Service at City Hall was disrupted Friday, Oct. 3, due to a problem with external AT&T equipment.

“The qualities needed to win an election are not the same qualities needed to manage a modern city like Germantown.”

The city has a cap of $83 million, but could raise that cap under proposed changes to help with Houston High upgrades.

The church has purchased 8 acres near its current property to adapt to growth as necessary. 

But all suburbs have a city administrator or manager who oversees day-to-day operations — and makes more money than their mayoral counterparts.

Last year’s Class AAA state champions took some hits early. But Mustangs coach David Wolff likes what his team is maturing into.

A restaurant with no heat lamps, no deep fryers, no microwaves, and even a “no night shifts ever” approach is opening in Germantown. 

Another mixed-use plan is under consideration at the end of Germantown’s Central Business District, while the mayor decides to forget the county mayor’s office and stay in the suburb.

About 600 people gathered in Germantown to honor Charlie Kirk. They were challenged to “live like Charlie.”

Both proposals submitted to Germantown were different than the suburb’s vision for an outdoor sports complex.

Out of all Shelby County’s municipalities, Germantown may have the least available land left to develop. But there are 33 acres of what could be prime real estate just west of the popular Saddle Creek shopping center. 

Palazzolo seriously considered a bid for county mayor in the May 2026 Republican mayoral primary.

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.”

Miniature dachshunds took over the Germantown Festival on Saturday, as they do most every year with the Running of the Weenies race.

Festival-goers will descend on the west end of Old Germantown this weekend for a tradition of crafters, food and entertainment.

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.

“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.” 

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.

In response to a Tennessee law, school leaders in Germantown and Collierville adopted rules related to students’ personal devices.

Rachel Helton is very familiar with the plans for the upcoming UT Martin facility in Germantown — because she designed them in grad school. 

A new state law forced school districts to implement new policies for students’ cellphones and other personal devices.

Sophomore quarterback Jourdin Shelton accounts for three touchdowns as Germantown turns back Houston.

There have been several proposals for the site over the years, but the most recent is the second by High Mountain Investments.

By bringing in new animals, expanding for the current ones and revamping spaces like the aquarium, the Memphis Zoo renovation will transform outdated exhibits. “Talk about immersive. You will be transported,” the CEO said. 

A symposium will explore how, before German immigrants created the Germantown community, Scottish immigrant Frances Wright started Nashoba Plantation as an emancipation project.