An auction held by parents associated with Lakeland Elementary School raised thousands of dollars for improvements at the suburban school.

A bill sending ownership and operation of Germantown Elementary, Germantown Middle and Germantown High schools from Memphis-Shelby County Schools to Germantown Schools passed the state’s Senate Education Committee Wednesday.

Aldermen approved a development at Maywood despite concerns about traffic, apartments and the views of current residents.

Manjit Kaur will likely challenge Alderman Scott Sanders in Germantown’s November election.

Topgolf looks like it might finally be headed to Memphis. An application for a large golf and entertainment venue was submitted to the Memphis and Shelby County Land Use Control Board. 

IMC Companies chose Collierville for its new headquarters. The building in Schilling Farms is high-end and high-tech for about 400 employees.

Hernando, Horn Lake are seeing an increase in stray animals.

Buddy Billings remembers when Collierville was less than 4,000 people. After 44 years, he’s ending his career in the town he loves.

Horn Lake Alderman Robby Dupree points out the traffic hazards associated with street parking, and Mayor Allen Latimer said, “I think parking on the street cheapens the look of a neighborhood.”

The Lakeland School System will soon move its offices out of City Hall and occupy a renovated house near the Lakeland Prep campus.

Lakeland leaders have voted to take over all sewer operations in the suburbs and to buy more Flock Security cameras. 

Junior Jaylah Sheree Whittaker and senior Amelia Maria Wood anticipate continuing to write books after their first accomplishments.

“This couldn’t be a more transformative project,” says Aaron Stewart. “The suppliers are already looking. ...”

Germantown Half Marathon and Mayor’s Cup 5K is back after a year hiatus, causing a number of street closures in the northern part of the city.

The Arlington Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the purchase of nearly 16 acres at Airline Road and Village Center Street. The asking price is $2.45 million.

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen is looking at possible revisions in light of The Parke at Houston Levee.

A second strip center on Stage Road in Bartlett that sat empty for years has been purchased and renovations are planned.

Germantown Municipal Schools District hired a demographer who predicts little growth, which doesn’t help efforts to control Germantown Elementary, Germantown Middle School and Germantown High.

The mixture of commercial, industrial and residential along Goodman Road in Olive Branch can make for snarling traffic in an already congested corridor.

Lakeland wants to purchase the sewer assets in the Stonebridge community so the suburb can continue to separate itself from the Memphis system.

A Lakeland family hopes for a hunka, hunka business as they expand their online offerings of customized mugs, charcuterie boards and more to a storefront near Stage and North Germantown roads.

Gov. Bill Lee was present for a night where Collierville celebrated the best of its community. 

Legislation that would transfer ownership of Germantown’s namesake schools from MSCS to the suburb is under consideration again by state lawmakers.

Horn Lake officials delay decision on whether to allow medical marijuana sales in the city but discuss the pot smell accompanying cultivation facilities.

The 25-acre Viridian project sits on 25 acres in the southwest quadrant of the suburb, and the residential options will be for rent.