Final Results from the 2013 Atoka BBQ Festival. ANCILLARY Sauce – Victory Lane BBQ Chicken – Pork Me Baby Beef – Red Eyed Smokers Dessert – Red Eyed Smokers CHALLENGER DIVISION Pulled Pork 3rd – Dang She’s Swine 2nd – Pork Illustrated 1st – F’N A BBQ Ribs 3rd – Chomp Chomp BBQ 2nd –…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. COVINGTON — The Munford Lady Cougars traveled two hours away from home for a reality check. Coming into the 2013, the team featuring experienced seniors, Best of the Preps finalist Jodi Duncan and the veteran coaching of Glenn Goulder were picked by most experts to win District 13-3A. Some even predicted…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. What did Erin Clark’s signing to Mid-South Community College April 8 mean? There were various answers to that question coming from those gathered in the Millington Central High School Cafeteria for the ceremony. The Millington senior and former Lady Trojan combo guard will further her education and play for Greyhounds Head…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. What did Erin Clark’s signing to Mid-South Community College April 8 mean? There were various answers to that question coming from those gathered in the Millington Central High School Cafeteria for the ceremony. The Millington senior and former Lady Trojan combo guard will further her education and play for Greyhounds Head…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The Millington Lady Trojans finally got on their home field at Miles Park last Tuesday taking on rival Bolton. And the match up against the Lady Wildcats was also the Lady Trojans’ first District 14-3A contest of the season. Things started off well for Millington only trailing 1-0 after one inning….
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The area’s three track programs gathered underneath the sunny blue Flag City sky in the Millington Stadium for a meet. The host Millington Trojans welcomed the Munford Cougars and Brighton Cardinals. Also in attendance were the Covington Chargers. With hectic spring weather the meet on April 9 was a…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Some of the most iconic numbers in baseball history are Mickey Mantel’s 7, Babe Ruth’s 3, Willie Mays’ 24 and Jackie Robinson’s 42. But for Munford Cougar senior Jase Hutchison one digit has been his desire to wear since his freshman year. This year Head Coach Jason Johnson issued him the…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The 2013 Spring Fling was held in the William Osteen Gymnasium last Thursday for more than 150 students from Arlington, Bolton and host Millington high schools. Among the festivities were arts and craft, games, special challenges, singing and dancing. The special needs students had a day to enteract with their peers,…
By Josh McGowan Finally, spring is upon us. I fished in a short sleeved shirt for a while on Saturday, and it was just as good as I remember it! It was just in time too, I was trying to secure funding for a trip to Punxsutawney, where I intended to run a water hose…
By Otis Griffin Growing up in the country a million miles from the nearest town doesn’t provide a to’ sack full of modern facilities. For several decades, we drawed our water from a deep well right outside the back door. At least I didn’t have far to tote the half full five-gallon slop buckets strategically…
