MSCS, suburban districts cancel Friday class ahead of winter storm
Weather forecasts predict several inches of snow to accumulate in the Memphis area on Friday, Jan. 10.
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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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Weather forecasts predict several inches of snow to accumulate in the Memphis area on Friday, Jan. 10.
Two positions are open due to the town’s resign-to-run rule. Both Maureen Fraser and Billy Patton, former aldermen, ran for mayor last November.
Collierville wants to rezone the E-Plex landfill, sometimes called Mount Trashmore. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is working to close the landfill.
The new location not only boasts a bigger rehab space, astro turf and more accessible exam rooms but also convenience.
Collierville had 39 residents apply for its two open alderman positions. According to the town charter, the town has less than two weeks to select its new alderman.
Germantown plans to appoint a new school board member by the end of January. Seven finalists were chosen after 14 applications were submitted.
Germantown leaders will interview seven of the 14 candidates who applied.
The state is capping the E-Plex landfill south of Wolf River Boulevard, west of Bray Station Road and north of Frank Road. Officials want to make sure its existence as a landfill has ended for good.
Nonprofit ShowerUp will help give “a little boost” to those who need it at the Hospitality Hub.
“We don’t want to prevent people from reasonable use of their property,” Collierville’s town administrator said after a noisy neighborhood event Saturday. “It’s when it affects other people’s enjoyable use of their property — that’s where we draw the line.”
Nonprofit ShowerUp will help give “a little boost” to those who need it at the Hospitality Hub.
The applicants are a mix of current GMSD parents, lifelong educators and community volunteers.
Members of the Planning Commission and Design Review Commission provided feedback for plans for the Arthur property near Germantown’s central business disrict.
Maureen Fraser has lived in many places across the country. But when she finally landed in Collierville, she spent years investing in the suburb. Now, as the new mayor, she’s ready to help it flourish.
Salvaggio took his oath Monday evening. Here’s a look at what he wants to bring to the suburb in his first term.
The suburb has several ways it could’ve changed the mayor’s duties. It chose a referendum.
Alderman-elect Nick Robbins will take his oath next week. In the runoff this past Tuesday, there were 2,593 ballots cast.
However, there are exceptions for church, school organizations or political fundraisers. Events like the Vesta Home Show tours or St. Jude Dream Home are also allowed.
Collierville will begin accepting applications on Thursday. The appointed aldermen are scheduled to take their oath before a January meeting.
Nick Robbins won Collierville’s runoff Tuesday. He takes his oath of office next week.
Mayor Stan Joyner chaired his final Collierville meeting Monday evening. The agenda was fairly routine, but the town took the opportunity to honor his dedication to the suburb.
With rising labor costs, the city is reviewing the option of bringing trash collection in-house. This option might involve building a landfill within Germantown.
Fewer than 4.2% of registered voters in Collierville took the opportunity to cast early ballots in the suburb’s runoff election. The last chance to vote in the Alderman Position 3 race is Tuesday.
A new project in the southeast corner of the suburb is taking advantage of the Winchester Road corridor’s potential for development, and it could set the standard for the area.
This week, a Shakespeare rom-com opens in Cordova, zombies are still in season at Growlers and WYXR raises the sound at Crosstown.