The delay in the building of BlueOval in Haywood County could impact Shelby County suburbs closest to the Ford Motor Company development.

Lakeland officials approve approach to help fund improvements to the Memphis suburbs’ gateway near the exit of Interstate 40.

Lakeland officials have endorsed a new TIF — the suburb’s fourth — for improvements along U.S. 70 at Seed Tick Road.

As a way to celebrate the suburb, Lakeland officials have funded a new video scoreboard for the high school football field. A video supporting Lakeland is part of the plan.

With additional students joining the junior class at Lakeland Prep, the city and school district are working on traffic woes, including installing a new signal.

Developer Vince Smith recently gave an update on his two large mixed-use projects in Lakeland: Ashmont and Lakeland Town Square.

A roundabout is being planned for the problematic intersection at Seed Tick Road and Memphis-Arlington Road.

The wall is a three-fifths scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

“It’s getting loud out there about pickleball,” board member Jeff Roman said of the growing demand for new courts.

Sakura and Subarashi will merge and scale down their menus in their new location at 3665 Canada Road. The new site sits close to I-40.

Candidates for suburban races in the Nov. 5 election continue to pull petitions with an interest in various government and school board offices.

Germantown Superintendent Jason Manuel and Lakeland Superintendent Ted Horrell joined this week’s “Behind the Headlines” to discuss current issues and the last 10 years of the suburban school systems.

A misstep in the process for approving a contract with a Memphis Symphony Orchestra group has led to Wesley Wright losing his vice mayor title in Lakeland.

Lakeland approves its annual budget, maintaining the lowest municipal property tax rate in Shelby County.

Candidates for suburban races on the Nov. 5 ballot began seeking signatures on the petitions this week to run for office.

Wesley Wright has decided not to run for reelection as a Lakeland commissioner in November but is not closing the book on his political career.

With The Lake District no longer in the hands of developer Yehuda Netanel, Lakeland officials are waiting for the next move by the lender that bought the property.

Michael Walker, Lakeland city manager, said development in the suburb has not only helped enhance the city but also provided a successful revenue stream.

“Taxes stink, but they are necessary to accomplish our goals as a city,” Lakeland Mayor Josh Roman said after the meeting.

The latest financial troubles for The Lake District would seem to push out developer Yehuda Netanel as Lakeland officials hope to salvage some aspects of the mixed-use project.

Bands by the Square, blues by the lake and orchestras in at a winery: Two different concert series kick off in Shelby County suburbs, and a “Night of Enchantment” will unfold in Lakeland.

Developer Yehuda Netanel has fallen short in his attempt to obtain the necessary financing to save his The Lake District project in Lakeland.

While increased interest rates and rising cost of materials have slowed the housing market, things could improve by the end of this year or the first of 2025.