Michael Waddell

There are only a couple of fireworks stands within Shelby County, but they are anticipating a booming business up until Fourth of July on Saturday.

Construction on The Ramble on Summer in Bartlett could begin by the fall. But the future is more uncertain for Ragin’ Cajun Seafood and Po Boys, a restaurant opened by one of the people once involved in The Ramble.

For two decades, more than 100 Merrymobiles delivered frozen delights and a lot of smiles to the Mid-South.

The suburbs now have two votes on the MLGW board — something they have wanted for a decade.

Michael Waddell says: "This week the suburbs accomplished something 10 years in the making — getting two official votes on the Memphis Light, Gas & Water board."

Belz Enterprises is teaming up with developers Vince and Val Smith to complete the 126-home residential project that was approved back in 2007.

Bartlett’s highly anticipated The Ramble on Summer restaurant and outdoor entertainment venue is expected to open mid- to late next year.

Arlington and nearby Lakeland are considered childcare deserts, according to Arlington’s mayor.

So far, three new challengers have pulled petitions to run against incumbents on the Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

The first batch of townhomes are nearing completion at the 100-acre mixed-use project in Lakeland, nearly four years after The Willows at The Lake project began.