First and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be available at Germantown Baptist Church (9450 Poplar Ave.) on June 10 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. No appointments are necessary.The minimum age to receive a COVID-19 vaccine is now 12 and older. Those under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent…
A night clerk at a convenience store in Cordova was indicted last Thursday on one count of second-degree murder in the shooting death of man who was previously banned from the premises.The 42-year-old clerk, Nicholas Vitatoe, is free on his own recognizance.An investigation showed that around 1:30 a.m. on May 19, 2020, a confrontation occurred…
After more than 41 years in law enforcement, Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner, Jr. thought he had seen everything there is to see and then March 2020 happened.Once the pandemic hit Shelby County and the United States, life as everyone knew it stood still and presented many challenges for the sheriff who holds charge of…
The City of Germantown received $1,185,767 in local option sales tax revenues from the state in May, which is 62% over budget expectations. Sales tax reports from the state are delayed by two months, the growth reflects increased local spending during the month of March.Germantown’s year to date local option sales tax revenues continue to…
By Andrew PounceyToday, we live in a pandemic environment titled Coronavirus or COVID-19. Our ancestors lived through the Influenza epidemic of 1918.Their ancestors lived through the Yellow Fever epidemic of the 1870s.The experience of Sallie Eola Reneau, a nurse and journalist, published accounts and reports of this deadly disease in Germantown.n Germantown Duringthe Yellow FeverSallie…
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