Germantown aldermen met to discuss consolidation efforts, and Mayor Mike Palazzolo made his stance clear on the discussion.

The suburb’s Board of Education approved a bid Tuesday night from Grinder, Taber & Grinder to complete some of the Houston High softball facilities.

Germantown Municipal School District will not fire the educator following its investigation regarding her social media post.

James Lewellen’s 26 years in Collierville will come to a close in a few months, but the impact he had on the suburb will surpass his time with the town.

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Germantown is reviewing Superintendent Jason Manuel’s contract so future reviews do not coincide with an election year.

James Lewellen, who has held the position since 1995, ‘is not replaceable,’ says Mayor Stan Joyner.

Germantown Baptist Church will reopen as a mass vaccination site in September.

The Facebook post compared proof of vaccination to events during the Holocaust. 

Schools saw COVID-19 even when universal masking was required. The numbers from the first week of school, prior to Gov. Bill Lee’s order, provide a baseline.

Suburban districts shared the number of students opting out following Gov. Bill Lee’s order. However, most students continue to mask.

The former Germantown Country Club has closed. It is now officially owned by Farmington-Kimbrough Development Group.

While Shelby County’s population only grew by 1%, the suburbs reflected much higher percentages of population growth across the board.

Five of the Shelby County suburban districts saw some of the top achievements in results for TCAP, the state-mandated testing.

The city of Germantown prides itself as a process-driven city. The process was not followed for a portion of the Germantown Greenway project, which led to a forced departure of a city department director.

A number of residents expressed their disdain of Germantown’s vaccine policy it issued and removed last week. 

Germantown is “setting aside” its vaccine mandate for full-time employees. The city announced Tuesday it would require all full-time staff to receive a COVID-19 vaccination as an employment policy.

Congressman David Kustoff addressed local impacts of some of President Joe Biden’s initiatives while visiting Germantown’s Rotary Club Wednesday. 

A recently passed state law is raising questions about Germantown’s recent vaccination requirement. However, the city believes the employment policy is not prohibited by state law.

The Germantown Planning Commission encouraged approval of a new phase of Thornwood which includes residential units and retail.

Germantown will mandate vaccines for city employees with termination a possibility if they don’t comply. 

Germantown’s Board of Education will add a high school student to its board this fall. He or she will be selected by the Houston High principal and provide student insight to the board.

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

The ordinance sets guidelines for peddlers, food trucks, ice-cream trucks and handbills, but most heavily addresses door-to-door solicitation. It passed two of three required readings in previous meetings.

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.