With the construction of new buildings, touting of townhomes and the layout of streets, The Lake District is taking shape after a few delays.

Jeremy Burnett and Michelle Childs, who were appointed last year to the Lakeland Board of Education, are running unopposed in November.

The Lake District featured the potential townhomes on Sunday afternoon, an early residential aspect of the 160-acre mixed-use development in Lakeland.

A pair of city meetings, the Lakeland Board of Commissioners, and Metropolitan Planning and Design Review Commission, deliver approvals for several development projects including town homes in The Lake District mixed-use development near I-40 and Canada Road

The Lakeland Board of Commissioners has delayed consideration of an amendment on the Lakeland Commons, but the developer wants the city to take action soon.

In the midst of a pandemic, some suburbs continue to provide services as sales tax income fluctuates and developments remain steady.

In Lakeland, candidates for commissioner do not run for a specified board seat. Instead, the top two finishers of the three will win positions on the Board of Commissioners.

A list of candidates seeking office in November. Candidates have the opportunity to withdraw by Aug. 27 if they decide they do not want to run.

Lakeland’s Board of Commissioners approve a controversial sign package for The Lake District, allowing the $400 million mixed-use development to move forward. 

It’s the first time students have attended in person school in Shelby County for nearly five months.

Several Lakeland parents and residents sent in statements supporting sending children back to the classroom this fall. 

Wetlands issues with the property force city to refocus on an all-in-one park solution on property on Memphis-Arlington Road.

Developers of the $400 million mixed-use The Lake District project in Lakeland launched the next portion, 109 upscale townhomes, with the start of grading and groundwork Monday, June 29.

Lakeland is adding signature lions around the city. The lions will be similar to the University of Memphis tiger statues and Germantown's horses, a way to give the community a distinctive identity.

A bid by the developer of Lakeland Commons to add more than 100 apartments to the project will go to the city’s Board of Commissioners without a recommendation from planners after they failed to reach a consensus on the request.

The Lakeland Board of Commissioners approved on second and final reading Thursday night, June 11, a $78.7 million annual budget and $1.24 property tax rate for the fiscal year beginning July 1.

Committee chair Kim Louis hopes the panel will be a safe haven for black stakeholders to freely share concerns and to ensure equity and fairness. 

Jim Atkinson, former planning director and city manager with the City of Lakeland, has announced he plans to run for a seat on the board of commissioners this fall.

The Atlanta-based company’s cameras are now used in 38 states and more than 600 cities.

A football field house building, baseball locker room, multipurpose locker room and concessions for football and soccer are part of the project.

Lakeland would maintain the same $1.24 tax rate if budget passes on second and final reading.

Negotiations are underway to purchase the land for about $375,000, but officials say construction of an additional new school is not imminent. 

Distancing requirements force operational changes to maintain safety, but give stylists more access to clients. 

Drive-thru, curbside and patio space becoming higher priorities for restaurateurs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Lakeland School System has approved an $18.4 million budget for fiscal 2020-21. Plans are also moving forward on the new high school, despite problems brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.