Colored trees to cast new shade along Germantown Greenway
The art installation usually last between four and six months. Germantown is one of about 30 cities to have the blue trees.
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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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The art installation usually last between four and six months. Germantown is one of about 30 cities to have the blue trees.
Conrad Pearson will stay in Germantown but not move to a site as it had planned.
Collierville’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen granted a rezoning request allowing for Orgill to expand in the suburb.
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The landfill in Collierville appears to be closing, according to state officials, a move that could end years of complaints against the operation.
When complete, it’s expected to generate $4 million in wages for 70 employees.
Improvements are planned to help mitigate traffic concerns near Topgolf Memphis.
The incident began with a shoplifting call in the Collierville Crossing shopping center.
Germantown Municipal School District opened its 42,974-square-foot addition at the school — a project that began three years ago.
Germantown didn’t have to go all the way to the North Pole when the city’s official Santa Claus retired.
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Memphis-Shelby County Schools will transfer Lucy Elementary to Millington Municipal School District by June 2027.
Collierville Schools is increasing tuition for those attending the district’s schools and living outside the suburban limits beginning in the 2023-24 school year.
Under the current circumstances, Germantown High students feel heard as they are impacted by a new state law. They hope Shelby County approves a new high school for future students.
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GMSD was the fourth and final vote by a government entity needed to approve the agreement regarding Germantown namesake schools operated by Memphis-Shelby County Schools within the suburb’s boundaries.
Orgill’s request for a 15-year PILOT clears Collierville’s Industrial Development Board and heads to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen for consideration.
Significant activity is underway at the site east of Germantown Road and north of Winchester.
The former University of Memphis space in Collierville has two potential tenants.
James Lewellen is finishing his time at the Town of Collierville, but his name has a permanent spot in Town Hall.
“We want to take care of our teachers and staff. A chemistry teacher is just as important as a plant manager. Everybody has a role to play.”
The agreement will be reviewed next week by Shelby County Board of Commissioners, City of Germantown, Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education and the Germantown Municipal School District Board of Education.
Germantown was the first of four government bodies to approve an agreement transferring two of the 3Gs to the suburb’s school system.
Jarred Thweatt wanted to spread joy with his light display. Although a ‘Grinch whiner’ tried to interfere, the community rallied to rescue the festive arrangement.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo talked in more specific terms about the Germantown schools transfer on “Behind The Headlines.”