Senior Exercise
The senior exercise club meets Mondays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Baker Community Center located at 7942 Church Street in Millington. For more information, call 873-5770.
Construction in Memphis Area
This project began on June 13. The ramp to continue onto southbound I-55 from the “Old Bridge” is reduced to one lane and southbound I-55 from the Crump Interchange to McLemore Ave. will be reduced to two lanes with the outside shoulder closed for about 8 months.
Millington Senior Club
The Millington Senior Citizen’s Club is meeting again Wednesdays at 10 a.m. with entertainment weekly. The club meets at the Baker Community Center located at 7942 Church Street. For more information, call 873-5770.
Charles-Bartlett to Quito roads closed until 2023
Shelby County officials announced in April an extensive road closure through next year for a drainage improvement project. Charles Bartlett Road between Quito Road and Oglesby Road will be closed starting May 2 through January 22, 2023.
The county says the project requires installing a new concrete box culvert across Charles Bartlett Road. Charles Bartlett Road will be open to local traffic only from Quito Road and Oglesby Road.
Osteen Christmas Classic Dec. 20-21
Millington Central Middle High School will welcome teams from across the Mid-South for the 2022 William L. Osteen Christmas Classic to be held on its campus.
Day one action tips off Tuesday Dec. 20 in the William Osteen Gymnasium. Host Millington led by Head Coaches of the Lady Trojans and Trojans Jason Nichols and Jewell Gates respectively will close out the first day of action against FACS (girls) and Bluff City (boys).
The Millington teams will be the main event of night two as well taking on West Carroll.
Other local teams in action will be Munford, Brighton, Covington Westwood and Dyersburg.
On Dec. 21, a player from each team will be named to the All-Osteen Classic Team. The award will be given after each game with four girls and eight boys being honored.
SCHEDULE (TEAM LISTED FIRST WILL BE THE HOME TEAM)
2022 William L. Osteen Christmas Classic
Day One: December 20
Noon- Brighton vs. Westwood (BOYS)
1:30 p.m.- Munford vs. Dyersburg (BOYS)
3:00- Munford vs. West Carroll (GIRLS)
4:30- Covington vs. West Carroll (BOYS)
6:00- Millington vs. FACS (GIRLS)
7:30- Millington vs. Bluff City (BOYS)
Day Two: December 21
Noon- Dyersburg vs. Brighton (BOYS)
1:30- Westwood vs. Covington (BOYS)
3:00- FACS VS. Munford (GIRLS)
4:30- Bluff City vs. Munford (BOYS)
6:00- Millington vs. West Carroll (GIRLS)
7:30- Millington vs. West Carroll (BOYS)
MCMHS Athletic Hall of Fame this Friday
The Millington Central Middle High School Athletic Department and MCHS Hall of Fame Committee are announcing the latest class to be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame.
Since 2013, the MCHS Athletic Hall of Fame has recognized and celebrated the rich sports history of the Black and Gold in four categories: athlete, coach, team and contributors. The Class of 2022 inductees will be the 1971 Trojan Basketball Team, 1994 Lady Trojans Basketball Team, contributor Tony Johnson and contributor Jeremy Tincher.
The quartet will be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame on December 16 in the William L. Osteen Gymnasium during the basketball games between Munford and Millington.
Traffic Alerts in Memphis
SHELBY COUNTY, I-55/Crump:
November 2022 through Fall 2023: Utilizing proposed crossovers, both northbound and southbound I-55 traffic will be traveling in one lane in each direction in the southbound I-55 lanes until Fall 2023. The ramp to continue onto southbound I-55 from the “Old Bridge” will remain reduced to one lane. Northbound Riverside Drive will remain open. Continuing demolition of both the Wisconsin Avenue bridge and the pedestrian bridge will occur along with other construction activities. A lane reduction to 11’ lanes will be in place and necessary detours will be posted.
The following closures will remain in place until Fall 2023: Wisconsin Avenue, the northbound I-55 exit ramp to eastbound Crump Boulevard, the McLemore entrance ramp to northbound I-55, southbound Riverside Drive at Carolina Avenue including both the Channel 3 Drive entrance ramp from and exit ramp to southbound Riverside Drive, the northbound I-55 ramp and eastbound Crump Boulevard ramp from southbound Riverside Drive, the westbound Crump Boulevard to southbound I-55 ramp, the northbound I-55 inside lane from South Parkway to the northbound I-55 exit ramp.
LOOK AHEAD:
Wednesday, December 14 through Tuesday, December 20, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.: There will be daily lane closures between Perkins Extd. and I-240 for safety improvements to the catch basins located in the outside lanes of both east and westbound Poplar Ave. Weather Permitting.
