Baptist Arlington Emergency Department — West Tennessee’s first freestanding emergency department — will increase access to health care for residents of northeast Shelby, Fayette, Tipton and Haywood counties while providing new jobs for local residents. 

As Bodine celebrates its 50th anniversary, the school is looking beyond its Germantown campus into ways it can help the greater Memphis community.

Collierville Schools adopted a policy giving it the discretion over naming facilities after some board members disagreed on whose names should be chosen.

Two seats of the DeSoto County School Board will be elected in November, one of the offices to replace longtime politician Milton Nichols.

Madonna Learning Center opened a new fitness center on campus, allowing them to focus on the physical aspects of its students.

Behold some of the biggest and spookiest skeleton displays in the Memphis area.

The expansion will include renovated classrooms, new art gallery areas and a refreshed auditorium among other upgrades. 

“Given the climate change situation, I find it difficult to believe the City of Bartlett would approve a development plan that would include such devastation,” said one Shelby County resident. 

Collierville is sticking to its policy to charge tuition for teachers living outside Shelby County and out of state.

Collierville could soon add a hotel at Schilling Farms. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a plan Monday night.

Germantown appointed its new judge Monday following the retirement of Raymond Clift.

Alderman candidates Scott Sanders and Manjit Kaur are running in the only contested election in Germantown this year. Their campaign financial filings provide the starkest difference between them.

DeSoto County officials are encouraging residents and businesses to participate in Operation Green Light, a program that uses green lighting to show support for veterans.

“It’s something I hope will bring some more opportunities for the church, for people to be interested to come here,” Bartlett artist Craig Thompson said.

Jerald Wheeler, a former Southaven police officer who supervised school resource officers for 24 years, is replacing Ann Jolley on the DeSoto County school board.

The four candidates for Bartlett mayor made their final campaign stances this week at a forum.

Kroger wants to add fuel pumps to its Farmington Boulevard location. The Planning Commission will review the use next month.

After years of legal battles, the groundbreaking for a mosque in Horn Lake is scheduled for Sunday. Earlier this week, applicants received approval for a cemetery adjacent to the site.

The 110-room TownePlace Suites by Marriott is proposed on the northwest corner of the 443-acre development. 

An exercise center, a floral shop and a coffeehouse are opening their doors in Lakeland Town Square.

Two offices are contested for the Millington Municipal Schools board on the Nov. 8 ballot, along with two candidates running unopposed.

Chris Ford, 54, an insurance salesman, will defend the Position 3 alderman seat against Tom Stephens, a retired firefighter.

Hernando stays within its local ranks for a new police chief replacing the retiring Scott Worsham.

This week’s Inked includes updates on BluffCakes new Germantown location and a second Scooter’s Coffee site. 

A Collierville Schools mother and real estate agent is challenging an incumbent school board member who has served since the district’s inception.