Education
Proposed legislation could bring 3G schools under Germantown school district
Palazzolo said legislators are considering a bill that would not allow a school from one district to operate inside the boundaries of another.
Abigail Warren
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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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Visual Arts Public art plans include water tower makeover
The Public Art Commission has several projects planned this year, including a new design for one of Germantown’s existing water towers.
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Germantown Eastern bluebird named official Germantown bird
In a resolution, the feathered creature was recognized as a worldwide “symbol of happiness and hope.”
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State Government Pro-Family Building Act to help with fertility coverage receives positive recommendation
The Tennessee Pro-Family Building Act, which would help provide infertility coverage, received a positive recommendation from the Council of Pensions and Insurance on Monday afternoon.
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Germantown Flooded Germantown residents disappointed by reappraisal rise
While many are surprised by their reappraisal, some Germantown residents feel the assessor’s office did not keep its promise after the 2019 flood.
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Germantown Germantown to consider adopting city bird
Germantown aldermen will consider designating the eastern bluebird as the suburb’s official bird during its Monday meeting.
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State Government Bill aims to help Tennesseans build families
Ben and Jessica Jarratt long to have a child of their own. The road has been difficult and expensive, but a bill could provide help for families like theirs.
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Collierville Collierville implements new emergency alert system
Collierville has a new emergency alert system. The system, powered by Hyper-Reach, is replacing the phone call and email service the town uses. The $4,000 savings has added functionalities and is available in English and Spanish.
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Collierville The Learning Experience opening 2 Shelby County franchises
The Learning Experience plans to open two learning locations in Shelby County less than four miles apart.
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Education Houston High students to continue hybrid-learning through May
Germantown Municipal School District leaders plan for high school students to remain on the hybrid schedule. However, next year students likely will return to in-person learning five days per week.
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Germantown Germantown reviewing $22 million capital improvement wish list
Germantown aldermen will review $22 million in capital improvements during a work session Wednesday. The suburb’s financial advisory commission looked at the items last week.
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Real Estate Poplar rezoning moves to public hearing in Germantown
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a rezoning on the first of three readings. Multiple aldermen said the approval was part of “due process.”
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Education Third-grade retention law causes suburban superintendents angst
Suburban superintendents are wary over a plan that would hold back third-grade students based on TNReady data. The law is supposed to take effect in 2023.
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Shelby County Collierville, Germantown school employees seize vaccine opportunity
Germantown Baptist Church’s vaccination site was dedicated to teacher inoculations Friday. Collierville Schools and Germantown Municipal School District collaborated to offer the vaccine to their employees.
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ColliervilleCollierville commission favors Malco mini-golf, Lockwood subdivision
The town’s Planning Commission favored a conditional use permit for mini-golf at Malco Collierville Towne Cinema Grill & MXT. The permit must still get the green light from the suburb’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
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Business Skinner appeals rezoning request to Germantown aldermen
David Skinner is appealing the Planning Commission’s decision to Germantown aldermen. The land owner has tried for years to get his family land rezoned.
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Collierville Lockwood subdivision proposed in southwest Collierville
Grant & Co. is seeking Collierville approval for a new neighborhood south of Carriage Crossing. The Lockwood subdivision proposes 308 homes on nearby acres.
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Germantown Germantown may increase stormwater, utility fees
Germantown is beginning the annual review of its budget. Increases in the stormwater and utility rates are under review for a possible increase.
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Germantown MLGW crisis forces Germantown to review water services
Some Germantown residents – outside the suburb’s water system – were affected by the MLGW boil water advisory, leading the suburb to consider accelerating efforts to provide water to all residents.
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February 2021
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EducationCollierville Virtual Academy could become district’s 10th school
Collierville Virtual Academy – its 100% virtual learning method – could be the district’s 10th school.
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Collierville Malco could add mini-golf at Collierville theater
Malco Theaters is exploring adding a miniature golf course to its Collierville location.
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Real Estate Gus’s, Houston Middle expansion moving ahead in Germantown
Germantown’s Design Review Commission gave favorable reviews to Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken and the addition to Houston Middle School.
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Education Collierville Schools pulls Opportunity Academy from agenda
Collierville Schools decided it will not review its Opportunity Academy about 24 hours before district staff was supposed to review policy around it.
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Public Safety Collierville Police phasing in body cameras
The Collierville Police Department is phasing in body cameras. The tools are part of the department’s ongoing efforts to “leverage technology.”
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Germantown Germantown returning to consent agenda, approves vaccination expenditures
Germantown’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen will return to using its consent agenda. The board also approved expenditures Monday related to the Germantown Baptist Church vaccine site.
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