Star Staff Reports This exercise is a collaborative effort to better prepare our community for a large scale disaster and mass medical surge Partners include the Shelby County Health Department, the Tennessee Department of Health, Agricenter International, hospitals and medical facilities in Shelby, Lauderdale and Tipton counties in Tennessee and DeSoto County in Mississippi, and…
Star Staff Reports The 28th Annual Dragon Fly Triathlon will be Saturday, August 26, in Sardis, Miss. Presented by P.R. Event Management, the event begins at 8 a.m. on the sandy white beach at Cypress Point on the Lower Lake at Sardis Reservoir. The triathlon includes a 1/2 -mile swim, an 18-mile bike course through…
By Otis Griffin Everyone in our wonderful South at one time or ’nuther has been blackberry picking. There ain’t nuthin’ no better than a wide mouthed bowl of blackberry cobbler with some vanilla ice cream to top off a Sunday feast. We were real small when we were first allowed to go pickin’. It didn’t…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The latest project to improve things around the softball program began toward the end of July at Miles Park. The playing surface is being leveled at the Millington Lady Trojans Softball Field. With the help of Billy Howard donating equipment and Dennis Shepard donating his time and effort, the outfield and…
By Linda Cooper Millington First United Methodist Church (FUMC) hosted its 21st annual Teacher Appreciation Breakfast to kickoff the 2017-18 school year on Friday, in its Flame Center. Rev. Ronnie Peck offered an opening prayer and welcomed the crowd of educators, school administrators, staff and community leaders, estimated to be the largest ever in attendance….
Star Staff Reports The hallways of Millington Elementary School were full of excitement and student learning even after the 2016-17 school year ended. During the month of June, Millington Municipal Schools was one of the 200 programs that were state grant recipients of Read to be Ready, a program to address Tennessee’s stalled scores in…
By David Peel Each year, our family volunteers in international mission projects. For example, I have taught Pastors’ Conferences in India, built a seminary in Ukraine, built playgrounds in Africa, completed a church on an island, and run VBS programs in South America. This past week, our family of five was part of a team…
Month of August *West Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church has a series on 1Thessalonians, in this series you will learn how to keep growing in faith, love and hope and the challenge to continue growing in preparation for Christ’s return. Come join us for this refreshing, rejuvenating series. Sunday mornings at 11 a.m., 3099 West Union…
Two national businesses are close to opening in Millington. Planet Fitness Millington will be located at 8239 Highway 51 North. For more information, call 407-2550. Just up the road, work is still underway on putting the finishing touches on Five Below. The discount retailer will be the latest addition to the Shoppes of Millington Farms…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Things are looking up for Tipton-Rosemark Academy Rebel Football. Head Coach Colin Pinner is entering his second season with his system firmly in place. He returns a record-setting rusher in sophomore Mac Fullen. The overall numbers are up and the senior leadership is at a quality level with players like quarterback…
