Lakeland mayoral hopeful Connie McCarter withdrew from a Monday night candidates forum saying she saw no benefit to her campaign to appear.

Once a bustling railway depot, today the quiet community tucked just outside of Bartlett and Lakeland is still home to a resilient commercial district.

Lakeland school leaders are voicing their opposition to open enrollment and making sure district and city employees can still send their kids to the suburban system.

A new restaurant in the heart of Brunswick could provide not only a good place to eat, but a comfortable community gathering spot between Lakeland and Bartlett.

The building, owned by the same family since 1918, will have three boxcar-style kitchens, a bar, a stage and a planned video game room.

Lakeland officials continue to look at plans to limit types of commercial development along major thoroughfares like U.S. 70 and Canada Road.

Lakeland officials are trying to make sure that two of the suburb’s main traffic arteries have the proper zoning approach to fit with the city’s character.

The debate about Flock cameras extends throughout Shelby County, and with one candidate for governor platforming his opposition to the law enforcement surveillance tools.

Michele Dial, Tom Leatherwood and Paul Rose talked legislative priorities, involving the Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act, state property taxes and the lawsuit over the MSSCS advisory board.

Sewer constraints, shifting demand and new mixed‑use projects shape the region’s uneven lodging growth.

Flock cameras have come under criticism for misuse of the technology and questions about privacy, but a law enforcement official said they have benefited Lakeland.

Lakeland’s reintroduced leadership class models the success stories of many suburban government programs.

The City of Lakeland is bringing its Leadership Lakeland program back to life after two decades of dormancy.

Lakeland is considering using some of the additional funds form the four TIFs in the suburb to lower sanitation costs.

Lakeland Commissioner Connie McCarter has entered the mayor’s race against incumbent Josh Roman, offering a contrast of style and direction of government.

Lakeland officials want control over future development in the U.S. 70 corridor so that growing neighborhoods can exist smoothly with commercial development.

The move potentially provides opposition for incumbent Mayor Josh Roman in the suburb’s general election.

When the suburban school districts started classes in 2014, it was a huge shift in local education. Now the districts are preparing to graduate students who began at their schools as kindergartners. 

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.

Although one election is a week away, voters in five of the Memphis suburbs will be choosing their leaders in November.

The mixed-use project just south of the Interstate 40 and Canada Road interchange is a hive of activity as crews finish the first batch of townhomes at The Willows at the Lake.

Construction could soon start on a Lakeland residential project first approved nearly two decades ago. 

Round, colorful Merrymobiles used to delight Mid-Southerners with frozen treats, and there’s still one you can see. 

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.

Who has pulled petitions for the Nov. 3 ballot for suburban general elections so far?