Can You Believe This?

Can You Believe This?

By Thelma Ledford Wouldn’t you just love to be able to eat all the fat you wanted without the “side-affects?”  Well, scientific food laboratories are coming to your rescue. Or, are they creating another problem for us? The food chemists have been working on “artificial” fats since the l960s. Two products, Olestra and Simplesse, are…

ON THE BALLOT 2016: Ervin challenging Huffman for Alderman in Position 1

ON THE BALLOT 2016: Ervin challenging Huffman for Alderman in Position 1

By Bill Short Bethany Huffman Missy Ervin Position 1 Alderman Bethany K. Huffman, seeking her second term, is being challenged by Missy Boyd Ervin in the Nov. 8 Millington city elections. A 1991 graduate of Millington Central High School, Ervin has a bachelor’s degree in financial services from The University of Memphis and is employed…

Two Track Records Broken at the World Series of Drag Racing

Two Track Records Broken at the World Series of Drag Racing

Menu Daniel Wilkerson drove the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau Nitro Funny Car during this past weekend’s World Series of Drag Racing at the Memphis International Raceway. Star Staff Reports Memphis motorsports fans enjoyed major league motorsports and saw two new track records set thanks to the inaugural running of the World Series of Drag…

Lady Trojans’ late comeback falls short in opener

Lady Trojans’ late comeback falls short in opener

By Thomas Sellers Jr. The William Carter Era was delayed last Thursday. The first hold up was the arrival of the visiting Memphis Central Lady Warriors to USA Stadium in Millington for the 5:30 p.m. scheduled start. While Carter’s Millington Lady Trojans were warming up on the field, Memphis Central arrived. But the Lady Warriors’…

Millington obtains elusive Munford Volleyball victory

Millington obtains elusive Munford Volleyball victory

By Thomas Sellers Jr. For more than 10 years, the Munford Lady Cougars have dominated the rivalry on the volleyball court against the Millington Lady Trojans. During that timeframe, Munford has reached two State Tournaments, numerous Sub-State rounds starting in 2005 and sent several players to the college level including Sarah Chambers, Cecily Gable, Lizzie…