Mayors are concerned about rising cases, with at least one, Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald, joining the call of local health officials for a statewide mask mandate. 

Collierville honored James Lewellen Monday for 25 years with the Town of Collierville. Lewellen was hired as the town administrator in October of 1995.

Collierville High School students will return to four days at school next semester. Students will attend Monday through Thursday and learn remotely on Friday.

Arlington-based MicroPort looks to move into the global market in handling knee and hip replacements as the company pursues a new business strategy.

Traditional campaigns are no longer the norm in 2020 as each candidate tries to find creative ways to get their message out to voters.

Some Collierville residents continue to express frustration as the smell of the landfill often wafts toward their homes. Candidates for alderman weigh in on the matter.

The new moratorium will halt multi-family developments for two years.

Collierville’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen was asked to consider renaming the courthouse in honor of Judge William Craig Hall. 

While everyone has an opinion on whether the media is biased regarding national politics, reporters strive to keep coverage of local races as balanced as possible.

Salon owner learns the ropes on hemp from fellow female entrepreneur and opens her own CBD store in Millington.

School Board members got a first look at renderings and plans for Houston Middle School in its Tuesday night work session.

This year has presented a unique set of challenges for kids in Shelby County, and a new face in Collierville is helping the district appropriately address students’ needs.

Middle school students in Collierville may return to school five days per week beginning Nov. 2.

Future approvals of the country club will lie in the hands of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, which will soon welcome three new members. 

Richard Donovan has taken over as Lakeland’s city planner, inheriting a couple of major developments and a lot of open space with future projects.

Memphis area’s Apple retail store is reopening after being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Alderman candidates have mixed reactions on the Confederate marker in Town Square Park. Recently, elected officials have not moved on the issue.

Garrett Wimberly played and coached at the University of Memphis.

The reason for a canceled Lakeland Board of Commissioners meeting last week came into question over whether incumbent Wesley Wright was trying to avoid a controversial vote.

Both incumbent Portia Tate and Brad Ratliff are running for elected office for the first time. The school board race between Ratliff and Tate is the only contested race this election cycle.

Six people are seeking the remaining two years of the late-Tom Allen’s term. The race on Nov. 3 will likely result in Collierville’s first runoff in 17 years.

The ballot that Shelby County early voters see starting Wednesday includes municipal elections in five of the county’s six suburban towns and cities, including three aldermen races in Germantown that guarantee three new faces in elected office there.

Harold Booker and Thomas Swan are trying to bring their voices to the board and each hope to unseat incumbent Alderman John Worley, who has been in the position since 2012.

Members of the Collierville community gathered on U.S. 72 Monday to honor George Walker, a community leader and trailblazer.

Gregory Frazier is challenging incumbent John Stamps for the Collierville Alderman Position 5 seat.