Bartlett falls to Cookeville on late bucket
Cavaliers storm back to earn a spot in 4A title game.
Cavaliers storm back to earn a spot in 4A title game.
With the YMCA on the verge of taking over operation of the Bartlett Recreation Center, the suburb has appointed an oversight board to make sure things go smoothly.
Panthers will face Cookeville in the semifinals on Friday.
The Memphis area will be well-represented with teams from Bartlett, Douglass, Fayette-Ware, Middle College and Ridgeway chasing titles in their respective divisions.
Home sales are down for the third straight year. But with interest rates on the decline, some are hopeful the market stabilizes in 2024.
Shelby County’s six suburban school districts and most Memphis-Shelby County Schools will welcome students back to school on Tuesday. Students were last in school on Friday, Jan. 12.
Officials would like to see some rejuvenation in the Bartlett Station area, but they are having trouble negotiating with properties owners.
Bartlett has annexed two significant tracks just outside the city’s borders with hopes of adding industrial development.
Early last month, the suburb’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved shifting the city’s recreation center to the YMCA. The facility at 7700 Flaherty Place has hemorrhaged money in recent years.
The idea of a suburban criminal court system separate from the one in Memphis has support from suburban leaders, but numerous unknowns hinder the idea.
Bartlett Library users will receive new City of Bartlett Library cards beginning July 1, as the city splits from the Memphis Public Libraries system.
A key fourth-quarter stretch gives the Panthers a No. 1 seed for the region tournament.
R’Chaun King led the Panthers to claim the District 15-AAAA title and a No. 1 region seed in a battle of the state’s top-ranked teams in Class 4A.
Bartlett Mayor David Parsons cited a number of advancements and benefits to the city over the past year in his State of the City address this week.
Mayor David Parsons has reached into the ranks of the Bartlett Police Department for a new city spokesperson, appointing Capt. Todd Halford to the position.
“I think it’s going to be a benefit for Bartlett,” the property owner said of the upcoming development on U.S. 70. “I think Bartlett needs something that brings people here.”
Christian Life Church received an endorsement for its church expansion, but plans for a school on the property faces some concerns from nearby residents.
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Carrington Jones leads the way with 23 points as Panthers vanquish Cleveland and head to the girls basketball state tournament title game on Saturday.