Funds for Germantown sports complex absent from governor’s budget
When Gov. Bill Lee’s budget amendment was released Tuesday, $10 million for Germantown’s desired sports complex was not included.
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When Gov. Bill Lee’s budget amendment was released Tuesday, $10 million for Germantown’s desired sports complex was not included.
Last week, the school announced it is purchasing the Kingsway Christian Church’s property at 7887 Poplar Ave. next door to the hearing center.
After the temporary closure of beloved Germantown shop The Gift Horse that has stood in Exeter Village for almost six decades, the business has never looked better.
Many thought an event featuring the congressman at a Germantown church was a public event, but it was only open to members.
Officials have dismissed charges against a resident who filed a federal lawsuit saying the suburb violated her First Amendment rights. The bone of contention? An 8-foot-tall skeleton yard decoration.
Germantown may eliminate its holiday decorations ordinance as part of a resolution to a federal lawsuit.
Germantown isn’t quite landlocked and has a smidgen of land to annex.
The legislation, filed Thursday, Feb. 27, comes after the suburb’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted in October to begin the process of giving final say to the residents in a 2026 referendum.
Germantown leaders are considering a new Starbucks in Exeter Village, which will have the added convenience of a drive-thru.
The Dryve Cleaners was demolished this week. There are plans to redevelop the site but the exact vision is unclear.
First Watch cleared an official Germantown hurdle Tuesday evening, edging closer to filling the former Chili’s spot in Germantown.
The international brand will open its first Tennessee location in Germantown. It will occupy the former Tuesday Morning.
Germantown hasn’t had a large bookstore since 2011, when Borders closed in the Carrefour shopping center.
Germantown police said the body of David L. Beck, 59, was found at the scene of the house fire at 8076 Cavershamwood Lane.
Name-changing has become a debate in recent weeks, but happened a few times in the Memphis suburbs way back when.
The school board member has spent almost two years sending a daily report to the National Weather Service about the precipitation — or lack of it.
As visitors return to Oaklawn Garden in Germantown with warmer weather and blossoming flowers in spring, they’ll notice a vibrant addition to the Cloyes house that sits on the grounds.
The skeletons in Alexis Luttrell’s yard were fine for Halloween but then she began dressing them up for November elections, Christmas and Valentine’s Day.
Germantown approved a new retail development thought to set the standard in the suburb’s most undeveloped region.
Germantown Presbyterian’s music director will lead his final service Sunday. He’s held various positions in a 60-year career, but he said he’s always loved church music.
Germantown leaders submitted three names to administration before appointing Scotty Hendricks Jr. to school board. He was the only name to appear on the list of all five aldermen.
“Education, to me, is the great equalizer,” said Scotty Hendricks Jr., who Germantown leaders appointed to the Board of Education. “There is nothing that prevents someone that has education from being able to figure out how to overcome obstacles.”
Germantown’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen appointed a member to the suburb’s school board. It’s the third time in the district’s history that city leaders have gone through the process.
Germantown resident Laura Faddah will be returning to California later this month to try for her eighth straight “Jeopardy!” win.