As the suburbs of Shelby County dissect their annual budgets for the coming fiscal years, there are many factors to consider, including schools and their financial plans.

Former Ridgeway coach replaces Gene Robinson, who had been at the school since 2020.

Germantown Municipal School District believes it is being shortchanged in the amount of money it has been given by the suburb. It holds that residents voted for the school district to receive more funds annually, as property values increase.

A Germantown board approved a new sanitation contract, and residents should see the price increase on their bill this summer.

Enrollment is trending downward across Shelby County’s suburban schools, and that impacts funding as the municipal districts are finalizing their budgets.

The rejection of changing Germantown’s charter to make the mayor a full-time position was overwhelming, leading some to think it was a message to incumbent Mike Palazzolo.

“The more they tried to explain it, the worse it got,” said Patrick Lawton, former Germantown city administrator. 

Nearly 33,000 people are registered to vote in Germantown, but only 3,513 have voted, according to the Shelby County Election Commission.

Now that early voting is complete, campaigners have one more shot on Tuesday’s Election Day to sway Germantown residents on whether the mayor should transition to a full-time job.

Kat’s Sourdough and Juice Bar owner Kat Alaina started her flour-based career as a gluten-sensitive mom who needed a bit of extra cash for her four kids’ Christmas presents. 

Germantown wants heavy community engagement as it develops its roadmap to 2050. The suburb has not pursued a plan of this scale in nearly 50 years.

The results means the Dragons will be the No. 1 seed for the district tournament — but they were by no means happy about it.

Lakeland officials are studying the question of changing the city’s form of government, but some officials are balking at one theory of the expert they brought to the table to outline what a change would mean.

Locally, two new voting representatives would come from Shelby County’s largest suburbs — Bartlett and Collierville.

The Germantown Municipal School District’s funding per pupil is in the bottom third of the state. 

With early voting starting this week, the lobbying for Germantown voters to decide if they want to go the full-time mayor’s route has increased.

“We need to change our form of government. We need to ensure our city has the full-time leadership needed to meet the demands of today and the expectations of the future.”

Germantown Municipal School District is making some efforts towards its master plan, but it can’t make large improvements without investment from the city.

In late January, sleet, snow and then more sleet fell in Germantown. Now, the city is doubling down on its winter weather response.

One Shelby County suburb is putting restrictions on vaping at 21-and-up venues. How are other suburbs handling vaping and smoke shops?

Singer-songwriter and bassist Mark Edgar Stuart opens the spring series on May 7.

Burlington is looking to fill an empty retail space in Germantown. It would be the brand’s sixth store in Shelby County.

Germantown has about $27 million planned in improvements as part of the 2026-27 budget.

Some suburban residents may have to face an increase in sanitation costs this summer, but the increase is certainly better than trash sitting uncollected at the curb.

The season includes actor/singer Darren Criss, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard, and fiddle duo Carter and Cleveland.