By Thomas Sellers Jr. Rematches are a good way to measure progression in a season. On Nov. 17, Steve Poindexter’s Munford Lady Cougars traveled to Haywood and edged out the Lady Tomcats 46-41. “Kierra Richardson didn’t play that game,” Poindexter noted. “She was injured. In the first game we also turned over the ball 23…
Month: December 2014
Slices of Cake
By Thomas Sellers Jr. COVINGTON — The Covington Lady Chargers wanted to escort the Millington Lady Trojans down the Covington Gymnasium court the entire night. Friday Covington’s five players were executing a full-court press to throw the visiting Lady Trojans off and prevent them from setting up their half-court offense. The defense worked and led…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. COVINGTON — The Millington Trojans had the chance to be “Tipton County Champions” entering Friday night’s game in Covington. The Trojans walked into the Covington Gymnasium Friday night owners of wins over the other two Tipton County schools Brighton and Munford. Millington had a chance for the trifecta against the host…
Patience helps Tomcats prevail over Cougars
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Jordon Varnado (left) and the Haywood Tomcats were in town to take on the Munford Cougars Dec. 9 in the Munford Gymnasium. With Varnado, 6’5, is one of the top ranked forwards in the nation and younger brother of NBA player Jarvis Varnado. He had a couple of highlights against Munford…
Hope Homecare
The Millington Area Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Terry Jones welcomed new member Hope Homecare and Personal Support Services with a ribbon-cutting on Dec. 1. The mission of the new business located at 4800 Navy Road, Suite 3 is to provide non-medical home care and personal support services to senior citizens and adult populations.
New Pediatrician Joins Primary Care
Star Staff Reports Primary Care Pediatrics provides healthcare for infants, children and adolescents in Millington and it’s vicinity. Dr. Janice Algea, a board-certified pediatrician, opened the medical practice lo- cated at 8081 Highway 51 North more than 14 years ago. Algea has practiced in Millington since 1983 before establishing and operating Primary Care Pediatrics. Her…
Memphis International Raceway Announces “The Dirt Track” Facebook Page
Star Staff Reports Memphis International Raceway (MIR) has launched a Facebook page solely dedicated to the new state-of-the-art dirt track coming to the multi-use facility during the summer of 2015. The page will be used as a resource for our racers and fans, effective immediately, and can be located at The Dirt Track at Memphis…
Speaking as a Mom
By Susan Macdonald On the morning of Dec. 1, I was the performing the usual hassle of getting the children out of bed and ready for school. Multiple wake-up calls, nagging people to get out from under the nice warm covers and get dressed, sending them off to school unfed because they took so long…
Legendary Albino Buck Harvested by Bowhunter
By Josh Gowan The top story in the outdoors this past week has been well-documented and dramatically over-reported on, so staying true to journalistic form, I’d be remiss if I didn’t beat it into the ground a bit more! Here’s the headline: “The majestic White Stag from Narnia was bludgeoned to death by a heartless…
TRUTH
By David Peel Every argument comes down to it. Some religions claim to have it. A few claim that it cannot be known. Others say that everyone has their own. Some say they “have to see it to believe it.” Truth. The idea of truth contains elements of “faithfulness to the unchanging.” In at least…