Germantown aldermen approved more stringent guidelines in its solicitation ordinance, which requires a background check when obtaining a permit and other requirements.

Germantown schools provided details of its COVID safety precautions for the coming school year. 

Germantown Country Club’s sheer size and the number of lots in the proposed Glasgow residential development for the property makes the project unique, but the density is comparable to other recently approved proposals.

Germantown aldermen unanimously supported an outline plan for Glasgow, a residential plan for the former Germantown Country Club site.

The finalists’ works will be installed on sidewalks and trails throughout the city.

The Collierville location will reopen July 19. It closed in June after a fire in the store’s grocery section.

Spence Ray plans to include a letter of credit with his proposal for Glasgow, the planned development of the former site of the Germantown Country Club.

Germantown First Responders Scholarship Fund will continue to help those who serve the suburb, holding an extra concert this month to raise awareness of the effort.

Germantown aldermen approved an infill subdivision near Neshoba Road and Riverdale Road on Monday. Neshoba Farms is an 18-lot subdivision on 6.5 acres.

Crumbl Cookies’ East Memphis shop is about a month away from opening, but the business already has plans for a second location at Saddle Creek.

Germantown approved its $197.9 million budget. The board also established a new speed limit for minor streets in the suburb.

Kroger awarded its first winner of its Community Immunity Giveaway challenge Monday. The celebration was held at the Germantown Kroger store.

Wildwood Farm, one of the largest undeveloped tracts in Germantown, will remain undeveloped. The landowner, Olympic Gold Medalist Melanie Smith Taylor, unveiled a partnership with the University of Tennessee Thursday evening.

Germantown is reviewing a proposal that would change the speed limit on minor streets to 25 mph.

The addition is designed to help address the district’s current capacity needs and provide a secured entrance.

Tennessee Comptroller Jason Mumpower visited Collierville on Tuesday. During his visit, he provided guidance on American Rescue Plan funds to local government and school leaders.

Collierville Schools’ Board of Education will review revisions to its grading policy Tuesday. The proposal also eliminates some measures taken due to the pandemic.

David Skinner sues Germantown and its Planning Commission after they denied a request to rezone his property.

“For reasons still under investigation, three officers fired at the man, fatally wounding him,” the TBI said in a press release. The victim had multiple firearms, the release said, and would not drop them.

Germantown Assistant Chief Jeff Beaman will be the next leader of the Gallatin Fire Department. He is retiring from Germantown after 31 years.

Germantown will hold its fireworks show on July 4. The event was not held in 2020 due to the pandemic.

The final reading for Germantown’s budget is scheduled for June 28. The board also approved taking the first step toward acquiring soccer fields for the city’s youngest athletes.

Germantown is expecting about $10.5 million in American Rescue Plan funds. The money will be invested in infrastructure, with the majority going towards drainage.

The new grading scale for Germantown schools provides a scale for the smart kids to compete for scholarships. But it might also keep others from trouble.

If acquired, the land would likely be transformed into fields for the suburb’s youngest soccer teams.