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.

Germantown Alderman Rocky Janda is considering asking the city to censure Alderman Dean Massey over Massey's refusal to take cyber security training.

The Container Store will open in Germantown Sept. 14. Like its neighbor Trader Joe's, the store is unique to the Memphis market.

The 48th Germantown Festival began at the Germantown Civic Complex. The festival featured more than 300 vendors, live entertainment and rides for children.

The 48th annual Germantown Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday. The festival usually attracts 50,000 and 60,000 visitors. 

Houston senior running back Lincoln Pare sets his sights on another 2,000-yard season.

Germantown is reviewing a sign policy for future developments.