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Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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It’s not Russell Dyer’s first day at Collierville Schools, but Thursday was his first time to welcome students back from summer break as the superintendent of the suburban district.
In some ways, Germantown’s first day of school was just like any other year. But this year also marks 10 years for the municipal school districts.
Collierville officials didn’t plan for the project south of Tenn. 385 near Collierville Road to coincide with the first week of school.
Chipotle received a unanimous endorsement for its final site plan from the Germantown Planning Commission on Tuesday. The Design Review Commission and Board of Mayor and Aldermen must still approve the plans.
The 42-year-old owner of a local construction company said he wants to run due to “a perceived age gap on the board.”
A portion of state route 14 will be named in honor and recognition of Ed Haley.
At age 20, Frankie Dakin became a Millington alderman in 2012. Now he takes the reins as Millington city manager, after working for Shelby County government.Related story:
Hours after Germantown took legal action against a homeowner, the house was listed for sale at $1.6 million.Related story:
Three candidates have already pulled petitions to run for Collierville mayor while three others are planning to run for the seat being vacated by Alderman John Worley.
Wanda Gibbs was appointed to the Collierville Board of Education in 2019. She pulled a petition Wednesday for her second four-year term.
Rhea Clift will succeed her father, Raymond Clift Jr., as Germantown municipal judge. In Bartlett, Municipal Judge Dan Brown ran unopposed to serve another term on the the suburb’s Division 2 bench.
Jason Huisman, Germantown’s city administrator, and Molly Mehner, the town administrator in Collierville, each followed men with unusually long careers.
Germantown went to court to try and prevent a future large, ticketed party at a residence near Forest Hill Elementary School. Homeowner Tyisha Jones, who goes by Michele, said turning her home into an event venue “happened on its own.”
The company sells drugs for rare diseases, representatives said in previous meetings. Usually, less than 1,000 patients are using their drugs.
Andy Pouncey, Germantown city historian, and former Mayor Sharon Goldsworthy worked with city staff to create two designs, which they shared with the mayor and aldermen.
On the Aug. 1 ballot, the Bartlett race is unopposed, while two Germantown residents face off for a unexpired term.
One year after Germantown’s water disaster, city officials are finally resolving problems they identified as the cause of diesel seeping into the system.
Germantown Alderman Jon McCreery has championed the idea of changing from a part-time city leader. If fellow board members agree, the issue could be on the ballot as soon as 2026.
The issue of having a suburban vote on the MLGW board lost steam this week.
The new Collierville Fitness Center, formerly the DeSoto Athletic Club, is located inside the H.W. Cox Community Center.
Two Collierville officials plan to run for mayor. But, first, they’ll have to step down from their current elected positions.
Collierville Alderman John Stamps is seeking his third four-year term on the Memphis suburb’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
The original principal of Forest Hill Elementary is, in some ways, following in his father’s footsteps.
Beyond the pandemic, city leaders realized the need to regulate short-term parking spaces and associated signs.
Germantown’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen have long discussed rules for temporary-parking spaces and signage, but on Monday, the Memphis suburb’s leaders are scheduled to consider official guidelines.