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Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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Collierville Chamber of Commerce hosted Neva Burke, BlueOval SK human resources manager, on Thursday. The evolving workforce post-pandemic is a challenge she must tackle moving forward.
After 4-and-a-half years, a judge finally decided Tuesday on the rezoning decision Germantown made on the 19.77-acre site near Neshoba Road, Germantown Road and Cordova Road.
Both suburbs unanimously passed similar resolutions in their respective meetings Monday, taking a formal yet strong stance on the matter.
The town will receive its portion of December sales tax at the end of this month. So the nearly $14 million collected thus far doesn’t account for the holiday spending.
One of the courses, African American Literature, will review literary contributions of African Americans from the early 1600s through the modern United States.
West Collierville Middle School and Collierville Virtual Academy teachers were the first schools in the district to experience the board’s spring appreciation efforts.
Collierville High School is expanding its offerings and students will learn to fly with a new wing.
Germantown’s Industrial Development Board formally terminated a tax incentive for a project that is not moving forward.
The city’s sales tax revenue is strong despite concerns of a possible recession when the budget was developed last year.
A somber mood hovered over the China exhibit as the Memphis Zoo grieves the death of Le Le, its male giant panda.Related story:
“Grief has been overwhelming at times since the crash, but we don’t mourn as those without hope.”
Le Le was born July 18, 1998, in China and came to Memphis in 2003. At that time, Memphis was one of four U.S. zoos to have panda bears.
Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown and Lakeland students will return to school Friday as the Memphis area begins to thaw out. Millington Municipal Schools, Memphis-Shelby County Schools and DeSoto County Schools will remain closed.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools and seven suburban districts announced canceled classes Thursday because of continued icy conditions.
Local school districts decided early Tuesday afternoon to cancel classes Wednesday, Feb. 1, with increasing wintery weather hazards.
With the anticipated winter weather predicted overnight, Memphis area school districts have made the decision to cancel Tuesday classes.Related story:
Germantown’s former city administrator will receive a Tennessee state award for his commitment to continuous improvement.
Suburban home sales dipped in 2022, and new home sales remained low compared to the previous year.
The aldermen unanimously approved the amended outline plan for The Standard Germantown, formerly known as Carrefour at The Gateway.
Collierville’s mayor and aldermen ratified the PILOT that the Industrial Development Board approved last month.
After three years of operation through the challenges of a pandemic, Germantown Pharmacy has been successful enough to outgrow its space on Exeter Road. The business has relocated to 7465 Poplar Ave.
The 18-acre site is zoned residential and a 38-lot subdivision was once approved for the area, but only three homes were ever developed.
Many of the trees coming off the Germantown Country Club site will not be shipped off to a landfill. Farmington-Kimbrough Development Group wants the wood to be used for a new purpose.
Kroger in Germantown will not be allowed to sell beer Monday through Thursday, Jan. 16-19, 2023.
Collierville High School has flight simulators, but a new program will take students above and beyond.