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“Taxes stink, but they are necessary to accomplish our goals as a city,” Lakeland Mayor Josh Roman said after the meeting.

The latest financial troubles for The Lake District would seem to push out developer Yehuda Netanel as Lakeland officials hope to salvage some aspects of the mixed-use project.

Built in 1991, Horn Lake’s current animal shelter can hold 47 dogs, but right now, the facility is well past capacity with about 95 strays.

It’s unclear who won as board members need more practice. They joked they should add pickleball lessons into the 2024-25 budget, under review in the coming weeks.

Bands by the Square, blues by the lake and orchestras in at a winery: Two different concert series kick off in Shelby County suburbs, and a “Night of Enchantment” will unfold in Lakeland.

The passage rates at Hernando Hill Elementary and Lewisburg Elementary School were particularly high with success rates of 92.4% and 90.4%, respectively. 

“It’s essentially the Super Bowl of dog shows,” said the Collierville resident.

Both the Houston Mustangs and the Bartlett Panthers can advance to Spring Fling with victories in the substate game.

The Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the annual fiscal year budget on the first of three readings this week, maintaining the suburb’s $1.73 property-tax rate.

“Over the course of the next three to four years ... the airport’s going to be almost completely remodeled,” the airport’s manager said. “When it’s all completed, it’s going to be almost like a brand new airport.”

The Arlington Community Schools budget includes a substantial raise in salaries for the coming fiscal year, an increase official say will make the starting salary for teachers the highest of the suburban districts.

After missing the 2023 softball season, senior shortstop Addie Graham has come back better than ever.

Developer Yehuda Netanel has fallen short in his attempt to obtain the necessary financing to save his The Lake District project in Lakeland.

Collierville made a series of changes to its ordinances Monday evening. The adopted changes impact cell tower heights and temporary reserved parking signage.

If Principle Toyota leaves its current site, it will not be moving to Collierville. The rezoning request was denied Monday.

Some Collierville residents are unhappy with how the town handled a complaint related to racial comments made within the fire department. According to town staff, the matter is still under investigation.

After a two-year tenure as principal at Arlington High, Shannon Abraham is returning to Bartlett City Schools as head of the district’s high school.

“Today’s decision reaffirms what we set out to do with this lawsuit, and that was to protect the rights of citizens of DeSoto County and their community,” former Southaven Mayor Greg Davis said. 

Based on an idea borne from the pandemic years, Arlington Middle School has opened an outdoor classroom, providing a different learning environment for students.

With artificial grass that mimics golf greens and the first high-end golf simulators of their kind in Tennessee, High Tee hopes to create an affordable country-club environment on the east side of Carrefour at Kirby Woods.

Several athletes gave outstanding performances at the Section 4-AAA track meet at Collierville High, but Khari Webb stole the show. East High wins A-AA section titles. 

Residents are searching for painted shoes ahead of the 75th Germantown Charity Horse Show, one of the Memphis suburb’s signature events. This year’s show runs from June 4 to 8.

Seventeen years ago, Denise Suthoff realized that her house was a perfect wedding venue. She opened Heartwood Hall to weddings first and then added Cedar Hall to accommodate the business pouring in. 

Joey Treadway declared he won’t collect taxes if he doesn’t get a raise. But an injunction by Circuit Court Judge Albert B. Smith of Mississippi’s 11th Judicial District orders him to do his job.