In need of more space to provide services in a growing town, Arlington has renovated and expanded the existing Town Hall on Airline Road.

The homes are expected to appeal to empty nesters.

Even though we haven’t quite reached 2026 yet, candidates for elections in the Northeast Shelby County suburbs already are making their intentions known with many of the incumbents running again.

Arlington is celebrating its 125th birthday by looking back at its origins, which includes food trucks, fireworks and a ribbon-cutting for a renovated home that is almost as old as the town. 

The Grant family name has become synonymous with homebuilding and development with a number of relatives involved for generations.

The Arlington Planning Commission endorsed a trio of projects this week as developers grab up available land on the north side of Interstate 40.

Memphis-area school board elections will be partisan next year.

With a rise in solar farms, Arlington has paused any future such operations until the town can come up with a plan to regulate their placement.

Bartlett became the latest suburb to put term limits on its elected officials, holding them to a trio of four-year terms.

In an effort for uniformity across the district, Arlington Community Schools has adopted the tiger as the mascot for all schools in the system and unveiled a new logo.

With a growing change in how students are earning college degrees, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary is moving from its location across from Bellevue Baptist Church to Arlington.

Victory gives the Arlington Tigers an all-important home match in the sectionals as they look to advance to state for the first time.

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For a good chunk of this year, construction on the existing Town Hall forced the growing number of employees into alternate spaces.

But all suburbs have a city administrator or manager who oversees day-to-day operations — and makes more money than their mayoral counterparts.

With costs of materials and construction going up, entry-level homes are on the rise, compared to higher-priced residences.

Traffic signals and road alignments were approved in Arlington for part of the Hawthorne development.

The demand for pickleball has reached Arlington with the town approving a plan for a dozen courts designed for the fast-growing sport.

A new state law forced school districts to implement new policies for students’ cellphones and other personal devices.

Advent Arlington church is seeking town approval for a new building on Chester Street, replacing a 100-year-old sanctuary where the congregation gathers.

As Arlington prepares to celebrate its birthday, the town is working on some paving projects to make its roads smoother.

Arlington United Pentecostal has found a new church home.

The church hopes to be able to break ground sometime next year. 

The Lakeland school district will add its first-ever senior class this year.

One grew up in Arlington, and the other one grew up in Germantown. Now, they are headed to the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

With the students away, Arlington Community Schools gets to work with summertime projects that freshen up current amenities and expand extracurricular options for students.