Devils’ Deux: Germantown back-to-back Power 10 Champions, 2018 Last Team Standing

Devils’ Deux: Germantown back-to-back Power 10 Champions, 2018 Last Team Standing

By Thomas Sellers Jr. Since the inception of the Journal West 10 Media Power 10 championship in 2017, the title has resided in Germantown, Tenn. The newly crowned back-to-back Power 10 Champions earned the title with identical undefeated seasons. But Germantown Head Coach Chris Smith will quickly tell you the paths were totally different. In…

Bolting Away

Bolting Away

The Tipton County rivalry showdown between the Brighton Cardinals and Covington Chargers went the way of the purple and gold on Dec. 11. In the Brighton Gymnasium, the Cardinals took a 7-6 lead over the Chargers when Curtavious Holmes drilled a three-pointer. Then Covington closed out the opening period on a 18-3 run to lead…

Down to the Wire: Trojans fight back to triumph over rival Munford in overtime

Down to the Wire: Trojans fight back to triumph over rival Munford in overtime

By Thomas Sellers Jr. Teams that are almost evenly matched on paper have to find some way to separate. Friday night the Munford Cougars made their annual trip down to the William Osteen Gymnasium to take on the host Millington Trojans. Both squads missed a ton of foul shots and some easy layups. Munford came…

Obituaries December 13, 2018 – Millington Star

Obituaries December 13, 2018 – Millington Star

Posted on December 13, 2018. LINDA LOUISE LAYTON BALLARD Linda Louise Layton Ballard, 66, retired professor for Dyersburg State and a CPA, died November 29, 2018. The family received friends Dec. 1 at Munford Funeral Home, Munford Chapel. Service was held Dec. 2, at Munford Chapel. Interment was in Randolph Cemetery. Munford Funeral Home Munford…

St. Jude Angels: Munford trio raises money for local hospital – Millington Star

St. Jude Angels: Munford trio raises money for local hospital – Millington Star

Posted on December 13, 2018. By Thomas Sellers Jr. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis has benefited from a generous autumn. Donations have been flowing into the hospital founded in 1962 for pediatric treatment. It is also a research facility focused on children’s catastrophic diseases, particularly leukemia and other cancers. The annual marathon held…