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Mentorship Program People Helping People, a young woman in need of a job and mentorship, can you give someone a chance to turn over a new Leaf on Life? For more information, contact Melvin Stringfellow at 219-2451 or [email protected] FUMC Summer Series Beginning Sunday, June 30 Rev. Ronnie Peck of the First United Methodist Church…
On July 20, Helping Young People Excel hosted its Fourth Annual Awards Gala and Ceremony for its 2019 scholarship recipients. After H.Y.P.E. founder Ruth Wilburn presented 20 area incoming college freshmen with laptops and Microsoft Word gift cards, she called up H.Y.P.E. staff member LeeEva Hickerson to present the 2019 Community Appreciation Award. This year’s…
Star Staff Reports After 72 years, Seaman First Class James Cunningham of Jackson, received the Purple Heart he earned as he went down with his ship. During a ceremony in Millington on July 27, Rear Adm. Jeff Hughes, Commander, Navy Personnel Command, posthumously presented Cunningham’s 85-year-old sister, Clara Cunningham Osborne of Knoxville, with the decoration. …
By Thomas Sellers Jr. A person who moves from one place to another establishing his or her life understands the cliché ‘home is where the heart is.’ As Ritter Communication Millington human resource representative Beth Hearn listened to now former colleagues express gratitude and best wishes. She tried hard to maintain her goal of no…
Mentorship Program People Helping People, a young woman in need of a job and mentorship, can you give someone a chance to turn over a new Leaf on Life? For more information, contact Melvin Stringfellow at 219-2451 or [email protected] FUMC Summer Series Beginning Sunday, June 30 Rev. Ronnie Peck of the First United Methodist Church…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. MEMPHIS – The night of June 12, 2019 has left a mark on the community of Frayser. As the daylight faded away that Wednesday, gunshots, a death, unrest, teargas and moans filled the air. It took a small thunderstorm centrally located over the North Memphis community to wash away the turmoil….
Summer with City of Millington City of Millington Summer of fun is coming to a conclusion. The July 25 event is Waterplay & Sponge Ball Craft at Baker Community Center located at 7942 Church Street. For more information, call 873-5770. Mentorship Program People Helping People, a young woman in need of a job and mentorship,…
Star Staff Reports To help reduce these crashes and increase safety on the roadways, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security is partnering with the Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development to launch “Hands Free Tennessee.” The purpose of this campaign is to educate Tennesseans about the state’s new…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The tradition established by Helping Young People Excel is growing in the Millington and South Tipton areas. Founder Ruthie M. Wilburn and staff have been working hard spreading the purpose of H.Y.P.E. since 2016. The Fourth Annual H.Y.P.E. Gala & Awards Ceremony was held Saturday afternoon in the Baker Community Center…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. For three weeks, residents of the Harrold community and motorists passing through got a flashback. Not since the days of “Leave it Beaver” and “The Little Rascals” has a lemonade stand sparked such a buzz. Three children from Kankakee, Ill., took on the entrepreneurial challenge of their aunt and ended up…
