The fifth-grade teacher received the Milken Educator Award on Thursday which includes $25,000 for the winner to use as they choose.

The floods carried debris that would block the road, and closures separated schools from their district emergency services.

The new plan for the property adds 40 luxury condos and also encompasses more of the original site. 

Undercover Germantown police offers found the stores had machines that resemble slot machines. 

Two recently elected Lakeland commissioners come into new terms with hopes for the suburb’s future and plans for its success.

Ezekiel Kelly has been indicted on charges related to a carjacking in Southaven, Mississippi, at the end of a Sept. 7 shooting spree that occurred mostly in Memphis.

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen reviewed a significantly revised plan for the Ashby development on Maynard Way. The first piece includes 196 apartments on 25 acres.

James Lewellen has resigned from the post he’s held for 27 years. As of 8 a.m. Monday, he was no longer Collierville’s town administrator.

In addition to her leadership and the environment she wants to bring to Collierville Town Hall the new town administrator has preferences and opinions about pets, food and music.

In one of his last moves, Lakeland Mayor Mike Cunningham started the process to push the suburb to consider district representation rather than at-large elections to reflect its diverse population.

With a nod to the school system’s mascot, Lakeland unveiled a quartet of lion statues that will be placed in key spots around the suburb.

There are not enough questionable ballots in the Hernando referendum for a 1% tax on prepared foods to overturn the results, a DeSoto County election officials says.

With the anticipated arrival of Ford’s BlueOval City to West Tennessee, the Arlington school district is working on a curriculum to better prepare students for those type jobs.

The suburb’s quality of life was part of the pitch made to Ford and SK innovation before they chose to invest in the Megasite of West Tennessee.

While the Election Day total shows the 1% tax on prepared foods in Hernando failed, the city’s mayor and others are questioning who actually voted on the matter and whether all of them were residents.

Hernando voters reject 1% tax earmarked for parks and recreation. Meanwhile, two school board candidate win offices in Tuesday’s election.

Chris Ford returns to an alderman’s seat in Millington as several other members of the board returned to office in unopposed elections Tuesday.

David Parsons wins Bartlett mayoral election to replace long-time Mayor A. Keith McDonald, who is retiring.

Incumbent aldermen will remain in their positions in Collierville. An incumbent won reelection, and a mother won a four-way race for an open school board seat.

Roman, who previously served as Lakeland vice mayor, was elected to the city’s top position Tuesday, Nov. 8, as six candidates are unopposed in the election

Mike Palazzolo and Mary Anne Gibson win without opposition. There will be no change to Germantown’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

Believing they were not getting the services for which they were paying, officials in Lakeland have decided to scrap a contract with a retail recruiter.

With a growing number of state prisoners held in the DeSoto County Jail, officials are growing impatient with the population and the lack of reimbursements for keeping the inmates.

Underserved pockets for Internet service in Desoto County could soon get relief under a plan approved by the Board of Supervisors.