🌱 What Germantown’s proposed sanitation fee hike could mean for your bill
Germantown, Tennessee Patch AM: a 4 min readMorning Germantown! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What Germantown’s proposed sanitation fee hike could mean for your bill
- Gun trade, car chase, and arrests unfold at Germantown restaurant
- How a Germantown warrant led to a year in federal prison
Also on today's calendar: Horticulture / flower show and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 74 degrees.
- Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 88, low: 74. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• BTH: Journalist roundtable on xAI, budget season, education funding, and more (wknofm.org) — Germantown residents are facing proposed sanitation fee increases as part of wider Shelby County budget and infrastructure debates, including sewer capacity concerns. Local journalists also weighed in on xAI’s opaque graywater plans, suburban school funding disputes, new suburban seats on the MLGW board, and potential public spending on AutoZone Park upgrades. 
• Two charged after gun trade gone wrong ends with shots fired, car chase (wmcactionnews5.com) — A chaotic gun trade that turned into a chase down Kirby Parkway ended in Germantown, where police responded to a hit-and-run at Poplar and ultimately arrested two suspects hiding inside Brooklyn Bridge Italian Restaurant. Officers recovered a rifle and say shots were fired as an Acura chased a red Prius, leading to attempted murder and weapons charges.
• Memphis woman sentenced to federal prison for assaulting Memphis Safe Task Force officers (wbbjtv.com) — Germantown residents should know a Memphis woman with an outstanding Germantown warrant has now been sentenced to a year in federal prison for assaulting officers during a January traffic stop. The case, handled by federal prosecutors and Homeland Security Investigations, underscores zero tolerance for resisting arrest and attacking law enforcement in the region.
📸 Around Germantown
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Upcoming Events in
Germantown
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★ Featured events ★
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Horticulture / flower show →
Morton Museum of Collierville History, 196 N Main St, Collierville
10:00 am
Friday June 12
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Other local events
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Cheeky Dumplin’ **AGE 5+** →
Painting with a Twist, 3116 Village Shops Dr Ste 22, Germantown
10:30 am -
Hidden Homebuyer Incentives with Realtor Raven →
The Home Partners Realty, 57 Germantown Ct Suite 103, Cordova
11:00 am -
Power & Poise →
Painting with a Twist, 3116 Village Shops Dr Ste 22, Germantown
1:00 pm -
Tales at Tea-Time…with a T-Rex? →
Germantown Community Library, 1925 Exeter Rd, Germantown
1:00 pm -
The Big Squeeze Food Truck Festival →
The Grove at GPAC, 1801 Exeter Rd, Germantown
6:00 pm -
Germantown Board of Education June Work Session
GERMANTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT 3350 Forest Hill Irene Rd, Germantown, TN 38138, USA
4:30 pm -
Germantown Board of Education June Business Meeting
GERMANTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT 3350 Forest Hill Irene Rd, Germantown, TN 38138, USA
6:00 pm
Saturday June 13
Tuesday June 16
📣 Germantown Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Sewing and Quilting Group →
Bartlett Calendar Bartlett, TN
10:30 am -
FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY →
A.Keith McDonald Pavilion, 2629 Bartlett Blvd, Bartlett
11:00 am -
Bridge →
Lakeland, TN Calendar, 4527 Canada Road, Lakeland
12:30 pm -
Farkle →
Lakeland, TN Calendar Lakeland, TN 38002
12:30 pm -
Postcard painting →
The Lucius E. and Elsie C. Burch, Jr. Library, 501 Poplar View Pkwy, Collierville
3:00 pm
Friday June 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Missing black and white cat in Piperton, near Collierville.
She is older so if anyone has seen her please let me know. (Nextdoor Oakleigh) - Whats the best way to reach a local dog rescue to help a puppy?
I have a stray I was able to pick up, but I can’t keep him around since my other dogs are intimidating him, I don’t want him to become more stressed… (Nextdoor Poplar Estates)
- Athleta, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Manager - Saddle Creek in Germantown. Apply here.
- Old Dominion Freight Line Inc posted a job opening for Dock Worker/Forklift Operator in Memphis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Germantown here.
🗞 Nearby News
Collierville
- Assoc Cust Svc Engineer in Collierville, Tennessee (fedex.com)
- Mgr, Global Pharma Commercial Solutions in Collierville, Tennessee (fedex.com)
- Digital Marketing / Sr Product Analytics Analyst in Collierville, Tennessee (fedex.com)
Bartlett
- Bartlett crossing guard honored after being hit while saving children from drunk driver (wmcactionnews5.com)
- Walmart brings drone delivery to Memphis (kait8.com)
Ok Germantown! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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