Patrick O’Mara is leaving the Lakeland parks and recreation director job and heading to Vegas. Andrew Fisher moves into the leadership role.

Lakeland officials have begun the 30-month process to prohibit short-term rentals in the suburb.

Lakeland school Superintendent Ted Horrell was awarded for continuing to advance the suburb’s education system with a raise for the work he has done.

DeSoto County Schools reflect good showing for the annual accountability ratings from the state Department of Education.

Lakeland has changed directions on the future for the Relax Inn on Canada Road by buying the property instead of going through the condemnation process.

From the overall look of Canada Road near the Interstate 40 exit to positioning Lakeland for growth in conjunction with Ford’s BlueOval City, Mayor Josh Roman is moving quickly to improve the suburb.

New equipment provides foundation for new studies at Lakeland Preparatory as the suburb’s new high school continues to add grades and students. 

The idea of a new county splitting from Shelby still gets talked about in the suburbs, but the hurdles and the cost of such a move appear difficult to overcome.

Complaints about short-term rentals in residential neighborhoods have led Lakeland officials to consider shutting down the rental operations over the next 2 1/2 years.

Plans for a new Lakeland School System administration building receive endorsement from suburb’s planning and design review commission. The Equestria residential project also gets nod of approval.

After establishing his food reputation, Guy Fieri expanded his interests, including promoting his Knuckle Sandwich cigars in Lakeland this week.

Lakeland officials continue to work on redesigning the area around Interstate 40 and Canada Road and have voted to condemn the motel north of the interchange.

Organizers aim to highlight the creativity and talents of Lakeland residents by hosting the group’s first-ever Arts & Crafts Festival next month on the town square.

Republican Congressman David Kustoff says the House of Representatives has passed key legislation despite facing an uphill battle with the White House.

After a delay, a new development group is coming into pick up work at Lakeland Meadows with hopes that interest rates will become favorable and the spot will be popular for BlueOval City.

Over the summer, Cody Duncan joined the district as the first deputy principal at Lakeland Preparatory School, and Jeremy Hayes came on board as the district’s first maintenance and facilities manager.

The Orpheum Theatre Group is scouting possible locations for a 1,000-seat Halloran Center For Performing Arts & Education that would serve northeast Shelby County.

A key piece of property in the redevelopment of the Lakeland Gateway area is one step closer to belonging to the city.

The city began developing a new comprehensive plan 14 months ago, and multiple public engagement workshops have taken place to gauge what the community wants to see in the future.

The city had to close the 10-acre City Hall Park temporarily following the recent storm for clean-up efforts, which wrapped up today.

Some suburban residents are still dealing with power issues related to the devastating June 25 storm this holiday weekend, including some who already endured a week without electricity.

The hard-hit suburbs of Northeast Shelby County are still dealing with power outages, downed trees and congested intersections as a result of last weekend’s storm.

Emerald Thai in Lakeland is one of the Memphis area’s Thai gems.

Retail is growing in Lakeland as the suburb looks to improve its image and benefit from the strong business climate. 

theRefuge church has become fed up with sketchy activity at an Econo Lodge and wants Lakeland to condemn the property and close it down.