Despite cloudy skies on Saturday afternoon, spirits were bright as Germantown and Memphis both hosted their annual holiday parades.

Germantown aldermen approved Carrefour at the Gateway's revised outline plan Monday night. The mixed-use deelopment will include retail, office, residential and hotel components.

Germantown aldermen will consider the Carrefour at the Gateway's outline plan Monday. Developers are proposing residential, hotel, retail and office space in the mixed-use development.

A love of technology started Germantown family’s annual light display.

Jessica Woody will assume her role as Dogwood principal in the coming weeks. She says she will continue to love kids as she hopes to instill a joy for learning.

Germantown is exploring the idea of adding a student to its board to help give insight into issues inside its schools.

The city of Germantown has won the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, a nationally recognized honor for performance excellence.

Germantown wants to establish a public arts master plan. The plan serves as a "road map" to help the city display its culture and history through various mediums of public art. 

Carrefour at The Gateway, a mixed-use development including retail, hotel, office and multi-family components, was endorsed by Germantown's Planning Commission Tuesday. 

Six Riverdale students spent a couple hours of their day off school Tuesday visiting senior residents and participating in a spell-off. The winners will participate in a Memphis-area spelling bee next week.

Houston High School in Germantown, with a 26.3, has given the Germantown Municipal School District the highest average ACT score among Tennessee public school districts, according to information released Monday by the state. 

Germantown Municipal School District is hoping gardening teaches students with special needs skills they can use past their time at Houston High. A grant from the Germantown Education Foundation helps fund Harvest Houston.

The Arthur family has 32 acres zoned for urban development. However, they have not found a buyer and Andrew Arthur is behind more than $650,000 on taxes.

Residents expressed favor and concern of Cannon, Austin & Cannon's proposed Carrefour at The Gateway. Developers expect to receive a formal recommendation for approval or rejection from the Germantown Planning Commission Nov. 5. Developers hope aldermen review the outline plan before the end of the year.

The Germantown Planning Commission is expected to consider at its Nov. 5 meeting recommending the city amend its Smart Growth guidelines to eliminate future single-use, standalone apartment developments.

Germantown Municipal School District has opened its permanent central office on Forest Hill-Irene. The space offers an additional 20,000 square feet for district staff.

The Germantown Municipal School District has named the Dogwood Elementary principal as its next assistant superintendent of academic advancement.

The Germantown Municipal School District is considering charging tuition for non-residents living in Shelby County, but school board members want to look at the impact and hear from the community before deciding.

Carrefour at The Gateway has submitted a revised plan to Germantown for approval. The mixed-use plan includes 320 apartments.

Mike Miller's new sports bar is scheduled to open Oct. 7. Every bit of it is a reflection of Miller himself. 

Tony Award-winning singer and actress Sutton Foster, Latin vocalist Eliane Elias, and explorer Mireya Mayor are on GPAC's fall lineup.

The Clothier family has paid $6.1 million for the two-story, 37,000-square-foot office building at 1900 Exeter, in the heart of Germantown. It will be headquarters for their company, Memphis Invest, soon to be called REI Nation.

John Barzizza reviewed election materials before a chancellor dismissed the contested Germantown mayoral election lawsuit late last week.

Germantown aldermen voted to censure Alderman Dean Massey in a 3-2 vote Monday due to his failure to complete cyber security training.

Frequent power outages and flooding issues this summer have caused Germantown residents concern about the city's infrastructure. City officials and MLGW say relief for many impacted residents is not part of the current 2019-20 budget.