Germantown's Board of Education approved nearly $237,000 in security improvements for Houston High School.

The Germantown Parks and Recreation Commission and Master Parks Plan authors gathered Saturday to determine the best use for Germantown Country Club, which has announced its closing. They favored the city buying the land for a passive park.

The Germantown Municipal School District filed a building permit Thursday for a new athletic fieldhouse and concessions stand at Houston High School.

A growing new restaurant concept in Memphis is about to open its third local store, this one in Germantown near Trader Joe's.

Cappuccino coffee shop in Germantown has been open about a year. Rick Brenneman is beginning his second month on the job and is trying to gain more customers.

Every player can't sign with a Power Five school, so several local players – including a pair of Germantown Red Devils –will end up playing for a Division III power 11 hours away in Ohio

The Planning Commission denied a rezoning request that Tuesday would bring a second Chick-fil-A to Germantown. 

Germantown Municipal School District includes social and emotional learning as part of its curriculum. As the district heads into its sixth year, leaders want to continue to improve on the district's foundation.

Alderman Dean Massey wants to tighten the last five months of Germantown's apartment moratorium. This stance comes after Germantown said developers did not have vested property rights. 

Germantown leaders say in a chancery court filing that they acted properly in rejecting a developer's bid to build apartments in the Forest Hill Heights area of the city.

John Barzizza, former Germantown alderman and mayoral candidate, has filed a motion to review provisional and absentee paper ballots cast in the 2018 Germantown mayoral race.

Developers watch with interest what may become of the 180-acre Germantown Country Club, which they say would be a prime location for a well-planned, high-end residential development. 

A steering committee for the Germantown parks master plan will meet Feb. 9 to study whether to recommend that the city buy the Germantown Country Club property.

The owner of Germantown and Collierville Commissary fed federal workers affected by the government shutdown while planning for the opening of the Collierville location next month. 

Chick-fil-A is looking to build another Chick-fil-A in Germantown, according to the land owner. David Skinner is asking the city to rezone his property to commercial use.

University of Memphis assistants Tony Madlock and Mike Miller are making sure their sons forge their own way for Houston's basketball team.

A funeral service attended by hundreds who wanted to pay their respects for three unclaimed veterans from the Memphis area was held at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery.

Wimpy's Burgers and Fries will open its third area location this spring. Jacob Crafton's burger joint will open at Shops of Forest Hill.

The widening of Old Brownsville Road from two lanes to five lanes is expected to finally get started, perhaps by mid-summer, though according to Bartlett Director of Engineering Rick McClanahan, "There are still hoops to jump through."

The Germantown Municipal School District was scheduled to vote on nonresident transfers paying tuition. Instead, they tabled the vote until September.

Lakeland City Attorney Chris Patterson has resigned, citing a need for new Mayor Mike Cunningham to choose his own legal representative for the city.

Collierville's Board of Mayor and Aldermen chose Lee Ann Pafford Dobson as its next municipal court judge. Dobson was appointed by the board after William Craig Hall died.

Germantown Municipal School District is further revising its transfer policy for nonresidents. The new policy would enforce tuition for students who wish to attend GMSD and live outside Germantown.

National retailer JOANN Fabric and Crafts is opening in the Shops of Forest Hill. The store is opening adjacent to Sprouts Farmers Market and hopes to be in operation this fall.

A more than $4 million investment will bring a fieldhouse and other improvements to Houston High School as part of a project that won a key approval from the Germantown Planning Commission Tuesday night.