With very few shovel-ready sites for industrial manufacturing development available across Shelby County, municipalities like Lakeland and Arlington are beginning to consider designating new areas for future industrial development.

A packed house turned out in Arlington for a Town Hall meeting to hear the latest news and future goals from city and county officials regarding police and fire safety, economic development, health, social services and other issues.

Faith Baptist Arlington has won a planning panel's approval for a $3 million church project on a 12-acre parcel at the eastern end of Donelson Farms Parkway.

After years of planning and development, the Town of Arlington is moving forward with pre-construction plans to widen a critical stretch of U. S. 70 between the Tenn. 385 exit and Airline Road.

With a motto of “Coffee ‘til Beer,” brothers Dave and Steven Ross opened The Bean and Barley craft coffee and beer store in Arlington last month and are in the process of growing an already impressive selection.

For Lana and Ben Hickey, Arlington residents and owners of Crave Coffee Bar & Bistro and Crave Sweets, opening their own restaurant was always part of their plan after they met while attending Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Atlanta. 

Arlington inventor John Antignane is finding a broad market for his creation, the LidGrabber.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Arlington High waited 15 years to crown the school's first state wrestling champion. The Tigers needed a little more than an hour to get their second.

The historic Arlington Depot Square in undergoing a revitalization, with several new commercial buildings being built and several more planned. The work is the first new construction on the Square in decades.

Doing whatever it takes to help businesses grow is how Bob Wilson has grown his Arlington-based business, H Saga International/Port Alliance, into a worldwide player.

Growth and development were central themes of Arlington Mayor Mike Wissman’s annual State of the Town address Wednesday at the Arlington Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon.

Developers of the proposed 45-acre Arlington Commons mixed-use, master-planned community have withdrawn their proposal in order to revise the project’s multifamily and open space components.

Arlington Middle School leaders are hoping a new state-of-the-art gymnasium will be fully operational in time for fall classes, enhancing the school’s options for a variety of activities. 

The Town of Arlington is set to begin work on Arlington Trails, a 17-acre planned commercial development at the southwest corner of Interstate 40 and Airline Road.

After 24 years with AutoZone Inc., Ray Pohlman, vice president of government and community relations, will retire at the end of January with his replacement coming from the Greater Memphis Chamber.

Arlington Mayor Mike Wissman will seek a third term as the Northeast Shelby County town's elected leader when voters go to the polls in September

Wright Medical Group N.V. will build a $13 million expansion to its Arlington manufacturing facility and hire an additional 30 people, the company revealed on Monday.

If you buy a tub of whipped topping, a plastic toy, fried pork rinds or gift wrap at Walmart, you may be contributing to a paycheck for a Memphis-area worker.

Memphis attorney Lang Wiseman will serve as deputy to the governor and chief counsel for Gov.-elect Bill Lee. He is among the next governor’s staff appointments announced Tuesday and the only one from Shelby County so far.

Arlington is moving forward with plans to build six tennis courts with an open lawn and other amenities.

Two suburban schools – Donelson Elementary and Lakeland Elementary – were recognized Monday as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018 by the U.S. Department of Education.