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.
Baseball on September 30 at the Millington SportsPlex at 4885 Bill Knight.
Space is limited to the first 30 participants that register and pay their fees. The clinic will be from 9 a.m.-noon.
Meet A Need Giveaway
Meet A Need Outreach’s free clothing giveaway will be held October 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Greater United in Christ Holiness Church located at 128 Logan Drive in Covington (behind Tipton Pawn) For more information, visit Instagram @meet.a.need
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.
Fall Festival at St. Mark
Rock the Saint Fall Festival will be held Saturday, October 7 from noon to 5 p.m. at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church located at 3220 Wilkinsville Road in Drummonds. There will be food, live music, food trucks, games, laser tag, mechanical bull, vendors, car show and more.
Make plans for 2023 Veterans Parade
The City of Millington is inviting everyone to come out and honor the heroes among the community with the Annual Veterans’ Parade on November 4, beginning at 10:30 a.m. 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.
You have to pre-register to participate in the parade at www.millingtontn.gov
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.
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.
