A 13-year-old referendum is sparking a budget battle in some Memphis suburbs as school boards see flat funding despite higher property values. However, government officials say they can freeze the funding due to other ways they contribute.

Arlington Community School board approves its budget for the coming fiscal year, while recognizing the work of Superintendent Allison Clark with a new four-year contract.

As the suburbs of Shelby County dissect their annual budgets for the coming fiscal years, there are many factors to consider, including schools and their financial plans.

Enrollment is trending downward across Shelby County’s suburban schools, and that impacts funding as the municipal districts are finalizing their budgets.

Arlington officials approved the first reading of the town’s budget for a new fiscal year, maintaining the $1.13 property tax rate.

All three Arlington school board incumbents on Tuesday’s ballot are unopposed in the Republican Primary. With no Democrats running for the offices, the trio are set for another term.

Luke Turner drives in three runs as the Tigers advance.

Cincinnati linebacker and former Arlington High standout Jake Golday is now a Viking.

Bartlett High and Alabama product Justin Jefferson is one of multiple Memphians who may be picked in the 2026 NFL Draft, but Arlington’s Jake Golday could go highest.

One Shelby County suburb is putting restrictions on vaping at 21-and-up venues. How are other suburbs handling vaping and smoke shops?

While proponents tout the benefits of solar energy, some residents in north Shelby County think those developments are encroaching on their rural lifestyle.

The misdemeanor incident happened after Arlington Mayor Mike Wissman was shopping for clothes.

For some of those seeking a spot on a local school board, the only thing that stands in the way of the November general election is an August ballot. 

With the deadline looming on Tuesday, March 10, who is running for August school board races and the Arlington municipal elections?

New ordinances have eliminated vape shops in Arlington for the next year and clarified some of the rules for a second liquor store in the town.

Some worried the Memphis Safe Task Force’s launch would drive crime up in the suburbs.

With three cellphone carriers attached to the pole, spotty cell service in parts of Arlington could be a thing of the past. 

Millington is ramping up enforcement of a 40-year-old sidewalk-maintenance ordinance. But the requirement has come as a surprise to some residents. 

In his fourth term as the suburb’s mayor, Mike Wissman focused on Arlington’s recent growth and what’s coming that will shape the town’s future.

The ordinance changes include allowing one more liquor store in the town.

Bartlett Alderman David Reaves wants the suburb to look into eliminating property taxes, but others wonder how the suburb would make up the lost revenue.

Former Arlington High standout Kenneth Walker III is the key to Seattle’s ground game as the Seahawks prepare to play New England in Super Bowl LX on Sunday, Feb. 8.

Several from the Mid-South have been center stage at the Big Game, starting with the very first one.

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Several suburban officials noted they pretreated major roads with a salt and sand mixture. While they continue to treat them, that mixture only works when temperatures are approximately 20 degrees.

Conditions across the area have led to treacherous road conditions and temperatures in the teens as the winter storm prepares to move out of Shelby County.