Germantown News

At Germantown Community Theater, area children are escaping the drudgery of classrooms and textbooks this summer to spend time in the magical realms of Agrabah and Neverland.

Kevin Hyneman Cos. Inc. has more than 40 acres under contract near Germantown and I-40 with plans for an automotive sales business.

The Nashville Ledger reports construction on the project in the Germantown area is expected to begin near the end of the summer.

Police have arrested one man and are looking for another in Sunday's shooting at the Cordova McDonald's that apparently involved an ad on Craigslist.

Two murder suspects are on the run after investigators said they killed a man in a neighborhood just a few miles outside of Oxford.

The local hometown band Wolf River Rednecks played at the 22nd annual "Sunset on the Square" concert series last Thursday in Collierville.

A Germantown man charged with second-degree murder in the April death of his estranged wife pleaded not guilty in Germantown Municipal Court Wednesday night and his case was sent to the Shelby County grand jury for consideration.

It's a skill that might not find him onstage at the Levitt Shell, but did help him with work at his first job out of the Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1999.

Ford Jarratt Realty and Development Co. is developing a two-story, 36,000-square-foot medical office building on 2.9 acres near the intersection of Wolf River Boulevard and Miller Farms Road.

Arts supporters lined up at two microphones in the Germantown Council Chambers to let city leaders know they needed money for their particular causes.

As expected, the Collierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a city ambulance contract with Rural/Metro Corp. and rejected the bids for expanding the animal shelter.

The Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved an annual budget and accompanying 44.5-cent increase to the property-tax rate on the second of three readings Monday night after a standing-room-only crowd voiced opinions about some cuts to funds.

As the Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen prepares for public hearings Monday on the suburb's budget and property tax ordinances, several groups are mobilizing backers or raising questions about the financial plans.

Tyler Hale of Pontotoc County, Miss. and owner of St. Bethany Fresh, talks with customer Gisela Hamm of New Providence, New Jersey at the grand opening of Germantown's newest Farmers Market located at the grounds of the Cloyes Soccer Complex in Germantown, Tenn., June 6, 2013.

Lebanon's 200-year-plus history is reflected in the architectural styles of the homes in the city's historic neighborhoods.

A Germantown police captain and a patrol officer face departmental neglect of duty charges after the officer ventured outside the suburb to visit a friend during his overnight shift and was unreachable for almost 30 minutes.

When Britnie Turner discovered Salemtown a few years ago, the neighborhood was considered by many developers and homebuyers to be a "fringe development" slightly beyond downtown's more desirable districts.

Working through a local franchisee, Sterlin Heights, Mich.-based Jet's Pizza has three locations on tap with plans for up to 10 in the market.

A group of people, including six children, escape a late night house fire in the 6700 block of Poplar Pike.

We have a warning for pet owners and families near Germantown and West Nashville.