Improvements to the electric grid at City Park in Olive Branch will contribute to a stellar holiday light event.

New principals in the northeastern municipal districts open the school year with hope, promise and new direction.

“My grandfather taught me that my rights stop where your nose starts, so if you’re putting things up in yards that bring down my property value, you’re impeding my rights,” said Bartlett Mayor A. Keith McDonald. 

The facility will sit on the east side of Fletcher Road, north of Poplar Avenue near the eastern edge of the suburb.

“This was not easy for me to run against Mr. Lamar because he has done so much good for our community,” Jonathan Dunn said of defeating Hugh Lamar for the Arlington Community Schools Position 3 board seat.

Olive Branch officials want to monitor who drives into the DeSoto County city, and has hired a Georgia firm to track license plates with cameras.

Alissa Fowler, a local Realtor, is challenging Wanda Chism, who has served on the Collierville Schools board of education since the district’s inception.

Anticipating growth in the area from developments such as BlueOval City, the Arlington Chamber of Commerce has relocated its offices to a larger location.

Business owners network and show off their wares at Bartlett event. For many, it’s a family affair.

A grant nearing $1.4 million will help Germantown Performing Arts Center cover costs the city traditionally paid through 2024.

Thursday’s election was the third time Tom Leatherwood and Lee Mills competed for the state seat.

The only incumbent not to hold onto his seat was Hugh Lamar for Position 3 on the Arlington Community Schools Board of Education.

Municipal judges in Germantown and Collierville sailed to reelection Thursday, Aug. 4 night. 

The overwhelming passage of a hotel-motel tax by Olive Branch voters opens more options for parks and recreation amenities

Judge Raymond Clift is taking a leave of absence, so Germantown is considering naming a temporary judge.

Betsy Landers has decided to step down from the Germantown Board of Education at the end of her current term. Landers was appointed to the board in 2016.

Olive Branch voters approved a 1% tax on hotel and motel room stays Tuesday to help fund improvements to the city park system.

Bartlett could soon have a tattoo and piercing parlor on North Germantown Road after the suburb’s planning commission endorsed the idea.

“That one dog can do the work that 20 investigators may not be able to do on their own,” said Deputy Chief Justin Smith.

Nesbit, Mississippi resident John Butler, who did not have a gym membership before, now goes every day, part of what may be his lifelong work to rebuild the 85% muscle mass he lost in his arms and chest.

Olive Branch city officials are gearing up for a referendum Tuesday, Aug. 2, on whether a 1% tax will be levied on hotel and motel stays, raising an estimated $500,000 annually for the park system.

The latest survey of residences revealed 3,758 households don’t have access to broadband or are underserved, meaning download speeds of less than 100 Mbps. 

Residents tour the new $50 million Lakeland Preparatory High School, which is ready to welcome students for classes Aug. 8.

A $30 million, mixed-use development featuring upscale shops, restaurants and boutiques, patterned in part after Silo Square in Southaven, is poised for approval in Hernando.