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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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A symposium will explore how, before German immigrants created the Germantown community, Scottish immigrant Frances Wright started Nashoba Plantation as an emancipation project.
The beer rules Collierville has used since 1983 are “so antiquated and so outdated and so not fair,” Alderman Nick Robbins said.
A man accused of sexually soliciting minors in a Germantown park waived his preliminary hearing in the suburb’s court.
The Parke at Houston Levee Road went before the Board of Mayor and Aldermen with some adjustments since the outline plan was approved in 2022.
“She’s been very kind, very energetic,” Collierville Mayor Maureen Fraser said. “She’s young and has a lot of great ideas.”
Music roars throughout the neighborhood. Partygoers do doughnuts in cul-de-sacs and park in yards. And when the party’s over, partygoers leave beer bottles, condoms and other debris — even car parts — scattered throughout the neighborhood.
A group of about 50 men trying to start their day with a workout last week was met by Germantown police as they were wrapping up at the suburb’s Soccerplex on CD Smith Road.
Wolf River Hospitality Group is bringing a new concept to the Germantown building where Asaderos Mexican Grill formerly operated. The restaurant company has owned the space since 2021.
A 38-year-old Germantown man was arrested after an alleged incident of sexually soliciting minors at Howard McVay Park. He entered a not guilty plea Wednesday.
UT Martin passed its first hurdle to open a local campus, where it plans to expand its equestrian, veterinary and agricultural offerings.
Police responded to Howard McVay Park on Wednesday, July 30. A complaint was made about a man approaching children and requesting sexual acts.
Germantown Municipal School District recently changed its clear-bag policy, joining the majority of public school districts around Memphis.
Each year, teachers from all seven Germantown Municipal School District schools gather at Houston High for a party and inspirational speech from Jason Manuel, the superintendent.
“We can decide we have a medium-tier school system or a top-tier school system, and that determines how we have to fund it,” a Houston High alumnus and parent said.
An earring company will open its first Tennessee location in a Germantown retail center.
With the city’s debt capacity limitations, the focus of Wednesday’s joint session shifted towards finding alternative funding measures.
When the Schweighofer family moved from Manhattan to Memphis, they struggled to find a coffee shop open on Sundays.
A rezoning decision could mean new homes in northwest Collierville.
Grocery stores are an interesting topic in the suburbs. Anytime one that’s not Kroger announces plans, people watch with anticipation.
The agreement puts a permanent injunction in place that will prohibit the owner of a home on Mayfield Road from using the residence as a short-term rental or party venue.
The potential successor to Steve Gaines will preach at Bellevue Sunday, July 13, before a church-wide vote on his appointment.
Collierville has taken legal action against a homeowner after problematic parties at his residence. The town believes its ordinances prohibit the events held at the home.
Germantown doesn’t have murals like its neighboring communities. A new concept will bring a moving mural to the suburb.
Instead of the traditional, inspirational video shown at the town’s annual Independence Day celebration, Collierville officials wanted a different vibe.
Germantown’s Planning Commission looked at a third plan to round out a mixed-use development.