Starting league play with a victory was the goal, said Mustangs coach James Thomas. And his team was able to do so thanks in large part to a poised performance from junior quarterback Canon Day.

It’ll be a new school with a fresh look and state-of-the-art technology.

Michele Dial, Tom Leatherwood and Paul Rose talked legislative priorities, involving the Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act, state property taxes and the lawsuit over the MSSCS advisory board.

Sewer constraints, shifting demand and new mixed‑use projects shape the region’s uneven lodging growth.

Vanessa Holmes originally launched her food truck because she was tired of food and service falling below her standards.

Dale Sanders has reclaimed his record as the oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail.

Several years after the Quail Ridge Golf Course closed, the 18-hole layout is set to open Labor Day weekend under the ownership of the City of Bartlett.

Germantown quarterback Kobe Simmons threw for one touchdown and ran for another to help the Red Devils bounce back from their week 1 loss to defeat No. 12 Bartlett.

With a mostly-impressive performance against MUS in Week 1 under their belts, the Panthers turn their attention to Germantown.

With new four-year terms secured, several suburban school board members are focusing on the future of the municipal districts and hoping for fewer demands from the state.

When the suburban school districts started classes in 2014, it was a huge shift in local education. Now the districts are preparing to graduate students who began at their schools as kindergartners. 

Bartlett Alderman David Reaves has resurrected the idea of a new county with the suburbs splitting from Shelby to create their own county or joining adjacent ones.

Although one election is a week away, voters in five of the Memphis suburbs will be choosing their leaders in November.

Memphis Escape Rooms is expanding its footprint, opening a location in Bartlett.

Questions remain about two high-profile — and related — Bartlett projects. 

So far, three new challengers have pulled petitions to run against incumbents on the Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen. 

Bartlett’s highly anticipated The Ramble on Summer restaurant and outdoor entertainment venue is expected to open mid- to late next year. 

“This week the suburbs accomplished something 10 years in the making — getting two official votes on the Memphis Light, Gas & Water board.”

On Tuesday, Bartlett also approved a new assistant director of finance.

Point of Impact Global Missions is moving into a one-story medical office building. Plus, a company bought Parkside Gallery in Bartlett, and a Family Dollar was part of a larger sale-leaseback transaction.

Construction on The Ramble on Summer in Bartlett could begin by the fall. But the future is more uncertain for Ragin’ Cajun Seafood and Po Boys, a restaurant opened by one of the people once involved in The Ramble. 

Who has pulled petitions for the Nov. 3 ballot for suburban general elections so far?

A group of residents at Youth Villages received training and certification in forklift operations — preparation for a potential career.

“The place on Parkway, we have that Elvis connection,” co-owner Jerry Coletta said. “We have people just about every day that are tourists, who are Elvis fans.”

Hannah Harper, a Missouri native, won season 24 of “American Idol” earlier this year, in part due to her original song, “String Cheese.”