January | 2018 | Collierville Independent

Four decades of operating restaurants and cafes across the country may have prepared Memphis native Alan Katzen for his most recent venture but a friendly card game is what prompted him to raise the stakes and buy his own barbecue business. The former vice president of operations for Seattle’s Best Coffee was playing a poker […]

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Four teenagers, including two 15-year old suspects, are in custody and have been charged with abducting and robbing a Collierville man outside of a Memphis nightclub early Saturday morning. Just after 3 a.m. on Jan. 27, a man was robbed as he left a nightclub on Highland Street, according to reports from the Collierville Police […]

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LA Fitness has targeted Collierville as the next municipality for expansion in Shelby County. The national fitness club, which already has five locations in the Memphis metropolitan area, plans to open another gym at 1048 W. Poplar Ave., west of Chick-fil-a and east of Firestone Auto Care. On Thursday, the town’s Planning Commission will consider […]

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A retail center at the southwest corner of Winchester and Houston Levee roads has been approved by the town’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen. The 11,312-square-foot building will include a Salsarita’s restaurant and a Pimentos Kitchen & Market. Board members unanimously approved the final site plan for Houston Levee Market Monday night during their regularly […]

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Four armed robberies spanning from the northern to southern Collierville boundaries have been reported between Jan. 16 to Jan. 21. Despite the rash of recent criminal activity, Collierville Assistant Chief of Operations Jeff Abeln assured that the town “is a safe community.” “This is a very unusual series of criminal occurrences,” he noted. • Collierville […]

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By Mayor Stan Joyner Over the past couple of days I have been reading comments on social media raising concerns about public safety in Collierville. Although I do not routinely post comments on social media I wanted to take this opportunity to express my concern as well. This recent spree of crime over the weekend […]

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• The following Collierville students are among more than 1,400 Harding University students included on the dean’s list for grades achieved during the fall 2017 semester. Haynes, a senior elementary education major Mangrum, a senior exercise science major Hurt, a senior nursing major Howard, a sophomore biology major Martin, a senior nursing major Buchanan, a […]

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TOWN OF COLLIERVILLE LEGAL NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Town of Collierville Procurement Division is requesting sealed bids on the following items: BID # TC-2018-01 “WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS” Each BID must be submitted on forms provided in the BID PACKET DOCUMENTS provided.  The Bidder’s license number, its expiration date, and that part of the classification applying […]

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Jan. 17 The Collierville Schools open enrollment window for the 2018-19 school year is now through Feb. 16. Three schools are closed to all new transfer applications (Bailey Station Elementary School, Collierville Elementary School and Crosswind Elementary School). Three schools are open to new transfer applications (Tara Oaks Elementary School, Collierville Middle School and Collierville […]

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