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Lakeland
By Michael Waddell, Special to The Daily Memphian
Published: April 18, 2025 3:58 PM CT
Getting a baseball diamond for recreational use has long been a passion of Lakeland Mayor Josh Roman, pictured here in a file photo. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The Lakeland Board of Commissioners also initiated the design process for an aquatics center at the soon-to-be-built Lakeland Community Center north of the Interstate 40 and Canada Road interchange.
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Lakeland
By Michael Waddell, Special to The Daily Memphian
Updated: April 18, 2025 11:33 AM CT | Published: April 18, 2025 11:33 AM CT
“This was a true negotiation over several months,” Lakeland Mayor Josh Roman said, commending city staff for their efforts.
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For the second year in a row, the Lakeland School System has asked the Tennessee General Assembly to fund state-mandated Special Education prekindergarten programs.
The annual budget for the services in LSS is around $600,000, which must come from its regular K-12 funding.
“Special education preschool students throughout Tennessee do not get much funding. It’s almost a totally unfunded mandate,” LSS board member and legislative liaison Michelle Childs said.
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Bartlett
By Michael Waddell, Special to The Daily Memphian
Published: April 13, 2025 5:49 PM CT
Bartlett High School Mechatronics teacher Brant Gast (middle) during class Friday, April 11, 2025. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Bartlett City Schools is investing in the expansion of its career and technical education offerings to better prepare students for opportunities after school.
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Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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Bartlett is pulling some of its wastewater out of the near-capacity Memphis system, shifting the treatment to Lakeland in an inter-jurisdictional agreement.
On Tuesday, April 8, the Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved a resolution for Lakeland to handle a portion of Bartlett’s sewer wastewater.
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Arlington
By Michael Waddell, Special to The Daily Memphian
Published: April 08, 2025 11:20 AM CT
Work could start as soon as the end of this month or early in early May on Town Hall at 5854 Airline Road. (Benjamin Naylor/The Daily Memphian file)
Arlington will fast-track an addition to Town Hall because of crowded conditions in government offices, a temporary measure until a new location is built.
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Arlington
By Michael Waddell, Special to The Daily Memphian
Published: April 07, 2025 5:00 PM CT
Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores Inc. has acquired early 11 acres on Orr Road in Gallaway. (Courtesy Business Wire)
Love’s Travel Stop plans a location at the new Gallaway exit of Interstate 40 just across the Shelby-Fayette County line, joining Buc-ee’s at the junction.
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Suburbs
By Abigail Warren, Daily Memphian; Michael Waddell, Special to The Daily Memphian
Updated: April 06, 2025 4:00 AM CT | Published: April 06, 2025 4:00 AM CT
Germantown Fire Department Mobile Command Center on Fri, April 4, 2025. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Shelby County’s largest three suburbs have their own mobile operations centers, a resource that provides resiliency and redundancy for the departments.
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3 weeks ago | 
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Arlington
By Michael Waddell, Special to The Daily Memphian
Published: April 01, 2025 4:00 AM CT
The Toll Gate Cemetery in Bartlett, shown, is maintained by Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church while the Wells Cemetery has no living relatives to care for the graves. (Michael Waddell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The overgrown cemetery sits in a field down a winding, narrow road off Arlington Trail.
