Reminder: Let’s Help Arlington Tip the Scales! There’s still time to drop off your aluminum can tabs at the Arlington Senior Center (6265 Chester St) for the Ronald McDonald House Pop Tab Drive — now through December 1!
Every tab helps families stay close to the care their children need.
Bring your (clean) can tabs in a bag and help boost Arlington’s total for the Weigh-In Challenge! Let’s finish strong — Collect Big, Help Big!
⏰Don’t forget to Fall Back! Set your clocks back one hour tonight and enjoy that extra hour of sleep — you’ve earned it!
🚧 Water Main Break 🚧 A water main has burst near Brooks Branch and Arlington Trail on the south side of town. MLGW crews are on-site and working to make repairs.
Residents and businesses in this area may experience low water pressure or discolored water during and shortly after the repair work.
We’ll share any updates as they are available — thank you for your patience while crews complete the work.
Don’t toss wet paint in the trash! 🎨🚫 When paint cans go in your trash bin, Waste Pro only finds out after the truck compacts it — and that can get messy (for them & the truck).
✅ How to dispose of paint properly:
- Small amounts: Leave cans open to dry completely, then place them in your trash bin.
- Large amounts: Take wet paint to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility (6305 Haley Rd). Note: they don’t accept latex paint.
The Facility also accepts other hazardous items not safe for your trash bin.
👉 Learn more here: www.shelbycountytn.gov/439/Household-Hazardous-Waste
For Town trash & recycling questions, visit: www.townofarlington.org/page/solid-waste-recycle-collections
📚 Books, bites & bargains! Today is the Friends of the Arlington Library’s Fall Book Sale at the Safe Room (11842 Otto Ln)! Come support the library and snag some great reads while you’re there.
🎃 One week until Arlington’s Trunk or Treat! Join us at The Crossing Market & Amphitheater on Thursday, Oct 30 for our 2nd Annual Arlington Trunk or Treat! 👻
This event is perfect for our younger residents — a fun, safe place to trick-or-treat, show off costumes, and celebrate together!
Last year was such a blast — we can’t wait to see everyone’s creative costumes again this year!
PUBLIC NOTICE - The Town of Arlington Board of Mayor and Aldermen will hold a Public Hearing and Second and Final reading on Monday, November 3, 2025, at 6:30 PM for the following:
- Ordinance 2025-07 to amend Title 7: Fire Protection and Fireworks, of the Town of Arlington Municipal Code regarding 2021 IFC Appendix D and Access Road Requirements.
- Ordinance 2024-12 to amend Title 8 of the Arlington Municipal Code by the amendment, deletion and addition of certain chapters and sections.
The meeting will be held at Arlington Community Schools Board of Education, located at 12060 Arlington Trail.
NOW HIRING! The Town of Arlington is looking for a Public Works Utility Worker and a Firefighter Paramedic to join our growing team!
Town employment includes top-tier benefits like 100% employer-paid health insurance, a State pension plan, and paid leave.
Come grow with Arlington — apply today:
👉 www.townofarlington.org/o/arlington/page/human-resources
PUBLIC HEARING - The Town of Arlington Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing at 6:30 pm on Monday, November 17, 2025 at 11842 Otto Ln to consider:
- a Master Development Plan for Chester Hill PD, a single family residential planned development providing 30 lots on 15.18 acres located west of Chester St, south of I-40 and approximately 0.6 miles north of Donelson Rd.
- a Rezone of Parcel A015200062 from E: Estate Residential to SC: Shopping Center Commercial on 9.745 acres located south of I-40, approximately 505 feet north of Arlington Trail.
🎉Big Birthday coming up - Arlington turns 125 this December! Save the date - Friday, December 19 - as we plan to celebrate with fun, food, community & fireworks! Stay tuned for event details!
🏐 Big News, Arlington! For the first time ever, the Arlington High Tigers Volleyball Team is heading to STATE!
Help us send them off in style — join fellow supporters today at Noon along Airline Road in front of Kroger to cheer them on as they roll out!
Let’s line the street, make some noise, and show our Lady Tigers how proud Arlington is!
📚 Book lovers, get ready! The Friends of the Arlington Library are hosting their Annual Fall Book Sale at the Arlington Safe Room (11842 Otto Ln) — with amazing deals on books and a great cause to support!
- Cash (under $20), Checks, Venmo & PayPal accepted.
- Grab lunch or dessert while you’re there — The Food Dude and Scoop & Squeeze will be on-site!
More info 👉 www.townofarlington.org/page/programs
🎃 Halloween in Arlington - Here’s the Scoop! 🎃 We’re so excited… Halloween falls on a Friday this year! 👻 But in case there are questions (because there always are), here’s your quick rundown:
- Halloween is October 31.
- It’s not a Town holiday — we’ll still be hard at work that day and trash will still run!
- Trick-or-treating? Totally up to you, but we recommend doing it on, well… Halloween.
- If it rains? It’s still October 31. (Umbrellas pair great with costumes, promise.)
- Not into door-to-door? Check out one of the many Trunk or Treat events happening around Town — including the Town’s own event on Thursday, October 30 at Forrest Street Park (www.townofarlington.org/o/arlington/page/trunk-or-treat)!
Happy haunting, Arlington!
Enjoy inflatable games, a caramel apple bar, and crafts—fun for all ages, no registration needed. Don’t forget your costume … and stick around for the movie at 2 PM!
The performance is FREE and open to the public. Food will be available for purchase. Hope to see you there!
Thank you to the Arlington Chamber of Commerce and our event sponsors for making these great events happen!
More info: www.townofarlington.org/page/music-on-the-square
🏅Go Team Arlington! 🏅 Please help us cheer on the 34 amazing members of the Arlington Senior Center Olympics Team (ages 50–87!) who just competed in the Memphis District TN Senior Olympics from Sept. 19–Oct. 13!
They showed up with heart and hustle—competing in Track & Field, Swimming, Bowling, Cycling, Running, Pickleball, and more—and brought home an incredible 74 medals: 41 Gold, 20 Silver, and 13 Bronze! 🥇🥈🥉
Whether they won a medal or not, every participant represented Arlington with pride and perseverance. Those who medaled are now eligible to compete at the Tennessee State Games in June 2026.
A huge thank you to Memphis Parks for hosting, Arlington Schools for helping our athletes train, and Carol Stricklin for her unwavering support of the Senior Olympic Games.
👏 We’re so proud of our Senior Center athletes — you make Arlington shine!!
This is NOT a Trash Service holiday, so trash and recycle collections will be on normal schedule.
Too soon? Maybe. Helpful? Definitely.
We know it’s barely Halloween (and Thanksgiving definitely hasn’t had its moment), but for all you early planners and calendar color-coders — here’s a sneak peek at this year’s holiday events in Arlington!
Go ahead and mark those dates now — we’ll share more details here and online as each event gets closer.
(www.townofarlington.org/o/arlington/page/special-events)
