Sponsor the upcoming Chamber Golf Tournament
The annual Millington Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Tournament will be held Oct. 14 starting at noon with a 1 p.m. shotgun start at Mirimichi Golf Course located at 6129 Woodstock Cuba Road. The 2022 Chamber Event Sponsorship opportunities for the MACC Annual Golf Tournament are still available. There are different levels and packages for sponsorship. For more information, call 872-1486.
Millington Fall Festival set for Oct. 29
The City of Millington Fall Festival will be held Oct. 29 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Millington Farmers Market located at 5152 Easley Street. There will be booths with treats, craft vendors, food truck, hayrides and much more. Bring your carved pumpkins to be entered into the pumpkin contest. For more information, call 873-5770.
Make plans for Trojan home football games
Millington Central High School 2022 Varsity Football Schedule Home Games
October 14 Dyersburg Little Trojan Night
October 28 Bolivar Senior Night
Construction in Memphis Area
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.
LOOK AHEAD: Monday, October 17 through Tuesday, October 18, 8 p.m.– 6 a.m.: In preparation to begin Phase 2 construction, all northbound and southbound I-55 traffic will shift into the southbound I-55 lanes resulting in one lane in each direction. Demolition of the east half of both the Wisconsin Street bridge and the pedestrian bridge will occur. The northbound I-55 exit ramp to eastbound Crump Boulevard and the McLemore entrance ramp to northbound I-55 will be closed in addition to the aforementioned closures. Other construction activities will continue. These closures will remain in place until Fall of 2023.
SHELBY COUNTY — Monday, October 10 through Friday, October 15, 9 a.m. 3 p.m.: I-240 Westbound ramp to Lamar Ave (SR.4) southbound will be closed to perform bridge deck and expansion joint repairs. Detours will be provided. Weather Permitting.
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.
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.
Millington Library to host Spooktacular
The Millington Public Library presents the Halloween Spooktacular on Oct. 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. The MPL is hosting the annual Halloween community event. Sign up on the Google form or call for details if your business is interested in participating. Call Laura Sellers at 872-1585 or email at [email protected]
Boatwright to celebrate 65 years Oct. 15
Boatwright Pharmacy is preparing to celebrate its 65th Anniversary with a celebration on Saturday October 15.
There will be free grilled hotdogs, chips and drinks, as well as other goodies. There will also be a giveaways and more at 7899 Leroy Boatwright Street from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. that day. For more information, please call 872-2214.
Millington Rec offering sports camps soon
The Millington Park and Recreation’s next two sports clinics have been set. Thanks to our collaboration with the MCHS coaches and teams, we will be doing a baseball pitching clinic and a girls soccer clinic.
The baseball pitching clinic will be Saturday, Oct. 22 at the Millington SportsPlex at 4885 Bill Knight. Cost is $25 per person. Ages 7-10 will be from 9-11 a.m. & 11-14 will be from noon-2 p.m. There is a limit of 20 participants per session.
The girls’ soccer clinic will be on Saturday, Nov. 5 at the MCHS football stadium at 8050 West Street. Cost is $25 per person. Ages 7-10 will be from 12:30-2 p.m. and 11-14 will be from 3-5. There is a limit of 20 participants per session. You will have to pay your fees by going to Baker Community Center at 7942 during normal business hours (Mon-Thurs 7 a.m. – 4 p.m., Friday 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.) or by calling the office at 901-873-5770 during those hours as well.
Go to this link to register. https://www.millingtontn.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=447
