Around Town October 12, 2023

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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. 

Youth Sport Clinics

Millington Parks and Recreation is proud to announce a collaboration with Millington Central High School on some youth sports clinics for a number of different sports. These clinics will be instructed by the coaches and players of Trojans sports team both past and present. Each of the clinics will be limited in the number of participants and the ages will vary by sport.  

For more information, call 901-873-5770.

 Here is a list of the current clinics:

Ages are from 7-14 and the clinic will be from 9 a.m.-noon. There are 40 spaces available.

Soccer on November 11 at the MCHS football stadium

Space is limited to the first 24 participants per session that register and pay their fees. This clinic is for ages 8-13. Girls will be from 1-3 p.m. Boys will be from 3-5 p.m.

 Wrestling on Sat, Oct. 28 at the MCHS Wrestling Gym at 5020 2nd St.

Clinic will be from 830-11 AM & will be for boys & girls ages 8-14 and there are 30 total spaces available.

 Softball on October 28 at the Millington SportsPlex at 4885 Bill Knight. 

Space is limited to the first 30 participants that register and pay their fees. This clinic will be from noon-3 p.m.

Millington Library

The Library hosts free Adult Ukulele Lessons every Monday at 5 p.m., and there are other events like Afternoon Storytime at the Millington Public Library. For more information, call 872-1585 or visit 4858 Navy Road in Millington.

Millington Food Pantry

The Millington Food Pantry is located on the grounds of Millington First United Methodist Church at 8029 Wilkinsville Road, is available to qualified residents of 38053 living in Shelby County.  Hours of operation are each Tuesday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the third Saturday of each month 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.  Call 901-872-2771 to make an appointment.  Appointments are not made  in advance of the day the pantry is open.

CBC Monthly Meeting

The Millington City Beautiful Commission meets monthly on the first Thursday of each month at the Millington IDB Building located at 7965 Veterans Parkway. The public is welcomed to attend. 

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.

Traffic in Millington

Since  August 30, one southbound lane of Raleigh-Millington Road has been closed from Ellen St to Amherst Road until November 30, for sewer line installation.  Please plan your travel routes accordingly.

Since August 23, the southern half of the Shelby Road Bridge over Royster Creek has been closed.  Eastbound traffic will be shifted to the northside of the bridge with one eastbound and one westbound lane across the bridge open at all times.  Once the southern half is complete, traffic will be shifted to the other side.  For a complete description and images of the road closure, visit www.millingtontn.gov The speed limit through the work zone is 30 MPH.  Please plan your route accordingly and be careful of workers and others in the area.

Halloween Photo Shoot

Kazkalloonz presents Family Balloon Photo Pop Up on Oct. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Millington Civic Center located at 8077 Wilkinsville Road. Tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite. 

Millington Fall Festival Coming

The City of Millington Fall Festival is coming Oct. 28 to the Millington Farmers Market located at 5152 Easley Street. For more information, call 873-5770.

Millington Christmas Tree

The City of Millington Christmas Tree Lighting and Pictures with Santa will be held November 20 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Millington Fire Station located at 4836 Navy Road. The tree lighting is scheduled at 6:30 There will be goody bags for the children and hot cocoa with cookies. For more information, call 873-5770. 

Make plans for 2023 Veterans Parade

The City of Millington Veterans Day Parade “Honoring all who have served,” is scheduled for November 4 starting at 10:30 a.m. A community cookout will follow sponsored by the Millington VFW Post 7175. The cookout will be held at 4681 Cuba-Millington Road in Millington. 

The parade route will begin at Newport Avenue traveling down Navy Road to Leroy Boatwright Street. Staging will begin at 9:30 a.m. and no earlier.

To register for the parade, visit millingtontn.gov and for more information, call 873-5770. 

2023 Millington Christmas Parade 

The City of Millington presents the Candy Cane Lane Christmas Parade to held December 2 starting at 1 p.m. Lineup for the parade will begin at noon and to be a participant in the Christmas Parade, register online at millingtontn.gov and for more information, call 873-5770. 

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