Building Fire March 28 – 3694 West Union Road. Brush or brush and grass mix fire March ?? – Big Creek Church Road. March 31 – 6938 Navy Road; Raleigh-Millington Road at Waverly Farms Road. Outside rubbish trash or waste fire March 31 – 7630 Sledge Road. Motor vehicle accident with injuries March 28 –…
Memphis Baseball names office building American Legion Baseball pioneer, dedication set for April 12
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The legacy of W.S. ‘Babe’ Howard lives on in many ways around Millington and the Mid-South. But the late Millington entrepreneur’s greatest impact might be left in the people he influenced over the years. Recently, Howard’s daughter Laura Rosas had a former University of Memphis Baseball players share a story with…
Calendar of Events April 10
The Millington Kiwanis Club held its annual pancake breakfast on Saturday, March 29 at Baker Community Center. Kiwanis Club Treasurer Mike Caruthers estimates around $2,000 was raised to provide scholarships for students at Millington Central and Munford high schools. Community leaders Leanna and Larry Dagen stopped by for breakfast, and to lend their support. April 12 Volunteers…
School Board approves attendance zones for 2014-15 academic year
By Bill Short In response to the superintendent’s recommendation, the Millington School Board this week unanimously approved attendance zone lines proposed for the 2014-15 academic year. Board members took the action Monday night during their regular monthly meeting on a motion offered by Don Holsinger and seconded by Louise Kennon. The zone lines were prepared…
MAEF returns to educational stage just in time
By Thomas Sellers Jr. What is the Millington Area Education Foundation? Anyone interested can find out plenty tonight at the MAEF Banquet sponsored by Ritter Communitcations with doors to the Pat Thompson Center opening at 6 p.m. “The Foundation is a great vehicle for us to support what’s been going on in the Millington community…
Half a Smile
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Millington Elementary School Pre-K Teacher Cathy Garrett and the trainers from Furnace Creek Farm brought llama Pearl Emily to the school March 31 to visit Eagle Pre-K, Kindergarten and first grade students. “We’re incorporating with the reading program the letter L week all last week,” Garrett said. “We talked about all…