By Thomas Sellers Jr. In recent years under head coaches Will Wolfe and now Robin Jacobs, the Brighton Cardinals have enjoyed success. From Region champions to a 10-win season in 2011, Brighton added to the folklore last season with a 9-1 record and district title. Since 2010 the names of offensive Cardinal standouts reads like…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. Munford Cougar Garrett Baugh is a man of few words. He prefers his play to do his speaking. Throughout the 2015, Baugh was one of the loudest Cougars making big play after big play. Whether it was running fake punts, picking up first downs with timely catches or leaping out of…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. The Tipton-Rosemark Academy Rebels have reached the playoffs in three consecutive years. Not by coincidence, players like AJ Hightower and brothers Sean and Shane O’Brien have signed college scholarship to play at the next level. In addition during that time span, Hightower joined Logan Stewart as AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School…
By Thomas Sellers Jr. During a 3-8 season, there were still some highlights and memorable moments for the Millington Trojans. The 2015 campaign also produced some talent for the immediate future of Chris Michael’s Trojans. One of those players expected to contribute in 2016 is lineman Nick Fenney. The explosive offensive lineman has earned the…
Arrests Aug. 3 – 58 year old Memphis male charged with failure to appear Aug. 4 – 56 year old Mercer male charged with failure to appear; 52 year old Munford male charged with failure to appear Aug. 5 – 46 year old Millington female charged with aggravated assault Aug. 7 – 27 year old…
Star Staff Reports On Sunday, July 3, Carl Doherty, who lives in the Waverly Farms neighborhood on Ridge Bay Cove, noticed smoke coming from behind the home located at 4392 Ridge Bay Cove. His call to 9-1-1 informed Shelby County Fire Department dispatchers that no one was home at the time. As the fire in…
By Thelma Ledford My testimony is not over yet; I have left out one very important thing. One of the greatest misunderstandings and confusion in the field of nutrition is the failure to properly understand and interpret the symptoms and changes which follow the process of recovering health. One would normally assume that you would…
By David Peel We need to teach logic in schools. I know as an injury lawyer who argues for a living, I rely on logic every single day. But I find the ability to structure reasonable arguments and rebuttals in the average person has just about gone by the wayside. As an example, there are…
By Bill Short With 22 candidates seeking 12 positions on the ballot, the Nov. 8 Millington city elections will feature only two uncontested races. Two candidates are competing for mayor and 13 for the seven alderman positions, while seven others are seeking four-year terms in four school board positions up for re-election. Mayor Terry Jones…
