New Altruria Elementary planned as Bartlett rejects costly renovation
Altruria Elementary is showing the wear-and-tear of its age leading Bartlett City Schools to plan a new school building behind the existing structure.
Altruria Elementary is showing the wear-and-tear of its age leading Bartlett City Schools to plan a new school building behind the existing structure.
With a 1980s theme as the foundation, Bartlett Mayor David Parsons highlighted the brightness of the suburb’s future, donning a pair of shades to emphasize the point.
The owners of Sips — the dirty-soda business in Bartlett — are opening a baseball-training facility nearby, providing indoor facilities in close proximity to fields at Freeman Park.
Some worried the Memphis Safe Task Force’s launch would drive crime up in the suburbs.
A growing interest in thrift stores among younger shoppers has Bartlett officials considering a revisiting of the suburb’s ordinance regarding the businesses.
Millington is ramping up enforcement of a 40-year-old sidewalk-maintenance ordinance. But the requirement has come as a surprise to some residents.
Garrett Hines was a football star at Bartlett High. Now he’s in Italy coaching bobsled for the last runs in what has been a remarkable Olympic career.
The driving range and renovated clubhouse could welcome guests by April 1.
A former New York Suit Exchange in Bartlett is also up for auction.
While the idea may seem a bit outlandish, Bartlett Alderman David Reaves wants to look at whether the suburb’s budget could make it without the revenue stream of property taxes.
Bartlett Alderman David Reaves wants the suburb to look into eliminating property taxes, but others wonder how the suburb would make up the lost revenue.
Former Arlington High standout Kenneth Walker III is the key to Seattle’s ground game as the Seahawks prepare to play New England in Super Bowl LX on Sunday, Feb. 8.
Several suburban officials noted they pretreated major roads with a salt and sand mixture. While they continue to treat them, that mixture only works when temperatures are approximately 20 degrees.
After years of discouraging people from sliding down the slope near Bartlett Boulevard Soccer Park, the city is now encouraging those willing to give the slick hill a chance.
The long-awaited sale of the Quail Ridge Golf Course to the City of Bartlett comes under final consideration Thursday after snow delayed the regular meeting Tuesday.
After searching in several locations around Shelby County, a Bartlett resident has decided to open his Play It Again Sports location in his hometown.
Officials in Bartlett and Lakeland have plans for the coming year, some that include the directions for their suburbs, but also whether they intend to seek new terms.
A group of volunteers makes pillowcases for the incoming residents at Youth Villages, and maybe we all should take that as a reminder to help folks in need all year.
Bartlett has a new economic development manager who took over the role at the first of December and is learning all the key players in the suburb.
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.
Officials in Bartlett and Arlington are hoping to entice developers to breathe life into vacant land and fund critical infrastructure needs.
The Grant family name has become synonymous with homebuilding and development with a number of relatives involved for generations.
Three candidates have announced their intentions for the Bartlett City Schools board positions in next year’s municipal elections.
An abundance of coffee shops have opened in Bartlett in the past year, making for a competitive market for those seeking a piping hot brew.
The Bartlett Planning Commission endorsed the mixed-use project on the east end of the suburb, despite the developer wanting to avoid improvements at a nearby intersection.
A request to convert residential land into a restaurant and multi-tenant building got a hard no from Bartlett officials — and neighbors.
A Belly Acres restaurant planned for Union Depot in Bartlett is off the table as the business endures financial headaches and is closing locations.
A descendant of the von Trapp family will perform Saturday night at the Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center, including songs from “The Sound of Music.”
Memphis-area school board elections will be partisan next year.