By Thomas Sellers Jr. Trainer, local officer and SCIAA Powerlifting Assigning Agent Ken Robinson is looking for 50 volunteers to officiate the upcoming 2014 Powerlifting Season. The training and certification of these officials will be free of charge. The duties do require that the volunteers be physically fit because we will rotate everyone as loaders…
Brighton standout picks William Baptist for soccer future
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The date of Nov. 20, 2013 was marked on the calendar and schedules were cleared. Several of Hannah “Mo” Whitefoot’s current and former soccer coaches made their ways to Brighton High School to attend her signing. Also present was the future coach of Whitefoot, William Baptist College Head Coach Shane Stolz….
The Santa Connection opens Dec. 16 at Ritter
Star Staff Reports North Pole elves have confirmed that Santa Claus will arrive in Millington on Dec. 16 for nightly appearances at The Santa Connection at Ritter Communications on 4880 Navy Road in Millington. Santa will be available from 6:30 to 8 p.m. each night for little boys and girls to visit and share their…
Sanders Family Christmas hits the stage this weekend in Millington
Star Staff Reports Playhouse 51’s production of The musical comedy Sanders Family Christmas has been rescheduled due to inclement weather Due to inclement weather this past weekend, Playhouse 51’s production of The Musical Comedy Sanders Family Christmas, sponsored by Patriot Bank and Patriot Bank Mortgage has new show dates. The revised production dates are as…
Millington girls battle back against Trezevant, Lady Bears make late run
By Thomas Sellers Jr. MEMPHIS — All hope seemed to be slipping away for the Millington Lady Trojans Dec. 3 in the Trezevant Gymnasium. As the host Lady Bears build a 53-35 advantage heading into the fourth quarter, the Lady Trojans started to chip away at the deficit when foul trouble sent Millington’s only senior…
Trojans outlast Bears in an overtime thriller on the road
By Thomas Sellers Jr. MEMPHIS — Games like the one that played out Dec. 2 in the Trezevant Gymnasium seemed to slip away from the Millington Trojans the past two years. Those games typically were a close games with Rob Sabau’s Trojans holding a late advantage. The opponent managed to comeback to either tie the…
What’s better than Uniqua?
Tipton County middle school basketball rivals the Brighton Lady Cardinals and Munford Lady Cougars held their latest installment in the rivalry Thursday night in the Munford Gymnasium. The Munford Cougars led by eighth grader Taelyr Gatlin remained unbeaten on the season outlasting the Cardinals. The girls’ game was an overtime thriller. Munford Lady Cougar Uniqua…
Calendar of Events December 12
Multi-Grammy Award winning recording artist, Bill Gaither will present the Gaither Christmas Homecoming music spectacular at The Landers Center in Southaven, Miss., on Saturday. The legendary recording artist will present an exciting celebration, filled with the very best in Christian music, including Gaither’s own multi-award winning group, The Gaither Vocal Band . This special event will begin at 6 p.m. For…
Beautiful Opening to Duck Season
By Josh Gowan What a gorgeous Thanksgiving weekend! Duck season opened and a lot of waterfowlers took to the field to try and seduce flocks of mallards into cupping their wings and easing down into spreads of decoys. I did what all outdoorsmen have to do at some point, at least those who wish to…
Drones & The Law
By David Peel Two years from now, while you are making out your naughty and nice list, you might notice a hum overhead. It is by then that “unmanned aerial vehicles” commonly known as “drones” will be hovering around America. Drones can do a lot of good. For instance, in the case of missing child…