The Collierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen granted two extensions for residential subdivisions Monday evening. Both were given six months.

After serving eight years as superintendent of Cleveland (Tennessee) City Schools, Russell Dyer is coming back to Collierville to replace Gary Lilly, who retired from the position.

Charles Green, a former teacher who’s a member of the Collierville Planning Commission, will fill the Collierville Schools Board of Education vacancy until the Nov. 5 election.

Principle Toyota is considering relocating to west Collierville, but the suburb’s Planning Commission was not favorable to the move.

The longtime Collierville teacher died Jan. 16 at her home in Olive Branch. 

Rep. Kevin Vaughan, R-Collierville, has proposed a new wetlands bill that he says is more equitable to landowners. 

Collierville’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen has chosen eight people to interview for school board. The person will serve until November.

Collierville had 19 people apply for the vacant school board position following Keri Blair’s resignation. The board hopes to appoint its member in mid-May.

In the last 10 years, Collierville has grown to 53,500 residents, and there’s one man who’s been an integral part of bringing businesses to town and spurring progress in the suburb: John Duncan.

This week’s announcement that Collierville Schools will close its Virtual Academy at the end of the academic year indicates there are still problems to address before the district takes another run at the idea.

Collierville Virtual Academy will cease operations at the end of the academic year. The suburb’s Board of Education approved the closure Tuesday evening.

Jeff Jones, interim superintendent, made it clear the decision was not to rescind rezoning elementary schools but to delay until the 2025-26 school year.

United States Rep. David Kustoff stopped by Collierville Rotary Club on Tuesday. He spoke about illegal immigration and the accomplishments of the House of Representatives in 2023.

Shelby County’s six suburban school districts and most Memphis-Shelby County Schools will welcome students back to school on Tuesday. Students were last in school on Friday, Jan. 12.

Home sales are down for the third straight year. But with interest rates on the decline, some are hopeful the market stabilizes in 2024.

All six suburban school districts, Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Immaculate Conception Cathedral School made the decision to close schools Monday, Jan. 22. 

Students in Memphis-Shelby County Schools and the six suburban districts won’t return to school until at least Monday.

DAC likely would have closed Jan. 1 if Collierville wasn’t considering taking the responsibility.

Suburban districts and Memphis-Shelby County Schools have made the decision to close schools Thursday, Jan. 18, as more wintry precipitation is expected.

Helena Agri-Enterprises will not receive a PILOT from the Collierville. Board members thought the capital investment was too low.

Collierville Board of Education met Friday to approve a contract for its next leader, Superintendent Russell Dyer.

Those interested in filling the position must be a citizen of Tennessee, a resident and qualified voter of Collierville and have a GED or high school diploma.

Keri Blair has resigned just 13 months after being elected, the district announced early Wednesday morning.

The delay would pass the responsibility to Russell Dyer, the suburb’s new superintendent, who is expected to assume his role in March.

Collierville leaders denied a new roomier Chick-fil-A due to concerns with traffic.