Some suburbs contract out while others provide their own services. They don’t all provide the same options, and the prices residents pay also differ.

Finishing the project is still years away, but progress gives hope the promised Lake District may materialize one day. Just with others delivering on the promise.

For the first time in about a decade, parents of seniors will not be permitted to visit the elementary schools as their children return for one last walkthrough before their graduation. 

The season includes actor/singer Darren Criss, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard, and fiddle duo Carter and Cleveland.

After the departure of the Riverkings in 2018, ice hockey is returning to the Mid-South this fall with a new franchise in the Federal Prospects Hockey League.

“I’m stating unequivocally that I made some large mistakes in budgeting,” Hernando Mayor Chip Johnson said.

Lakeland’s new ordinance, which would directly place a restriction on smoking and vaping in venues for customers older than 21, passed unanimously on first reading.

Charges were dropped for a 14-year-old accused of aggravated rape at St. George’s Independent School.

Collierville approved a third McDonald’s in town. It has little jurisdiction over the one that remains vacant.

Will Drennan lost his life saving a child from nearly drowning at Riverdale Park. But his name will not be forgotten.

Collierville will appeal a decision from Shelby County Chancery Court that would have required them to approve Chick-fil-A.

Collierville leaders already voted down a new Chick-fil-A, but it’s getting a second chance today.

A new developer plans to deliver on more than 100 townhouses for The Lake District, bringing progress to Lakeland’s mixed-use development after bankruptcy and foreclosure.

After the intensity of the Winter Olympics, a crew of ice-skating performers will display their talents in an exhibition at the Landers Center.

The American Contract Bridge League, based in Horn Lake, is opening The Game Table, where visitors can play bridge, spades, mahjong, and various other card and board games.

Axton Perry lead the way with 15 points as the Panthers win the second boys basketball state championship in school history and the first in 25 years.

As Lakeland grows, Commissioner Connie McCarter is suggesting that a change in government with district representation might better serve citizens.

Lakeland Commissioner Connie McCarter suggested a veiled idea of changing the suburb’s form of government before eventually floating her full idea.

The cost of sanitation service is going up in Horn Lake again – the second time in recent months customers have faced an increase. 

Brentwood is no everyday team and the Bruins gave Bartlett an almighty battle. But the Panthers are headed to the semifinals thanks to a 65-56 victory.

Lakeland Commissioner Connie McCarter wants to discuss a change to the city’s form of government, but as of Wednesday afternoon, she was not discussing any specifics.

Another enters the battle in the Republican primary for Wanda Chism’s seat on the Collierville Schools board. 

Funds officials thought were earmarked for the center went to other projects, leaving Germantown’s dispatch center high and dry.

Three years after bankruptcy, “we’re starting to see movement in that development again,” Lakeland Planning Director Paul Luker said.

“We will be bringing professional hockey back to the Mid-South,” the Landers Center chief operating officer said.