Easter Bunny drive-by brings community together in spirit
Germantown Parks and Recreation staffers visited families on their lawns for an Easter celebration, modified for social distancing.
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Germantown Parks and Recreation staffers visited families on their lawns for an Easter celebration, modified for social distancing.
The Germantown community has laid aside anything that might divide them to rally around healthcare workers and make sure they are well-fed as they continue to care for those in hospitals and those with coronavirus.
Germantown residents can sign up for a drive-by visit from the Easter rabbit.
Germantown's finance commission will review the 2020-21 budget later in the summer. For now, the commission recommends aldermen adopt resolution continue under the current budget.
The Chamber of Commerce organizations in each of Shelby County's suburban municipalities are focused on helping members weather the storm during the coronavirus pandemic.
Arizona-based Millennium Companies, which planned to purchase Germantown Country Club, has pulled out due to potential financial risks related to the COVID-19 crisis.
Germantown addressed letting go 209 employees due to the burden it would cause on the general fund. However, other suburbs have not made drastic changes yet.
Across-the-street neighbors Melinda Henson and Laura Allen realized they weren't seeing as much of each other as they should. So they took it upon themselves to connect as only two elementary school teachers could. In the process, they taught a lesson to us all.
Planning, Finance and Board of Mayor and Aldermen meetings are the only city meetings continuing at this time.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said Monday he and municipal mayors are issuing Safer at Home orders and closing non-essential businesses.
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Sherrie Hicks, a member of Germantown's Planning Commission, has announced she will run for alderman.
Germantown traffic will be affected Sunday morning due to the city's 5K.
Germantown Planning Commission recommended approval of a final plan for a 114-room hotel at Thornwood. The hotel is one of a few headed to Germantown.
Germantown's Board of Education approved a land swap Monday night that will give up 15 acres of land at Forest Hill Elementary in exchange for 21 acres of city property at Houston Levee Park. A previously proposed water tower will be placed off school property under the deal.
The Germantown Municipal School District Board of Education is reviewing a controversial land swap Monday. The school district would give up land at Forest Hill Elementary in exchange for Houston Levee Park.
Germantown aldermen have approved a legislative agenda that focuses heavily on revenue.
Germantown's Design Review Commission endorsed a plan for a cell tower near Dogwood Elementary School Tuesday.
Germantown Parks and Recreation Commission is gearing for improvements to Riverdale and Germantown Station parks.
Baumer's Footwear is closing its Germantown store. The shop is the second to leave Shops of Forest Hill recently.
City Silo Table + Pantry is expanding with a second location, this one at Shops of Saddle Creek in Germantown.
Germantown aldermen approved a revised land swap proposal to accommodate a water tower.
Suburban cities are opposing new Postal guidelines requiring cluster mailboxes. U.S. Rep. David Kustoff is co-sponsoring a bill that would not allow the Postal Service to require the measure retroactively.
Germantown is expected Monday to consider a land swap that would move the location of a planned water tower near Forest Hill Elementary School.
The Germantown Municipal School District's Board of Education will take the district's legislative wishes to Nashville next week as they meet with state lawmakers.