Bailey: Legal challenge has Germantown considering changes to decorations
The federal lawsuit regarding year-round skeleton decorations in Germantown is a reminder of the suburb’s history of controlling aesthetics.
Clay Bailey
News Editor
Clay Bailey, a lifelong Memphian, has worked as a reporter in the city four decades. He concentrated on suburban coverage for the bulk of his career, except for a stint as sports editor of The Daily Memphian when it launched in September, 2018. He now is suburban editor and also serves as a freelance sports writer for The Associated Press.
There are 195 articles by Clay Bailey :
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March 2025
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SuburbsBailey: Chasing news during spring break
“With spring break this past week, the folks who need to provide information were unavailable, probably on holiday with their families.”
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SuburbsBailey: Reappraisal notices arrive in mail leading to questions
The county assessor’s mailer highlighting the new individual property reappraisal is bound to send some questioning whether they could sell their house for what the office says it is worth.
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SuburbsBailey: Kustoff, OLPH and a mixed-up message
When Republican Rep. David Kustoff was scheduled to speak at a Germantown church, a lot of people wanted to come and ask questions, which led to cancellation of the event.
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April 2025
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SuburbsBailey: Protecting the dead as development overtakes cemeteries
As open areas developed, there are times when they encroach on the eternal resting place of a few people buried in a small family cemetery. Those like the Wells Cemetery in Arlington must be protected.
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SuburbsBailey: I will soon have a Real ID to prove that I really am who I say I am
After a trip to Fayette County, I really have the identification to show I really am who I’ve said I am for 70-plus years.
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SuburbsBailey: Candidates for public office need to answer questions
“If you don’t call us back when we reach out for an interview, you can’t say that we didn’t present your side of a story on campaigns.”
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SuburbsBailey: Todd Halford bringing frivolity to Bartlett city information universe
Todd Halford has brought a new level of fun to the City of Bartlett’s social media world, adding puns, snappy attire and promotion of the suburb.
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May 2025
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SuburbsBailey: From shoe stores to amusement parks to golf course, a tour of the suburbs
A tour through the suburbs this week, checking on a shoe store closing, memories of the Lakeland Amusement Park and the question of Quail Ridge.
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Suburbs Bailey: Musselwhite to Musselwhite. A few unknowns about Southaven’s mayor
An interview with Mayor Darren Musselwhite pulled back the curtain on some of the unknowns and interesting details about the Southaven leader.
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SuburbsBailey: New schools provide space and some relief
Two new schools in the eastern suburbs will provide more space for the student bodies, allow for expansion of curriculum and, in one case, provide temporary relief for parents concerned about students changing schools.
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SuburbsBailey: Chewing on the details regarding fluoride in Collierville’s water system
Some questions about fluoride in the Collierville water system led to more questions — from observers wondering if the town was going to eliminate the mineral responsible for reducing dental problems.
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Visual ArtsAll the drive-in theaters that used to be in Memphis
“There was a time when drive-in movie theaters — Bellevue, Jaxon, Sky-Vue — were all around town. But you have to be of a certain age to remember where they were.”
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June 2025
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SuburbsBailey: All hail the young Lions and a championship trophy
Within three years of starting its high school classes, Lakeland Prep is the state baseball champion and has bragging rights in Class AA.
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SuburbsBailey: It was busy in the ’burbs this week
This past week, Horn Lake held its elections, Bartlett opened a new coffeehouse and a suburb dealt with calls to another big party. Meanwhile, cities are wrapping up the annual budget review.
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SuburbsBailey: Time to set aside money to upgrade Houston High
There is a cost to run a school district, and Germantown is facing the price tag of upgrades to Houston High.
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SuburbsBailey: A developing tiff on chamber’s offerings and an alderman’s questions
A Bartlett alderman questioned whether the city’s chamber of commerce was providing proper support for the amount of money steered to the organization by the suburb.
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SuburbsBailey: A special home for a hero
William Brooks paid a steep price in serving this country in Operation Iraqi Freedom. This week he received a gesture of appreciation for his sacrifice.
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July 2025
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SuburbsBailey: Book borrowing in Bartlett proves beneficial
Eighteen months after leaving the Memphis system, Bartlett’s library is continuing to make improvements as questions linger about whether the departure was the right move.
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August 2025
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BartlettBailey: Let’s look at the possibilities for the mystery grocer in Bartlett
With an unknown grocer heading to Union Depot in Bartlett, the guessing begins on which one could occupy the space. And, of course, Publix is the first on everyone’s desired list.
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