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Germantown mayor to face opponent for re-election

It appears Germantown residents will have a ballot with some contested races this fall, including the city's top job.

Mayor Sharon Goldsworthy is running for a fifth term, and the Commercial Appeal reports that former alderman Bill McGaughey is planning a challenge.

At least one alderman seat will feature opposition as well.

Photo Source: City of Germantown

Drinnon to seek re-election as Germantown alderman

John Drinnon, who has served on many Germantown community and church committees, two terms as vice-mayor, and four terms as Germantown alderman, has announced that he will seek re-election as alderman in the November election for a fifth term.

Read more about it in The Germantown News.

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Wreck shuts down Poplar in Germantown

An afternoon wreck stopped traffic along Poplar Avenue in Germantown around 5pm.  It happened just east of Germantown Parkway between Dogwood Road and Kimbrough.  For a time, Poplar was blocked in both directions.   Action News 5 viewer Chip Marcrum sent these pictures to us. 

Art exhibit honors Germantown Horse Show

A Germantown art gallery will display a new exhibit honoring the Germantown Horse Show this month.  The exhibit called "Horse Country" features works that include horses, landscapes and abstracts. 

You can see the works at Artreach Gallery at 2075 Exeter Road, Suite 40 in Germantown.  Artreach represents four local artists, four Nashville artists, and one artist from Connecticut. The show will run the month of June.

Ribbon cutting for home staging business

The Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Mid-South Home Staging & Design.

Owner Rick Sanders cut the ribbon. 

You can contact Rick at (901) 326-1496 for all your staging and decorating needs.       

Golf event raises money, awareness for local Boy Scouts

They drove the adventure and played for a purpose!! There was a great turn out at TPC Southwind, just days before the start of the PGA TOUR for The 2010 Chickasaw Council Classic.  The Chickasaw Council is the local organization which administers the programs of the Boy Scouts of America. Fourteen teams played most of 18 holes before the threat of severe weather caused an early finish, but feedback indicated the weather didn’t interfere with a great time had by all.

Between team fees, adventure packages, and auction items, more than $7,000 was raised, a great start to the annual goal of raising over $50,000 for Scouting. Scouts came out and assisted and also had a great time.

Memphis track club celebrates 20 years of training women runners

This is the 20th year for the Memphis Runners Track Club Women and Running Training program. The program has just received an award from the Road Runners Clubs of America for having the most successful training program for runners in the United States. Twenty percent of the Women’s Running program’s coaches have completed training and are certified by the Road Runners Club of America.

This year’s training program kicks of Monday July 12th with an open house at the Agricenter from 4:30p-7:30p. This is an informational open house with registration available on site. The first pace oriented training sessions begin Monday evening July 19th and continue through Monday evening September 13th (no class Monday September 6th- Labor Day).

The program concludes with a “graduation 5k” Saturday September 18th.

Registration through July 19th is $20, after July 19th $25.