Germantown aldermen voted Monday night increase to $25,000 the limit for city purchases before competitive sealed bids are required, a move proponents said is consistent with state policy.

Germantown's parliamentarian begins duties March 25. Charles Schulz was hired for the Board of Mayor and Aldermen meetings by administration. 

Unsuccessful Germantown mayoral candidate John Barzizza will be allowed to review provisional and absentee ballots under a consent agreement between Barzizza and the Shelby County Election Commission.

Germantown residents' concerns about flooding have increased with recent construction along Forest Hill-Irene. Heavy rainfall created strong steady streams in their neighborhood.

Germantown leaders have received a $7.25 million appraisal for the Germantown Country Club property.

Houston High's girls basketball team is headed to the state championship game after a thrilling double-overtime win over three-time defending champion Murfreesboro Riverdale.

Those attending public meetings in Germantown's council chambers will soon have to pass through metal detectors under new security measures about to be implemented.

Germantown officials would like to build a $2.5 million elevated water tank at Forest Hill Elementary. However, the city has yet to ask for use of the land and residents are wary.

Fifteen acres could be transformed to house three medical buildings if Price Ford and the Fulmer family get Germantown's approval.

Germantown's parks panel votes to recommend the city move forward with the purchase of Germantown Country Club.

The City of Germantown has filed an answer to a lawsuit against the Planning Commission and the Board of Mayor and Aldermen over rezoning the Cordova Triangle. 

Germantown is looking to add a a parliamentarian to help streamline its meetings. Charles Schulz is the only candidate.

The Germantown Parks Commission is expected to recommend Thursday that the city purchase Germantown Country Club.

Completion of TraVure, a mixed use development, in Germantown has been delayed by a halt on hotel construction. Work resumed earlier this month.

Germantown is looking to eliminate the need for Board of Mayor and Aldermen approval of minor modifications to cell towers. The city had more than a dozen applications for small improvements in 2018.

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.

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.

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. 

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.