As officials gather ideas for The Lucius E. and Elsie C. Burch, Jr. Library renovation, Collierville residents give their input.

Collierville Schools adopted a policy that could help recruit teachers by waiving tuition in situations where hiring is a challenge.

“A lot of people in Collierville don’t care for apartments, but this development was granted those entitlements long before any of us were ever elected,” Alderwoman Maureen Fraser said. 

Collierville Schools is considering one way to address its hard-to-fill positions, but the Board of Education has strong opinions on both sides of the issue.

Ryan Dunn, one of Collierville’s nine detectives, resigned from the suburb’s police department Tuesday. 

The detective has been placed on “restrictive duty.”

At Nostalgic Tea Rooms in Collierville, which opened in early June, customers often feel like they’re getting an authentic British experience. 

Adam Clay plans to open a business for pickleball fans and players at Carriage Crossing near Houston Levee and Tennessee 385 .

“Titanic” will set sail this week in The Harrell Performing Arts Theatre. It’s the first time a local theatre has taken on the production.

The hardware distribution company will have a new building east of its current headquarters in its “customer concept center.” The space will act as a showroom, similar to a conference center.

Collierville approved its budget Monday. The budget is the town’s financial plan for July 1 through June 30, 2024.

Collierville’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a 51-acre mixed-use development near Walmart Monday. The plan includes various residential types and a small shopping center.

These awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship. 

It’s fitting for a Collierville elementary school named Tara Oaks, that the idea for a campus garden would sprout from an acorn. Now kids are putting down the devices and getting their hands dirty.

According to Collierville police, the child found the firearm inside of a vehicle.

Local franchisees Blaire and Taylor Bobo plan to open their fourth Rotolo’s and they are looking for locations for a fifth. 

The proposal, which would put new townhome-style apartments near Collierville’s Walmart, was previously denied by the suburb’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen in November. Since then, the developers have conformed more closely to town guidelines. 

A top aide to Shelby County Property Assessor Melvin Burgess says opposition to a two-year reappraisal cycle among the county’s seven mayors two years ago has changed as local governments take a revenue hit on sales ratio calculations. 

Germantown Middle’s principal will go back to Collierville’s school district, where she previously taught sixth grade.

Area school superintendents are closely watching Mayor Lee Harris’ wheel tax proposal, if approved the could see an increase in funding for capital needs.

“It’s very evident these leaders don’t come into these roles for the salaries. It’s truly to make an impact for our children, ” said Collierville Schools board member Keri Blair.

It’s tough to repeat, but the Lynx and Dragons got the job done on the final day of team competition at Adams Tennis Center at Old Ford.

Sophomore right-hander strikes out eight while putting the Dragons in an advantageous position and Northpoint gets a big day from K.L. Farr to reach its third straight D2-A final.

Under state law, third graders who score less than proficient on the TCAP are at risk of retention; some local suburban districts revealed between 7.3% and 12% of their students may need to retake the test. 

Collierville agreed to sell the former University of Memphis satellite campus to the suburban school district.