New owners Scott and Rebecca Sorin are re-establishing The Bagel in East Memphis. The restaurant is scheduled to open June 19.

A flood of Germantown residents affected by heavy rain late last week appeared before aldermen Monday night, many of them saying a lack of city action made problems worse.

Germantown residents pulled together to help those who needed it following flooding due to heavy rains Thursday and Friday.

Germantown bid on the 178-acre Germantown Country Club, but the city declined Wednesday to specify the amount. 

The construction timeline for a controversial cell tower is uncertain since officials withdrew the item from Tuesday night's Planning Commission agenda.

Germantown’s equestrian heritage is on display year-round as horse statues line streets and horses are depicted in the city seal. But the annual celebration of the suburb's heritage begins Tuesday with the opening of the 71st Germantown Charity Horse Show.

State Court of Appeals dismisses a complaint from the Owen family over rezoning the Cordova Triangle. The family owns more than 13 acres of the 17-acre tract.

School districts in suburban Shelby County municipalities are beginning to receive payments from the county on a more regular basis. The money represents millions owed to the districts for capital projects.

Germantown's school board members voted Monday to relocate a planned cell tower at Dogwood Elementary farther away from the school because of parental health concerns.

Forest Hill Elementary held its first school-wide event Sunday to unveil the school's mascot, Flash the Fox.

Germantown reviews apartment moratorium study results with aldermen in a work session Thursday evening. The study was a part of the suburb's 18-month moratorium, which expires in July.

Germantown is reviewing site plans for a cell tower near Dogwood Elementary School. The Board of Education must review the site plan as an amendment to a previous agreement.

Forest Hill Elementary is two months from completion. City and school system leaders toured it recently. 

The Grove at GPAC will be getting upgrades previously put on hold for the outdoor venue. The state's $2.5 million allocated for the project will allow the city to add funding to its bottom line.

Chris Smith leaving Germantown for Haywood job.

Germantown's Financial Advisory Commission has decided to reverse course on giving the Germantown Municipal School District an additional $500,000 approved April 24. 

Germantown is reviewing a budget that is nearly $59 million. Although it is an increase, the city will not raise property taxes. The current budget does not include the potential country club purchase.

Germantown Municipal School District is implementing the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, a new program to help fight bullying. 

Leadership Germantown planted more than 200 plants on over the weekend at one of Memphis Tilth’s community gardens. It was the culmination and final step of this year’s class project.

The increasing likelihood of Germantown buying the former Germantown Country Club property prompts general support from aldermen, though some raise concerns over how the process is being handled.

The state Senate has pulled $2.5 million from Gov. Bill Lee’s planned $10 million Memphis riverfront redevelopment grant, with plans to redirect the money to a Germantown Performing Arts Center amphitheater.

Germantown's Financial Advisory Commission recommended unanimously Tuesday evening that the city move forward with purchasing Germantown Country Club.

Germantown Municipal School District board members approved a $60.8 million budget for fiscal 2020 on the first of three readings Monday evening, with Superintendent Jason Manuel calling the spending plan a "status quo" budget.

The omission of a dedicated basketball court from a redesign of Germantown's Farmington Park has sparked disagreement between those who consider the court a nuisance and others who believe it should be available. 

Germantown is reviewing a construction contract for sidewalks and bike lanes to Riverdale School. The addition is funded by Safe Routes to School.