The municipal school district and Bartlett Police Department are working with the Law Enforcement Against Drugs & Violence (L.E.A.D.) program, a nationwide nonprofit focused on helping students understand the dangers of drugs and violence.
Several years after launching DPX, Brad Kilgore started Tissue Innovations, a tissue bank, with his brother Don Kilgore. Both Tissue Innovations and DPX operate out of a 15,000-square-foot space in Bartlett and employ about 15 people.
Suburban home sales dipped in 2022, and new home sales remained low compared to the previous year.
In an effort to control where smoking and vaping products are sold in Lakeland, the city’s commissioners have amended their ordinance to allow the businesses only in industrial districts.
The suburbs in northeast Shelby County are preparing master plans in anticipation of improvements to the parks in their respective cities.
Bartlett aldermen approved more than two dozen of Mayor David Parsons appointees, ushering in a new wave of department leaders.
As Bartlett Mayor David Parsons transitions into his new role as the suburb’s mayor, he has nominated appointees for the city’s major departments.
Bartlett Planning Commission endorses residential aspects of Union Depot, the development planned for the former Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home.
Lakeland and Bartlett have challenges they will encounter in 2023 and the suburbs need to address those as growth continues in Northeast Shelby County.
As Leonard’s Pit Barbecue celebrates 100 years in business, the iconic pork palace is looking at a new location in Bartlett.
The bulk of residents in the suburbs inside Shelby County have water supplied by the individual cities and have not come under the MLGW precautions.
Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald and several department leaders attended their last Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting as their tenures come to an end.
Bartlett’s industrial office market shows an imbalance. While there is is interest in moving into the area, available space is a challenge.
At the end of this month, Mayor A. Keith McDonald steps down from his position leading the city as his fifth and final term comes to a close. David Parsons, elected Nov. 8, will move into the role on Jan. 1.
Nine years ago, a pair of high school sweethearts quit their jobs in corporate America and struck out on their own with Quintessential Sweets.
Gift-givers can fulfill a child’s Christmas wish list through Youth Villages’ Holiday Heroes program.
“I thought the support at the polls was overwhelming. We have nothing to hang our heads about,” Bartlett police officer Brent Hammonds said.
David Parsons wins Bartlett mayoral election to replace long-time Mayor A. Keith McDonald, who is retiring.
Bank of Bartlett has started a $2 million renovation at its main offices on Stage Road, an example of the bank’s commitment to the area.
On Wednesday, some Bartlett High School students learned the complexities of financial planning as they balanced jobs, housing, child care and daily necessities at the Financial Reality Fair.
“Given the climate change situation, I find it difficult to believe the City of Bartlett would approve a development plan that would include such devastation,” said one Shelby County resident.
“It’s something I hope will bring some more opportunities for the church, for people to be interested to come here,” Bartlett artist Craig Thompson said.
The four candidates for Bartlett mayor made their final campaign stances this week at a forum.
Dale Sanders recently completed his latest adventure, canoeing the Mississippi River from its source in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, setting a world record along the way.
The latest campaign disclosures show Alderman David Parsons has the most money in the four-candidate race for Bartlett mayor.