to gain control of a piece of property donated by a developer to build an animal shelter more conducive to the city’s needs.

Suburban home sales dipped in 2022, and new home sales remained low compared to the previous year.

In a museum in Hernando, DeSoto Countians can get a look at their past and an appreciation for those who settled there.

A Christian music festival in Olive Branch this June is expected to draw thousands of spectators with an unnamed top performer as headliner.

Medical marijuana sales could begin in DeSoto County by the end of the week.

With concerns about crime, congestion and over-development, Lakeland officials have placed a one-year moratorium on commercial projects along U.S. 70.

With questions about its location in The Lake District, officials in Lakeland are looking at alternative places for a potential Sheriff’s Office substation.

The aldermen unanimously approved the amended outline plan for The Standard Germantown, formerly known as Carrefour at The Gateway.

The Southaven Police Department is in the process of the final stages of seeking qualifying for state accreditation of the force.