Michael Waddell

Bartlett Alderman David Reaves has resurrected the idea of a new county with the suburbs splitting from Shelby to create their own county or joining adjacent ones.

Incumbent Jeremy Biggs is squaring off against Don Hinkle for Alderman Position 6 in the town's only contested race.

The second and final phase of the the Arlington Tennis Center expansion is set to begin, adding more sourts and parking.

The seniors in Shelby County's six suburban high schools are part of the first class to complete their entire education in the suburban districts.

Incumbent Alderman Jeremy Biggs won his third term in Position 6 on the Arlington Board of Mayor and Aldermen in town’s only contested race.

With new four-year terms secured, several suburban school board members are focusing on the future of the municipal districts and hoping for fewer demands from the state.

A new candidate has entered the Lakeland mayor's race.

Several incumbent school board candidates in suburban municipal school districts will begin serving new four-year terms later this year, looking to the future.

Lakeland Commissioner Jim Atkinson attends a Lakeland Municipal Planning & Design Review Commission meeting on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at the University of Memphis. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)

Candidates for Lakeland mayor Commissioner Connie McCarter (left) and incumbent Josh Roman (right).