Orgill’s massive new building on Bailey Station Road in Collierville began hosting hundreds of dealers Tuesday, Oct. 14, a day after the company celebrated the facility’s opening.

Collierville leaders appointed an accomplished attorney to their town prosecutor role. They also approved an escape room adjacent to Booya’s.

Lausanne’s T.J. Jenkins threw passes for five touchdowns and ran for two more TDs.

Staffing has been an issue since Fire Chief John Selberg took his position. Now, there are enough employees to open the new station.

But all suburbs have a city administrator or manager who oversees day-to-day operations — and makes more money than their mayoral counterparts.

The Pop Local contest, which is put on by Edwards Realty, gives entrepreneurs a chance to win six months of free retail space at Carriage Crossing in Collierville.

Collierville’s Planning Commission looked at two possible parking changes during its October meeting, and sent both to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

Collierville restaurants currently can have one parking space for every two eatery seats, at the most. But that may be changing — and it may be due to a McDonald’s. 

The restaurant’s owner said he wanted Social Desiii to represent as much of the subcontinent as possible.

Another McDonald’s is proposed for Collierville. The company still owns the vacant location that closed in 2017.

A new McDonald’s proposed for southwest Collierville wants to see more parking than is allowed. It has asked the town to review the regulations and up the maximum spaces allowed.

When Brandi De La Cruz was deciding what she wanted to do with her life, a career as a high school math teacher was not on her radar. She wanted to be the next Martha Stewart.

The plan developed will consider land use, traffic, parks, tourism and utilities.

Collierville’s deputy town administrator said the $8 million did address most of the library’s challenges but did so with less space. 

Last month, Collierville changed its beer laws for the first time in more than 40 years. Now two more liquor stores are seeking the town’s approval.

While the 2025-26 season is a pilot there is opportunity for it to grow as the suburb has added emphasis to expanding its arts offerings.

Collierville Schools is hoping cell service is soon improved in the high school area. District leaders also heard an update on two sites they are purchasing. 

The building off of West Poplar Avenue could trade thrifting for puzzle-solving.

“While I hate to see this house be torn down, I think it’s life expectancy was limited when it was changed to a commercial use,” Commissioner Bill Cox said. “… It’s death certificate was signed when it was changed to commercial.”

In response to a Tennessee law, school leaders in Germantown and Collierville adopted rules related to students’ personal devices.

Updated laws change where alcohol can be sold and how many liquor stores are allowed in Collierville, but some business owners had concerns. 

A new state law forced school districts to implement new policies for students’ cellphones and other personal devices.

The beer rules Collierville has used since 1983 are “so antiquated and so outdated and so not fair,” Alderman Nick Robbins said.

The Parke at Houston Levee Road went before the Board of Mayor and Aldermen with some adjustments since the outline plan was approved in 2022.

“She’s been very kind, very energetic,” Collierville Mayor Maureen Fraser said. “She’s young and has a lot of great ideas.”