Bible education program expanding into Germantown and Collierville public schools
Some Collierville and Germantown students will get Biblical education during school hours next year. It’s allowed by a 1952 ruling by the United States Supreme Court.
Topic: Germantown
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December 2025
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Germantown waits to change debt limit
City leaders have discussed the debt limit several times lately as Germantown Municipal School District seeks to make Houston — the only high school in the municipal district — comparable to other suburban districts’ high schools.
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Hattie B’s is a step closer to opening a second Memphis-area location
A Memphis suburb has a taste for hot chicken. The Nashville-based chicken chain clears a significant hurdle for a second location near two of Shelby County’s busiest roadways.
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Hattie B’s restaurant chain hopes to add location in Germantown
Hattie B’s is looking to open its second Memphis-area location in Germantown near two of Shelby County’s busiest thoroughfares.
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October 2025
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Germantown schools see fewer students who live in district
The number Germantown residents enrolled this year is 170 fewer than last year. But 784 students who don’t live in the district are also enrolled, some the children of school employees.
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A man on a mission: He wants to walk past every house in Germantown
Real estate agent Ben Boscaccy’s social media fans find his posts to be anything but pedestrian as he treks through the Memphis suburb.
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Germantown City Hall phone lines back to normal
Service at City Hall was disrupted Friday, Oct. 3, due to a problem with external AT&T equipment.
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Germantown leaders could raise suburb’s debt limit
The city has a cap of $83 million, but could raise that cap under proposed changes to help with Houston High upgrades.
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Inked: ‘Not your regular dentist office’ heads to East Memphis
Plus, a Germantown weight loss clinic that’s “about the inside out” opens, and a former Mexican restaurant could become and AutoZone.
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September 2025
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Hundreds gather in Germantown park to honor Charlie Kirk
About 600 people gathered in Germantown to honor Charlie Kirk. They were challenged to “live like Charlie.”
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New game plan: Germantown will not pursue outdoor sports complex
Both proposals submitted to Germantown were different than the suburb’s vision for an outdoor sports complex.
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Germantown mayor to run for a fourth term
Palazzolo seriously considered a bid for county mayor in the May 2026 Republican mayoral primary.
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Is third time the charm for the 33 acres of ‘opportunity’ in Germantown?
Time after time, proposals have stalled for the Arthur property land along Poplar Avenue. Now, a new plan is on the table, and “it’s an opportunity to give Germantown the town square it’s been looking for.”
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Trees are disappearing on Wolf River Boulevard
Crews are clearing a large number of trees along Wolf River Boulevard near Germantown’s western edge, causing some of the 24,000 drivers passing the area to question what is going on with that space.
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Chow on catfish, churros, cupcakes and more for charity at the Germantown Festival
“It’s still small town-oriented,” Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo said. “Even the rides are small races for small kids. The weenie dogs are small dogs.”
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August 2025
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One last walk down memory lane before Carrefour is demolished
Demolition of the vacant Germantown shopping center will begin next week. As the building becomes rubble, so will the remnants of the site’s past.
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The design for a Memphis-area UT Martin site started as a school project. Now, it’s becoming reality.
Rachel Helton is very familiar with the plans for the upcoming UT Martin facility in Germantown — because she designed them in grad school.
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Suburban schools dial up cellphone restrictions
A new state law forced school districts to implement new policies for students’ cellphones and other personal devices.
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Revamped proposal for Arthur property would decrease apartments, add green space
There have been several proposals for the site over the years, but the most recent is the second by High Mountain Investments.
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Visionary woman’s emancipation experiment rooted in Germantown’s past
A symposium will explore how, before German immigrants created the Germantown community, Scottish immigrant Frances Wright started Nashoba Plantation as an emancipation project.
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Germantown man accused of sexually soliciting minors waives preliminary hearing
A man accused of sexually soliciting minors in a Germantown park waived his preliminary hearing in the suburb’s court.
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Bringing down the house parties: Why communities struggle to tame the commotion
Music roars throughout the neighborhood. Partygoers do doughnuts in cul-de-sacs and park in yards. And when the party’s over, partygoers leave beer bottles, condoms and other debris — even car parts — scattered throughout the neighborhood.
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Workout group draws Germantown police attention
A group of about 50 men trying to start their day with a workout last week was met by Germantown police as they were wrapping up at the suburb’s Soccerplex on CD Smith Road.
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Southwestern-style restaurant coming to Germantown
Wolf River Hospitality Group is bringing a new concept to the Germantown building where Asaderos Mexican Grill formerly operated. The restaurant company has owned the space since 2021.
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Man accused of sexual solicitation of minors appears before Germantown judge
A 38-year-old Germantown man was arrested after an alleged incident of sexually soliciting minors at Howard McVay Park. He entered a not guilty plea Wednesday.
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