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By Thomas Sellers Jr. The new-look District 14-3A is still developing rivalries among the Munford Lady Cougars, Dyer County Lady Choctaws, Cordova Lady Wolves, Bolton Lady Wildcats, Arlington Lady Tigers and Brighton Lady Cardinals. Aug. 27 in the Brighton Gymnasium was another chance for the host Lady Cardinals to build history with the perennial power…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The 2019 soccer season has started not too far away from home for the Millington Lady Trojans. As the Lady Trojans awaited the debut of their new soccer home at Hornet Field, Millington took two competitive defeats to area rivals the Tipton-Rosemark Academy Lady Rebels and Brighton Lady Cardinals. Finally Thursday…
The West 10 Media Power 10 Rankings are back for year three. The teams from the coverage area including Arlington, Bartlett, Cordova, Collierville, Germantown, Millington and Tipton County are eligible. Each week throughout the 2019 see how the poll shakes out. Here are the rankings heading into Week Three. WEEK THREE 1. Houston 2-0 (W…
DOROTHY ANN HOLIFIELD BOWERS Dorothy Ann Holifield Bowers, 89, went on to be with the Lord on July 19, 2019. Visitation was July 22 with a service July 23 all at the Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel. Memorial may be made to Fellowship Baptist Church. Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel had charge. FERN ELIZABETH BRUBAKER…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Redemption can be boosted by outside motivation. Munford Head Coach Nick Markle knew his senior leader Carson Roberson needed an extra push after the 35-0 season-opening loss to rival Covington. Roberson didn’t have much time to soak in defeat with another familiar foe on the slate in the Millington Trojans. “I…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Was it the late W.S. “Babe” Howard’s fascination with a fainting goat in Cuba or the importance of the animal in agriculture in the North Shelby Area? Whatever the reason, the legend of the annual International Goat Days will celebrate its 30th edition Sept. 6-7 at Millington’s USA Stadium. The person…
By Bill Short The Millington Municipal Planning Commission has approved design and engineering plats submitted for construction of the Northpointe Farms residential subdivision. Commission members took the actions on separate motions during their Aug. 19 regular monthly meeting. Each motion was passed by five affirmative votes, with Brenda Barber and Mayor Terry Jones absent. Charles…
Playhouse 51 Playhouse 51 presents Steel Magnolias Sept. 6,7,13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 8 and 15 at 2 p.m. at Williams Hall at First United Methodist Church located at 8029 Wilkinsville Road. The show is being sponsored by Reed Family Dentistry and Dynamix Physical Therapy. For more information, visit www.playhouse51.com or call…
WANDA LOU ELDRIDGE CROZIER Wanda Lou (Eldridge) Crozier, age 80, of Fairfield Glade, passed away August 16, 2019 at Cumberland Medical Center as a result of two rare diseases, Amyloidosis and Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. Wanda, daughter of Bynum and Laura Eldridge, was born June 20, 1939 in Guntersville, Alabama. She grew up in Trumann, Arkansas, and…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. I will enter this Best Sellers’ List admitting I have a bias. For the past month I’ve been counting down the best of our coverage areas at The Bartlett Express, The Collierville Herald-Independent, The Shelby Sun Times and The Millington Star. I’ve been affiliated with The Star since 2003 and became…
