St. Mark’s Fall Festival coming Oct. 8
St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church upcoming Fall Festival is scheduled for Oct. 8. For more information, call 901-849-0620.
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
St. Paul to celebrate Wallace’s first year
St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Drummonds located at 8991 Richardson Landing Road is inviting the public out to the first year anniversary celebration of Pastor Wallace Yates Jr. Pastor Frank Ray will be a special guest at the event to honor Wallace.
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.
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.
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.
Millington Library to host Spooktacular
The Millington Public Library presents the Halloween Spooktacular on Oct. 15 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]
McKee earns scholarship at Martin
MARTIN — A Shelby County student has been awarded a scholarship to attend the University of Tennessee at Martin for the 2022-2023 academic year, according to Dr. James Mantooth, executive director, Office of Enrollment Services and Student Engagement. Christopher McKee, of Millington, is a sophomore. He received the Elam Transfer Scholarship.
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 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.
