Flag City Freedom Celebration set for Thursday
The 2022 Flag City Freedom Celebration will be held tonight. The event will be held at the Millington Sports Complex, located at 4885 Bill Knight Road. There will be food trucks and entertainment once the event starts at 6 p.m. The fireworks are scheduled for about 9 p.m. It is $5 a vehicle for parking. For more information contact City of Millington’s Alex Harris (program coordinator) at [email protected] or call 873-5770.
Farmers’ Market in Business
The Millington Farmers Market located at 5152 Easley Street is still seeking new vendors. The Market is open the third Saturday of each month. For more information, call 873-5770.
Summer of Fun at Aycock Park
The Summer of Fun will be held at Aycock Park Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon. The Park is located at 7330 Renda Street. Things began June 2 and will continue throughout the summer with July 7 Bottle Rocket Craft, July 14 Volleyball and DIY lava lamps, July 21 four-square, water play and the Millington Fire Department and July 28 Shelby Forest State Park Services and Animal Demonstration.
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.
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.
Road Construction in Memphis
Tennessee Department of Transportation contract crews began installing signs for the paving project last week. Standard Construction is the prime contractor for this $4.2 million paving project. The 2.3 miles between Perkins Extended and I-240 has an estimated completion date of September 30. Motorists will see work during the day, as crews will be working seven days a week. The lane closures will take place at night between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. Crews will be working on the handicap ramps during the day between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. each day. Single lane closures began this weekend and will continue each night. Weather permitting, daytime single lane closures will take place from 9 a.m.–2:30 p.m. on specific days following the nighttime work. Poplar Avenue sees approximately 47,000 vehicles a day, and you are asked to plan ahead and look for alternate routes.
SHELBY COUNTY, I-55/Crump:
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.
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.
Summer of Fun at MillingtonLibrary
Six weeks of fun started with the Millington Public Library Kickoff Party on June 4 and will run through July 16.
Registration is required for all summer reading programs and they are free and open to the public. Age groups are children (infants up to 10 years old), tween/teen (11-18 years old) and adults (19-plus), and readers fill out a paper or online reading log and earn weekly prizes.
The Library also has a grand prize drawing for each age group.
The Kiwanis Club of Millington has donated multiple $50 Amazon gift cards and other prizes. “The Library is also thankful for the generous donations from our area businesses including: Jack’s, Auntie Em’s Cupcakes, Xcelsior Martial Arts, the Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis Fire Museum, and the Children’s Museum of Memphis,” said director Stephanie Kinsler.
Weekly Storytimes on Wednesdays at 11:15 a.m. and Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. and weekly family movie screenings. Ocean themed, hands-on craft activities on Saturdays at 11:30 a.m.
“The Library has partnered with several local organizations to make this year’s programs better than ever,” Kinsler said.
For more information on Library events like them on Facebook and/or check out the website www.millingtonpubliclibrary.org
