Area schools close Monday as snow, ice struggle to thaw
All six suburban school districts, Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Immaculate Conception Cathedral School made the decision to close schools Monday, Jan. 22.
All six suburban school districts, Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Immaculate Conception Cathedral School made the decision to close schools Monday, Jan. 22.
The latest location of popular Bartlett restaurant has the potential to bring the restaurant to hotels across the U.S.
A crispy Filipino chicken approach in Lakeland has achieved enough success in its early operation that the owner is expanding to the west end of Bartlett.
Students in Memphis-Shelby County Schools and the six suburban districts won’t return to school until at least Monday.
Suburban districts and Memphis-Shelby County Schools have made the decision to close schools Thursday, Jan. 18, as more wintry precipitation is expected.
The Bartlett vinyl record-pressing company had to furlough some employees last fall due to supply-chain matters, but expects to bring them back in the coming months.
Bartlett officials turned their rec center and library branch over to private companies with the hopes of better control and cost savings.
After years of staying with the Memphis library system, Bartlett chose this week to go with a private management company.
On Tuesday, Jan. 9, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen held a public hearing and voted 5-1 in favor of the YMCA managing the facility, which has always been run by the city.
The mayors of Arlington, Bartlett and Lakeland anticipate maintaining growth as a priority for 2024, especially with the proximity of BlueOval City.
The Bartlett planning commission endorsed annexation of three parcels off Austin Peay Highway, providing a potential industrial development for BlueOval City suppliers.
This year promises to be a big election year not only on the national level, but also in the northeastern suburbs of Shelby County.
After a bit of trouble getting materials for the infrastructure, developers of Union Depot in Bartlett expect to pick up the pace on the mixed-use project in the coming months.
Bartlett worked with the University of Memphis on a public survey to help shape long-term planning and new initiatives.
Bartlett has announced intentions to annex about 220 acres near Old Brownsville and Austin Peay Highway, providing a potential new industrial site for the suburb.
Long after the other Shelby County suburbs broke away from the overall Memphis library system, Bartlett could soon follow the same path.
The City of Bartlett is considering switching management of its branch library, the last of the suburbs in Shelby County still connected to the Memphis Public Libraries.
As revenue streams decrease at the Bartlett Recreation Center, the suburb is exploring a public-private partnership to manage the fitness facility.
Publix brings back fond memories of the beach, Florida and vacations but a new name could bring local competition to Bartlett.
The commission also passed recommendations for ordinance changes that would limit and control the locations of smoke or tobacco shops, hookah or smoker’s lounges, and discount stores around the city.
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Hy-Vee, a Midwest grocery chain is expanding into the South and has an application for a new store in Bartlett.
It took a quarter of a century, but officials finally opened New Brownsville Road in Bartlett, providing a five-lane road between Austin Peay Highway and Kirby Whitten Road.
Bartlett officials will allow food trucks within city limits with some parameters. Plus, a change allowing alcoholic beverages at city facilities heads to a final vote.
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