Collierville Schools budget includes bonuses, COLA raises, more hires
Collierville Schools approved its budget Tuesday. The board also ratified a resolution giving teachers $2,000 state-funded bonuses.
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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GermantownGermantown eliminates holiday decorations ordinance
A resident had filed a federal lawsuit pointing out the prior policy limiting the time or such decorations violated her freedom of expression and First Amendment rights.
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Germantown Germantown estimates certified tax rate
With initial reports from the Shelby County Assessor, Germantown has a better idea of its tax rate ahead of aldermen’s review of the budget.
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GermantownFormer NICU patient returns to Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown as intern
After spending his first few weeks in the Methodist Hospital-Germantown NICU, Jayden Kyles is having a full-circle moment as he fosters his dream to become a pediatrician.
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GermantownGermantown to consider eliminating holiday decoration rules
Germantown will consider repealing its holiday decorations ordinance on Monday.
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ColliervilleCollierville might raise taxes
The town must adjust its tax rate in light of reappraisals.
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GermantownGermantown wins appeal in a decades-long land use dispute
After a local ruling against Germantown in a 2005 lawsuit was issued in March 2024, the city appealed. This month, a ruling was issued in the suburb’s favor.
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ColliervilleCollierville aldermen weigh library expansion
If included in the budget, the library will expand by about 24,000 square feet, nearly doubling in size.
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Millington Millington girls basketball coach placed on leave
A Millington Central Middle High School basketball coach is on unpaid leave as part of an investigaiton.
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GermantownNew Starbucks with drive-thru headed to Germantown
While the chain has offerings throughout the suburb, the Exeter Village store will be Germantown’s first standalone Starbucks with a drive-thru.
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Germantown Germantown hears complaints about funding of Houston High updates
Some Germantown parents expressed disappointment in the city’s six-year plan to invest $8 million in Houston High improvements.
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GermantownGermantown about $92M shy of price tag for Houston High upgrades
Germantown Municipal School District asked for $100 million toward the Houston High School master plan. The city’s six-year capital plan shows $8 million for the suburban district’s high school.
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Collierville ‘The future of Collierville starts today’
Collierville town leaders kicked off planning what the next 25 years in the suburb will look like.
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Germantown Germantown commission backs tax-rate hike
Germantown’s Financial Advisory Commission endorsed exceeding the certified rate. But that number isn’t official just yet.
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Shelby CountyBillingsley announces intentions to run for county commission
After four years away, Mark Billingsley desires to return to the Shelby County Commission in 2026. He served on the commission from 2014 until 2022.
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Germantown Eastern Shelby County walkways see significant flooding
Walkways in Germantown and Collierville are closed until crews can assess the damage caused by backwaters from the adjacent Wolf River.
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Germantown Germantown aldermen to consider $11.2M in city improvements
The citizen-led finance commission is weeding through each portion of the city’s budget before aldermen consider it.
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SuburbsMobile command centers provide on-site emergency service
Bartlett, Collierville and Germantown’s mobile command centers allow them to perform operations on-site at large events or disasters.
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ColliervilleCollierville Schools enters contract for new bus lot
Collierville’s Board of Education wants to buy nearly 28 acres on U.S. 72 to park the fleet of yellow vehicles that transport Collierville and Germantown students.
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EducationSchools adjust schedules in anticipation of ‘generational flooding’
Some school districts have altered scheduling due to looming threats of severe weather.
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Collierville After eight years in works, Shelby Drive expansion should begin in May
The expansion project, which should improve access to Collierville High School, will also replace two bridges.
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GermantownGermantown teachers will be getting bonuses
The state-funded bonuses were part of the controversial school-voucher legislation.
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GermantownFunds for Germantown sports complex absent from governor’s budget
When Gov. Bill Lee’s budget amendment was released Tuesday, $10 million for Germantown’s desired sports complex was not included.
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ColliervilleCollierville Schools buys property with eye toward future
The construction of a new school is not in Collierville’s immediate plans. Growth will dictate when the new campus is needed.
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EducationMemphis Oral School expands footprint, looks to future goals
Last week, the school announced it is purchasing the Kingsway Christian Church’s property at 7887 Poplar Ave. next door to the hearing center.
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