Legislation affecting Germantown namesake schools heavily amended by Senate
The Senate made significant revisions to a bill affecting the ownership and operations of four Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
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Abigail Warren is a lifelong resident of Shelby County and a graduate of the University of Memphis. She has worked for several local publications and covers the suburbs for The Daily Memphian.
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The Senate made significant revisions to a bill affecting the ownership and operations of four Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Each year a Tennessee educator receives the James Madison Memorial Fellowship. History teacher Allison Collier is the 2022 recipient.
Germantown’s fire chief may be appointed as Collierville’s next fire chief on Monday, creating a potential opening at the top of the Germantown department.
The Memphis and Shelby County Land Use Control Board unanimously approved a Topgolf off Callis-Cutoff Road near the Memphis-Germantown border Thursday morning.
Collierville considers the possibility of lighting its streets with LEDs. A study to begin next week will take inventory of all the current streetlights and their condition, to give the board more direction.
Germantown’s budget proposes $25 million in improvements, but it comes with challenges related to supply chain.
Collierville Police Chief Dale Lane shares the challenges his department has faced and strategies implemented over the last two years.
A bill adopted by the state Senate regarding four schools in Shelby County suburbs must return to the House for review after a flurry of amendments before Senate passage Tuesday.
A bill potentially impacting the ownership and operation of four Memphis-Shelby County Schools received new amendments on the state Senate floor.
Pam Beasley’s ‘Manor Woods Garden’ is a testament to her love of gardening.
As malls struggle, the Germantown lifestyle center near Poplar Avenue continues to draw customers and unique retailers.
Lucy Elementary lies in Millington. It’s one of four Memphis-Shelby County Schools campuses affected by pending legislation.
The state House of Representatives moved on legislation Monday that could transfer three Germantown schools out of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district. But, does Germantown want the schools or the property?
Some four years after its opening, Collierville High already is facing some growing pains and has plans for a new 29,500-square-foot expansion.
Memphis-area school systems are releasing students early due to hazardous weather conditions predicted for this afternoon.
Germantown is working to develop its first true major road plan. The city’s last review of its roadways was in the 1990s.
Aldermen approved the first 150 homes and amenities for the Glasgow development, the first steps in the plan for the former Germantown Country Club.
Boyle’s proposal for 242 townhomes and row houses was denied by Germantown’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Monday.
Collierville leaders could soon take action impacting the future of a Confederate relic in Town Square Park. Town staff is preparing a proposal for the board to consider later this year.
Collierville leaders reviewed a large mixed-use development in the southwest portion of the suburb.
As Germantown and Memphis-Shelby County School leaders debate the ownership and operation of three schools within Germantown city limits, they differ on a 2013 settlement’s role in the matter.
Amid an FBI investigation coming to a head, lawmakers found time to advance Gov. Bill Lee’s school funding overhaul.
Collierville leaders did not move forward with their pursuit of a parking garage north of the Town Square and the contract for the project has expired.
This week, Arooj Aftab and Bang on a Can All-Stars perform at Crosstown Theater, Pussii Dusse’s music and art come to the Benjamin L. Hooks Library, bluegrass is back on the Collierville Town Square and the Metal Museum puts on “RINGS!”
Tennessee’s House of Representatives will likely soon vote on a bill affecting the ownership and operation of Germantown High, Middle and Elementary schools.