Forrest Owens is resigning from his position as Lakeland planning director. His last day will be Feb. 14

Germantown Education Foundation named a former Germantown Municipal School District teacher who also taught in legacy Shelby County Schools as its next executive director. 

Arlington parents and students got an overview this week of the problems associated with vaping and its impact on young people.

Suburban leaders are raising the alarm over proposals to help fund Memphis Area Transit Authority improvements.

One Collierville school is closing Friday, and flu is the main culprit.

Collierville has seen consistent and steady tax revenue in recent years. Town leaders say it helps alleviate the pressure on property taxes, and they have reason to believe the sales revenue growth will continue.

Arlington school chief has big news for board members. 

Germantown aldermen voted Monday evening to eliminate future standalone single-use multifamily complexes in Smart Code districts. The revised ordinance covers units for sale or rent, including apartments and condominiums.

Open enrollment is available to those wishing to transfer to Germantown schools. Residents who wish to transfer to a school for which they are not zoned may also apply.

Collierville is looking to amend its beer ordinance. The amendments to be considered Monday are clarifications, according to town officials.

Germantown will benefit from the MLGW rate hike approved this week. J.T. Young says cable repairs are a part of the company's improvement plan.

Entrepreneurs Faith and Mark Lansdon, owners of the Voodoo Café Food Truck, are bringing a little bit of New Orleans to the Bartlett area with a brick-and-mortar store.

In business for 35 years this year, Exhibit-A Inc. is growing its U.S. trade show presence and considering expansion to Europe in the next couple of years.

A select group of local high school students is getting an inside look at the health care industry and the wide variety of careers available thanks to a new workforce development program at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett.

Construction 15 years in the making is finally right around the corner for the Lakeland Commons mixed-use project at U.S. 70 and Seed Tick Road.

Germantown Municipal School District will not accept new non-residents next school year at three elementary schools – Dogwood, Farmington and Riverdale.

Germantown's Board of Education approved a cell tower at Dogwood Elementary School Monday. The tower proposal must still go through multiple city approval steps before construction begins at the site.

Germantown's Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a land swap with the school district in a 3-2 vote Monday. The city wants 15 acres at Forest Hill Elementary for a park and water tower, and the school district gets space for athletic fields at Houston Levee Park. 

The Germantown Board of Education is reviewing a third possible location for a cell tower near Dogwood Elementary School.

Youth Villages founder and CEO Pat Lawler is celebrating 40 years of working with children and families, and he’s even more enthused about his work today than at the start.

A proposed residential development just outside Collierville has failed to gain county support before the Land Use Control Board for a second time.

The Germantown Parks Commission Wednesday evening endorsed a proposed land swap between the city and Germantown Municipal School District.

The Memphis-Shelby County Land Use Control Board will review the Quinn Ridge development proposal Thursday. The developer is proposing 543 lots on 177 acres in southeast Shelby County.

Germantown’s Parks and Recreation Commission will discuss a proposed land swap between the city and school district in a special called meeting Wednesday, Jan. 8.

The state will fund a Fayette County landfill incinerator east of Shelby County to dispose of deer carcasses testing positive for chronic wasting disease.