Lakeland News

Friday Night: Bartlett: Fireworks Extravaganza from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Bobby K. Flaherty Municipal Center, U.S. 70 and Appling.

SILVER LINING: The Wesley Highland Manor senior nursing facility at 3549 Norriswood Ave.

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Professional wrestler Brian Christopher Lawler pleaded guilty in Jackson City Court on Monday to a charge of public intoxication.

Sale Date: June 19, 2009 Buyer: Debbie Ann Martinez and Michael Amerio, as trustees of the Debbie Ann Martinez 2003 Trust ; and Dawn Lizabeth Bubion and Michael Amerio, as trustees of the Dawn Lizabeth Bubion 2003 Trust Seller: Corner Shops LLC Details: A one-acre outparcel of the Corner Shops retail center at 2957 Canada Road in Lakeland has been ...

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Viewer Photos of Severe Weather: Send your photos to pictures@myfoxmemphis.com An update from the Shelby County Sheriff's Department on the wave of storms that swept through the Mid-South: Deputies responded to 44 storm-related incidents, 34 involving trees blocking roadways.

Bids will be opened on May 26, 2009 by Shelby County for this project. The Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration must approve the bids and the Shelby County Commission awards the construction contract.

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The Shelby County Medical Examinera s Office released autopsy reports in the murder of a Bartlett model and the 21 year-old man accused of killing her, then committing suicide.

Mayors of six smaller cities within Shelby County say they're concerned about a renewed push to unify local government.

"Why would we support it?" Collierville Mayor Stan Joyner asked in a meeting with The Commercial Appeal's editorial board Thursday afternoon.

Two Advisory Committees with a possible substantail impact on the future of Lakeland will meet next week.

The City has received approval for $1,464,000 in funding for construction of a long awaited bike and walking trails along Canada Road from the I-40 Interchange to Highway 64.

CAREER POLITICS: Probate Court Clerk Chris Thomas, left, announced this weekend that he will not seek re-election to a fifth term.

But with a massive rack and points that jutted in every direction, it didn't look much like a standard Tennessee deer.

In the five days since the Assessor's Office mailed out the first 86,000 notices to homeowners in northeastern Shelby County and southern Memphis -- posting increases in Lakeland, Arlington and Bartlett -- suburban commissioners have received a flood of calls from angry constituents confused about increases to their appraisals.

Friends, family and people who didn't even know Lisa Davis are still shocked and saddened by her death.

CHEYENNE JOHNSON Name: Cheyenne Johnson Position: Shelby County Assessor of Property Basics: Johnson is leading her first countywide reappraisal of property after her election to succeed Rita Clark as assessor ...

"I've done my part; now it's up to property owners to come in and tell us if they disagree with the values." - " Cheyene Johnson Shelby County assessor of property All of the municipalities outside of Memphis ...