Light switches: Arlington and Millington getting LED streetlights
They’re following suit with the City of Memphis, Collierville and Bartlett.
They’re following suit with the City of Memphis, Collierville and Bartlett.
Howard’s posthumous induction was announced Friday, Feb. 23, at USA Stadium in Millington, which hosted the Team USA Olympic baseball team, 1986-1996.
The assessment of Shelby County’s requirements for solar farms stemmed, in part, from the pushback against a 1,500-acre project planned in Millington.
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.
Chris Ford returns to an alderman’s seat in Millington as several other members of the board returned to office in unopposed elections Tuesday.
The deadline for MSCS to find an agreement or lose ownership of the schools is Jan. 1.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools will transfer Lucy Elementary to Millington Municipal School District by June 2027.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Millington Municipal Schools District approved an agreement transferring ownership of Lucy Elementary by June 2027. Terms set for MSCS to transfer Lucy Elementary to MillingtonRelated story:
The bulk of residents in the suburbs inside Shelby County have water supplied by the individual cities and have not come under the MLGW precautions.
Suburban home sales dipped in 2022, and new home sales remained low compared to the previous year.
Under state law, third graders who score less than proficient on the TCAP are at risk of retention; some local suburban districts revealed between 7.3% and 12% of their students may need to retake the test.
Area school superintendents are closely watching Mayor Lee Harris’ wheel tax proposal, if approved the could see an increase in funding for capital needs.
When the Federal Aviation Administration announced in March it would invest $14.8 million into upgrades at Memphis International Airport, the agency also announced it would grant Millington’s airport $1 million toward the new terminal.
Most of the energy generated at a planned $140 million solar farm in Millington will go to power a Meta Platforms Inc. data center more than 200 miles away.
Sewers, when properly maintained, are not given much attention. However, they help guide decisions for growth in Shelby County’s suburbs. As Memphis sewer cutoff looms, DeSoto faces costly facility upgradesRelated story:
Millington wants the Shelby County Clerk to pay for use of the building owned by the suburb. However, after 18 months, no agreement has been met.
Residents were able to get a county moratorium this past fall on projects such as the Millington-area solar farm that is expected to generate energy for a Facebook data center.
Suburban districts and Memphis-Shelby County Schools have made the decision to close schools Thursday, Jan. 18, as more wintry precipitation is expected.
Students in Memphis-Shelby County Schools and the six suburban districts won’t return to school until at least Monday.
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.